Lebanon national rugby league team

Lebanon

Nickname	Les Cèdres (The Cedars)
Governing body	Lebanese Rugby League Federation
Region	Asia
Head coach	Ivan Cleary
Captain	Robim Hachache
Most caps	Chris Saab (16)
Top try-scorer	Hazem El Masri (12)
Top point-scorer	Hazem El Masri (136 points)
Home stadium	International Olympic Stadium
RLIF ranking	20th
First international
Japan 28 – 52 Lebanon  (Tokyo, Japan; 1998)
Biggest win
Morocco 0 – 104 Lebanon  (Carcassonne, France; 1999)
Biggest defeat
Russia 80 – 0 Lebanon  (Moscow, Russia; 28 September 2008)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first time in 2000)
Best result	Group stages, 2000

The Lebanon national rugby league team (Arabic: لبنان الرجبي الوطني فريق في الدوري) is the representative side of Lebanon in rugby league football. They are nicknamed "The Cedars" after the Lebanon Cedar tree, which is also on the Lebanese flag. The team has been participating in international competition since 1998. The team was originally formed in New South Wales, Australia, composed of Lebanese Australians. But their success has helped the game grow in Lebanon and now players are also taken from the newly formed Lebanon Championship as well as the National Rugby League in Australia.

The team played in the 2000 World Cup, having defeated the USA to get there. But it failed in getting out of the group stages, despite a draw against the Cook Islands in Cardiff and a 24–22 defeat against Wales in Llanelli. The Cedars then attempted to qualify for the 2008 World Cup but lost their group to Ireland and finally losing the repechage final to Samoa. In other competitions they have been more successful. They have taken part in the Mediterranean Cup and have won it in every year it has been played. In 2006 they won the Phoenician Cup by beating Malta.

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