Floria national rugby league team
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| Nickname(s) | The Centurions |
|---|---|
| Association | Florian Republic Rugby League |
| Head Coach | Jack Rowley |
| Top try-scorer | Adam Rogers (17) |
| Top point-scorer | Rhys Baxter |
| Home stadium |
Northcliff Arena City of Blackoak Stadium Red Bear Park |
| FMRL code | FLO |
| First international | |
Florian Republic  20–10  Tellia | |
| Biggest win | |
Hoenn  6–88  Florian Republic | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Gerenia 40–6 Florian Republic | |
The Floria national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of the Florian Republic. The team is administered by the Florian Republic Rugby Football League. On the 20th June, it beat Tellia 20-10 in its first ever match. Since then the Centurions regularly competed in international competition such as the ARL Championships and FMRL World Cup. In 2017, they contested the Williams Shield against Etourney. The team will compete at the 2018 FMRL Four Nations due to winning hosting rights.
History
First matches
In 2017, the Florian Republic came into existence and early in its history rugby league became extremely popular as the sport rapidly became popular among the working class people in the country, whilst rugby union suffered due to lack of interest from upper-class citizens. Several amateur clubs were formed before 12 of them became fully professional, leading to the formation of the Florian Super League, later on, most of the remaining clubs would become professional and join the semi-professional leagues below the Super League. Only three days after the formation of the country, the national team would play its first international against Tellia.
Failure to qualify for the 2017 FMRL World Cup
After formation, the Florian Republic entered qualification for the 2017 FMRL World Cup, which was held in Vyktory. There were high expectations for the team to qualify as group winners however then teams qualifying campaign was a disaster. Playing Gerenia in their competitive debut, a poor performance lead to a 30-12 defeat. A week later, the team travelled to Lamantia and drew 24-24 in a tight game. It got even worse for the team as they were embarrassingly hammered by Gerenia 40-6 leading to huge riots after the game and the eventual sacking of James Noble, the manager at the time. A week later, Jack Rowley a hugely successful manager at domestic level was appointed and the appointment paid off as the team thrashed Lamantia 40-0 at home in their final qualifying match. With a chance of reaching the repechage round of the qualifiers still possible, hopes of reaching the repechage rounds were thwarted after results did not go their way in the last game of the qualifying group, thus the team did not qualify for the main tournament.
2018-present
The team started off 2018 with a test match against Mercury national rugby league team. In a close encounter, the team lost 36-24 in a thrilling game. It was also the teams first defeat since their embarrassment during the 2017 FMRL World Cup qualification tournament. A few days, The team shocked the rugby league world a few days after they beat the World Champions, Senya 22-18 in a packed Northcliff Arena. To prepare for the 2018 ARL Championships, the team toured Keltia playing the likes of Tellia,Nova English Korea and old foes, Mercury. The team received a huge shock when in the semi-finals of the competition, after an ill-disciplined and poor display was beaten by Craitland and therefore crashed out of the tournament.
Identity
Kit
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Kit manufacturer
| Year | Kit Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | EV2 |
| 2019 | Kukri Sports |
Media coverage
FBC Sport have the rights to screen all international games. They show every game the Florian Republic competes in such as the FMRL World Cup, as well as all the Four Nations, and Williams Shield games.
Coaching staff
| Head coach | Jack Rowley |
| Assistant coach | Luke Hayes |
| Assistant coach | Blake Slater |
| First team coach | Reece Rogers |
| Team manager | Louis Henderson |
| Fitness coach | Tom Farrar |
| Media Manager | Hunter Warner |
| Physiotherapist | Rhys Mills |
Managerial history
| Appointed | Dismissed | Manager | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17th June 2017 | 13th August 2017 | James Noble | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25% |
| 14th August 2017 | Present | Jack Rowley | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.57%% |
Players
Squad for 2018
| Player | Age | Club | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Austin | 21 |  Northcliff Vikings |
Fullback |
| 2 | Adam Rogers | 22 | Northsilver Panthers |
Right Winger |
| 3 | Rhys Baxter (K) (C) | 21 | Stonehall Rhinos |
Left Centre |
| 4 | Leo Bell | 24 | Northcliff Vikings |
Right Centre |
| 5 | Nicholas Foster | 26 | Northsilver Panthers |
Left Winger |
| 6 | Andrew Watkins | 23 | Stonehall Rhinos |
Stand-off |
| 7 | Kyrie Shepard | 22 | Meadowedge Warriors |
Scrum Half |
| 8 | Darnell Griffen | 20 | Havenbarrow Wolves |
Prop |
| 9 | Jesus Skinner | 21 | Havenbarrow Wolves |
Hooker |
| 10 | Scott Matthews | 22 | Northcliff Vikings |
Prop |
| 11 | Sean Powell | 23 | Stonehall Rhinos |
Second Row |
| 12 | Kayden Fox | 22 | Meadowedge Warriors |
Second Row |
| 13 | Jenson Cole | 24 | Havenbarrow Wolves |
Loose Forward |
| 14 | Sam Lee | 22 | Stonehall Rhinos |
Sub |
| 15 | Cameron Bromwich | 24 | Southern Storm |
Sub |
| 16 | Riley Bates | 22 | Northcliff Tigers |
Sub |
| 17 | Taylor Cox | 20 | Northcliff Vikings |
Sub |
| 18 | Issac Hopkins | 20 | Northsilver Panthers |
Sub |
| 19 | Zac Smith | 22 | Northcliff Tigers |
Sub |
| 20 | Liam Gale | 21 | Northcliff Tigers |
Sub |
| 21 | Ethan Cooke | 22 | Northsilver Panthers |
Sub |
| 22 | Joel Reynolds | 20 | Havenbarrow Wolves |
Sub |
| 23 | Bradley Croft | Southern Storm |
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| 24 | Sean Hamilton | Northcliff Tigers |
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Competitive record
Chronological competitive participation
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualification
- 2017 Williams Shield
- 2018 FMRL Four Nations
- 2018 FMRL World Cup
World Cup record
| World Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | |||||
 2017
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Did not qualify | |||||||
 2018
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To be determined | |||||||
FMRL Four Nations
| Four Nations Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | |||||
| 2018 | Group Stage | TBC | ||||||
ARL Championship record
| ARL Championships Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | |||||
| 2018 | Semi-Finals | 3rd | 2 | |||||
Minor tournaments
Upcoming Fixtures
| Date | Match type | Venue | Opposition |
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Florian Republic 'A'
Upcoming fixtures for the national 'A' team.
| Date | Match type | Venue | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/18 | Test match | Dragonmoor City Stadium |  New Sussex
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Rivalries
Supporters of the Floria national rugby league team consider Mercury as their main rivals. However, matches against Craitland and Senya have had heated affairs in the past.
Culture
Fans
Rugby league is the national sport of the Florian Republic and the sport is treated almost like a religion. Fans are loud and aggressive and on match days the fans are very vocal and the majority of them stand for long periods of the game. Flares are regularly set off and the majority wave the national flag. The atmosphere is intimidating and fans of the opposition are advised to travel and watch the match under high security.
The Bas Tanec (War Dance)
A Bas Tanec is a traditional dance of the people of the Florian Republic and the Florian Republic national rugby league team perform the dance before their international matches.
Honours
- Williams Shield: 1
- ARL Championships: 0
- 2018 – Third place
- Micras Games: 1
- 2018:
Flag
The Florian Republic has used the following flags during its FMRL affiliation:
| 2017 | 2017– |
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