West Indies national rugby league team

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

West Indies

Team information
Nickname	The Wahoos
Governing body	West Indies Rugby League Federation
Region	Americas
Head coach
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
West Indies 50 - 22 South Africa  (London, England; 9 October 2004)
Biggest win
West Indies 50 - 22 South Africa  (London, England; 9 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	0

The West Indies rugby league team (nicknamed "The Wahoos") represented the Caribbean and West Indies region in the sport of rugby league football. Governed by the West Indies Rugby League Federation, the team played their only international against South Africa in 2004.

Represented nations and territories[]

•  Antigua & Barbuda
•  Aruba
•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Bermuda
•  British Virgin Islands
•  Cuba
•  Dominica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Grenada
•  Guadeloupe
•  Haiti
•  Jamaica
•  Montserrat
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Puerto Rico
•  Saint Lucia
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  United States Virgin Islands

Eligible players[]

In addition to players eligible for Jamaica, the following professional players are eligible for a combined West Indies team:

• Guy Armitage (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Ryan Atkins (Grenada)^{[citation needed]}
• Jake Connor (Trinidad and Tobago)^[1]
• Leroy Cudjoe (Grenada)^{[citation needed]}
• (Dominican Republic)
• Jermaine McGillvary (Grenada)^[2]
• Ronan Michael (Antigua and Barbuda)

History[]

The West Indies Rugby League Federation was formed in 2003. The West Indies team has participated in the Middlesex Nines (2004) and York Nines (2004, 2005) competitions.

The first thirteen-a-side game of rugby league played in the West Indies was at Kingston, Jamaica on July 13, 2005. A competition between the Vauxhall Vultures, Sharks, St Catherines, Army, and Nomads is scheduled to start in Kingston in August 2005.

The West Indies national side was planning to be involved in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying in the United States in 2006 but pulled out due to lack of funds.

Match vs South Africa[]

The West Indies' only international fixture was played against South Africa, then known as the Wild Dogs, on 9 October 2004 at New River Stadium in London, England, winning 50–22.^[3] Jamaican was initially named to play but was replaced by Davey.^[4]

Nat.	Name	Position	Club	T	G	DG	Points
	Justin Hunter	Fullback	Bradford Bulls	0	0	0	0
		Wing	London Broncos	0	0	0	0
	Danny Herbert	Centre	Hunslet Hawks	2	0	0	8
	Danny Mills	Centre	Sheffield Eagles	1	0	0	4
	Corey Simms	Wing	South London Storm	0	0	0	0
	Liam Jarvis	Stand-off	Bradford Dudley Hill	0	7/10	0	14
	Tony Williams	Scrum-half	Huddersfield Giants	1	0	0	4
	Selwyn St. Bernard	Prop	Basingstoke (RU)	0	0	0	0
	Jamaine Wray	Hooker	Hunslet Hawks	0	0	0	0
	Alex Rowe	Prop	Castleford Tigers	2	0	0	8
	Dominic Peters	Second-row	Unattached	1	0	0	4
	Irvin Greenwood	Second-row	London Broncos	1	0	0	4
	Ricky Davey	Loose forward	South London Storm	0	0	0	0
	Steve Elms	Interchange	London Broncos	0	0	0	0
	Jamie Vernon	Interchange	London Broncos	1	0	0	4
	Hayden James	Interchange	New York Knights	0	0	0	0
	Nigel Arismendez	Interchange	Gateshead Thunder	0	0	0	0

See also[]

• Jamaica national rugby league team

References[]

External links[]

• West Indies Rugby League Federation