Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | El Trueno Azul | |||||
Governing body | - | |||||
Region | - | |||||
Head coach | Fredy Salvador Arteaga Figueroa | |||||
Captain | Alvaro Alarcon | |||||
Most caps | Eric Orellana | |||||
Top try-scorer | Daniel Godinez (5) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Alvaro Alarcon, Daniel Godinez (20) | |||||
IRL ranking | 43rd | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Chile 58–20 El Salvador (Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Colombia 10-48 El Salvador (Rochedale, Brisbane; 21 October 2018) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Chile 58–20 El Salvador (Sydney, Australia; 31 January 2015) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 0 (first time in -) | |||||
Best result | - |
The El Salvador national rugby league team (Spanish: rugby league equipo nacional de El Salvador), nicknamed El Trueno Azul (English: Blue Thunder), represents El Salvador in rugby league. They had their first international 9's tournament in 2015 in Australia along with Chile in Latin America at the Cabramatta International Nines.[1]