Brazil

YOU could forgive former Super League player Matt Gardner for rolling his eyes whenever questions of his Anglicised named and international allegiance are raised.

The Rugby League World Cup trophy arrived in Brasil (December 5), for an action-packed five days in Sao Paulo – the first time the prized silverware has visited Latin America.

WHAT started as a throwaway comment on Queensland’s rural Darling Downs has started to spread around the world.

Rugby League might be new to Brazil but there is no denying that the code is starting to make a splash in a country where football rules.

Date: 2/10/18

The Brazilian Rugby League Confederation will hold a Rugby League Festival, the largest Rugby League Festival in Latin America of all time, on November 24th and 25th in São Paulo, SP.

Date: 20/9/18

The official squad for Latin America's participation at the 2018 Emerging Nations Rugby League World Championship in western Sydney has been confirmed.

Date: 26/2/18

FORMER Super League player Matt Gardner and Toronto Wolfpack squad member Andrew Zuluaga will be part of a Queensland Latino rugby league squad trying to steal their opponent's thunder when a special Latino Origin game comes to Corrimal in the Illawarra region this week.

Date: 19/2/18

On Gil Marconi’s family farm in Brazil there are leopards, armadillos and capybaras.

By Matthew Brown, Date: 10/12/14

When people think of Brazil they generally think of sunshine, Copacabana Beach, Carnival, Samba, Capoeira and The Amazon. Sporting wise, Brazilians have been known for sports such as Football (soocer), Martial arts, Formula 1 and Volleyball. Other sports such as Rugby Union and Basketball are also popular sports. One sport which is trying to make its mark in the Latin Nation of over 200 million people is Rugby League