The Malta XIII last played in October 2009 v the Portugal XIII at Marconi Stadium in Australia. The team was:

MALTA XIII
Jarrod Sammut, Simon Micallef, Guy Borgas, Ian Catania, Brendon Russell, Ryan Borg, Scott Borg, Pat Galea (vc), Dane Snelson, Brad Clews (c), Matt Desira, Tyson Muscat, Luke Vella, Steven Azzopardi, Aaron Grech, Paul Harris, Zack Williams
Head Coach: Mr Joseph Grima
Assistant Coach: Mr Tony Farr

MALTA KNIGHTS NATIONAL TEAM APPEARANCES

MALTA XIII APPEARANCES

MALTA KNIGHTS NATIONAL TEAM COACHING APPOINTMENTS

Mr Joseph Grima is the head coach of the Malta Rugby League (MRL) and has held this position since 2004. Mr Tony Farr and Mr Anthony Micallef have both held caretaker appointments as head coach of the national team in Mr Joseph Grima's absence in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

MALTA KNIGHTS NATIONAL TEAM CAPTAINCY APPOINTMENTS

Dallas Weston played professional rugby league for the Parramatta Eels and North Sydney Bears in Australia. Weston also represented NSW City in 1993. Weston captained the Malta Knights in their first ever match at Melita Stadium in Sydney in 2004.

A long term bicep injury in his debut as captain then limited his ability to represent the national team until his return to the national team when Malta took on Lebanon in 2006.

Ben Sammut played professional rugby league for the Sharks in Australia and the Gateshead Thunder and Hull FC in England's Super League. Sammut captained Malta in their first ever rugby league international on Maltese soil in 2005 and is the longest serving (2004 to 2008) captain of the Malta Knights.

Found at fullback in his junior days, Sammut moved into the halves for Malta and decided to call it a day in rugby league with retirement at Floriana Stadium when Malta overcame the British Defence Forces 34 to 24 in 2007.

Daniel Grima (D.O.B. 31-8-1974), from St Paul's Bay, is the first ever Maltese based captain of the national rugby league team, debuting as skipper in 2009 and leading the Malta Knights into official European competition against Norway in 2010.

Daniel was introduced to rugby league late in his rugby career and made his national team debut in 2007, aged 33, against the British Defence Forces at Floriana.

Daniel is a dual rugby international having previously played for Malta's national rugby union team following a career with Kavallieri RFC.

Within the Malta Rugby League Championship, Grima plys his trade for the North.

Statistics are compiled for the Malta Rugby League (MRL) by Mr Anthony Axiak.

Head Coach – Joe Grima (pictured right)
A Level 3 High Performance Coach, Joe Grima is a founding director of the Malta Rugby League (MRL) and has been Malta's head coach since 2004.

A life member at the Parramatta Eels, Grima is head coach of the Sharks NYC U20's and Assistant Coach to the Sharks NRL team as well as Head of Recruitment at the Sharks.

Assistant Coach – Tony Farr
Tony Farr has been Assistant Coach to Joe Grima since 2004.

Tony Farr led the 2007 Malta Knights Development Tour from Australia to Malta in Malta head coach Joe Grima’s absence - giving 11 domestic players their national team call up.

Caretaker Coach - Anthony Micallef
Anthony Micallef, based in Malta, has filled in as caretaker coach of the Malta Knights for two fixtures, against Bamber Bridge ARLFC (2009) and Norway (2010).

Medical Trainer (Australia)
Mr Joe Clews

Trainers (Australia)
Mr Peter Cassar
Mr Peter Curmi
Mr Ryan Cosgrove
Ms Ashley Clews

Malta National Team Doctor (Australia) 
Dr Louis Shidiak

Malta National Team Medical Trainer/Physiotherapist (Malta)
Mr Steven Cilia

Board of Directors
The Malta Rugby League (MRL) is directed by a voluntary Board of Directors based internationally across Malta, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Governing Council – Australia
In Australia, the MRL is also assisted by the MRL Governing Council.

The Governing Council is charged with looking after the following sectors of the MRL;

- Events
- National Team
- Merchandising
- Miss Malta Knight Pageant
- Playing Squad
- Sponsorship

Governing Council – Malta
In Malta, the MRL is also assisted by the MRL Governing Council.

The Governing Council is charged with looking after the following sectors of the MRL’s Malta based operations;

- Match Day
- Events
- General Duties

RLEF Malta Development Officer
In Malta, through the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF), a Malta Development Officer - Anthony Micallef, is also based.

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