European Rugby League (ERL) is the Confederation for the sport of Rugby League in Europe, Middle East & Africa, North & Central America and The Caribbean. It oversees and co-ordinates the development of the sport in all its member, affiliate, observer countries and territories. European Rugby League is an associate member of the IRL (International Rugby League). England, France, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Lebanon, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Ukraine and Wales are currently the full member countries, which entitles them to a greater proportion of voting rights. ERL has the following affiliate member countries; Cameroon, Canada, Czechia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Turkey and United States. Current observers are Albania, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Denmark, DR Congo, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Hungary, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Montenegro, Palestine, Poland, Sierra Leone and Sweden.
