Australian football in Lebanon was first played in 2004 in an attempt to introduce the sport into that country by members of the Lebanese community resident in Melbourne. This competition (based in Tripoli) has since gone into recess.
A team representing the Melbourne Lebanese community also competed at the Australian Football Multicultural Cup in both 2004 and 2005.
Wales, a strong rugby football nation is a very new country to Aussie Rules. Aussie Rules Wales formed in September 2005 and has expanded to several senior teams. The national team, Red Dragons, debuted in November 2007 to play against England.
Young Englishman Will Thursfield entered the AFL as a rookie following an outstanding junior career since arriving in Australia and is now held by many to be one of the best young defenders in Aussie Rules.
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