The body was officially founded in 2013 and has held affiliate-level membership of the Rugby League European Federation since 2015, making the national team eligible to qualify for the Rugby League World Cup.

The governing body was formed on 28 August 2013[2] and awarded observer status of the RLEF on 27 December 2013; the announcement coming on 13 January 2014.

The first captain was Aitor Davila and the first Spanish try at international level was scored by Gonzalo Morro.

[6] Spain took part in the very first match of the qualification process for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, when they travelled to Riga to face Latvia.

The Spanish side won the match 32-12 and progressed to the European C competition, which is the next phase of qualification.