Serbia national rugby union team
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Head coach | ||
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Captain | ||
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World Rugby ranking | ||
Current | 88 (as of 23 November 2020) | |
First international | ||
Serbia 8–3 British Colonies (9 March 1918) | ||
Biggest win | ||
Serbia 52–0 Slovenia (29 October 2011) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
Germany 108–0 Serbia (12 November 2005) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | none |
The Serbia national rugby union team is classified as a tier three nation by World Rugby, and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. They have played over 100 internationals.
The national side is ranked 84th in the world (as of 29 July 2019).[1]
History[]
The first known rugby players from Serbia were Serbian students in George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, Scotland during The First World War. On March, 9th 1918 they played their first unofficial international game, in front of 10,000 spectators, against a British Dominions VII and won by eight points to three.[2] Notable players from this period included Toma Tomić from Leskovac, Dimitrije Dulkanović from Ćuprija and Danilo Pavlović from Prokuplje. Serbian students also played rugby at the High School of Dundee and Hillhead High School in Glasgow. The best Serbian player in Scotland was Slavoljub DJordjevic from Čajetina. He played more than 100 games for Hillhead HS, Glasgow University RFC and Hillhead RFC in Scotland rugby top competitions.
Serbia played as a part of Yugoslavia since 1919 until 1992, then as FR Yugoslavia until 2003, and, finally, as Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006. Yugoslavia made their official international debut in 1968 against a Romanian XV, losing 3 points to 11. They made their full test debut the following month, losing 6 points to 29 against Bulgaria. They won their first official international match in 1969, defeating Bulgaria 22 points to six.
During the 60s, 70s and 80s, Serbian players played for the Yugoslavia national rugby union team alongside players from the rest of Yugoslavia. After the wars and breakup of Yugoslavia, the Yugoslavia team consisted of players from Serbia only, and they played their first full international against Andorra at Vršac in 1996.
After 1996, playing as FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro until 2006, they have played regularly in FIRA-AER and IRB competitions.
Current squad[]
Player | Position | Caps | Club |
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Hooker | 4 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Hooker | 19 | Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star | |
Hooker | 15 | ||
Prop | 40 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Prop | 5 | Châteaurenard | |
Prop | 5 | ||
Prop | 4 | Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star | |
Prop | 23 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Lock | 2 | ||
Lock | 6 | ||
Aleksandar Krstic | Lock | 22 | Rugby Club Partizan |
Lock | 9 | Rugby Club Partizan | |
Lock | 5 | ||
Lock | 15 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Flanker | 6 | ||
Flanker | 7 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Flanker | 15 | GHA RFC | |
Flanker | 7 | Rugby Club Partizan | |
Number 8 | 36 | ||
Scrum-half | 7 | ||
Fly-half | 6 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Marko Kapor | Fly-half | 50 | Rugby Club Rad |
Scrum-hal | 10 | ||
Wing | 5 | ||
Centre | 36 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Centre | 3 | ||
Wing | 15 | Rugby Club Rad | |
Wing | 2 | ||
Wing | 2 | ||
Fullback | 31 | Rugby Club Partizan |
Results[]
As the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1996–2002)[]
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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4/05/1996 | Vršac | Andorra | 30–12 | 1995–1997 FIRA Trophy |
18/05/1996 | Gabrovo | Bulgaria | 39–9 | 1995–1997 FIRA Trophy |
6/10/1996 | Kiev | Ukraine | 0–60 | 1999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification |
2/11/1996 | Vienna | Austria | Default | 1999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification |
1/03/1997 | Pančevo | Switzerland | 8–0 | 1999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification |
10/05/1997 | Pančevo | Israel | 10–7 | 1999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification |
8/11/1997 | Nyon | Switzerland | 13–29 | 1997–1998 FIRA Tournament |
25/04/1998 | Belgrade | Israel | 30–6 | 1997–1998 FIRA Tournament |
20/05/1998 | Belgrade | Lithuania | 44–0 | 1997–1998 FIRA Tournament |
2/06/1998 | Riga | Latvia | Default | 1997–1998 FIRA Tournament |
10/10/1998 | Brussels | Belgium | 6–12 | 1998–1999 FIRA Tournament |
8/05/1999 | Tunis | Tunisia | 6–45 | 1998–1999 FIRA Tournament |
2/04/2000 | Belgrade | Moldova | 17–3 | European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 |
30/04/2000 | Pernik | Bulgaria | 33–6 | European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 |
13/05/2000 | Herzlia | Israel | 17–3 | European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 |
14/10/2000 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | 9–12 | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification |
5/11/2000 | Dimitrovgrad | Bulgaria | 46–6 | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification |
31/03/2001 | Dimitrovgrad | Hungary | 25–10 | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification |
12/05/2001 | Zenica | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13–23 | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification |
26/5/2001 | Gornji Milanovac | Switzerland | 13–10 | 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification |
20/10/2001 | Chişinău | Moldova | 16–36 | 2001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division |
6/04/2002 | Belgrade | Austria | 26–8 | 2001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division |
4/05/2002 | Andorra La Vella | Andorra | 19–5 | 2001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division |
11/05/2002 | Belgrade | Slovenia | 27–21 | 2001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division |
As Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)[]
As Serbia (2006–)[]
Overall[]
Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Serbia national XV at test level up until 19.10.2019.
Nation | Games | Won | Lost | Drawn | Percentage of wins |
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Andorra | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
Armenia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
Austria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67% |
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66,66% |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Denmark | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66,66% |
Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33,33% |
Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Malta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33,33% |
Moldova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25% |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37% |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55% |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Total | 91 | 39 | 49 | 3 | 40% |
Player records[]
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Most caps[]
# | Name | Years | Caps | Position |
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1 | Marko Kapor | 1999– | 50 | Fly-half |
2 | 1973–1990 | 45 | Flanker | |
3 | Milan Rastovac | 1997–2013 | 45 | Centre |
4 | 2002–2019 | 42 | Fullback | |
5 | 1988–2006 | 39 | Fullback | |
6 | 2008– | 40 | Prop | |
7 | 2005– | 36 | Flanker | |
8 | 2006– | 36 | Centre | |
9 | 2008–2017 | 32 | Centre | |
10 | 1996–2006 | 32 | Flanker |
Last updated: Serbia vs Turkey, 19 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Top point scorers[]
# | Name | Career | Points | Caps | Position |
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1 | Marko Kapor | 1999– | 209 | 50 | Fly-half |
2 | 1996–2014 | 103 | 14 | Fly-half | |
3 | 2005– | 103 | 36 | Flanker | |
4 | 1988–2006 | 98 | 39 | Full-back | |
5 | 2007–2014 | 75 | 24 | Centre | |
6 | 2002–2014 | 71 | 42 | Full-back | |
7 | 2015– | 63 | 6 | Flanker | |
8 | Milan Rastovac | 1997–2013 | 55 | 45 | Centre |
9 | 1996–2002 | 40 | 14 | Centre | |
10 | 1996–2011 | 36 | 28 | Wing |
Youngest players[]
# | Player | Pos | Age | Opposition | Date |
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1. | Centre | 17 years 10 months 28 days | Slovenia | 29/10/2016 | |
2. | Scrum-half | 17 years 11 months 21 days | Slovakia | 10/11/2018 | |
3. | Centre | 18 years 1 month 12 days | Sweden | 14/04/2007 | |
4. | Flanker | 18 years 2 months 3 days | Czech Republic | 21/04/1991 | |
5. | Milan Rastovac | Centre | 18 years 2 months 4 days | Israel | 10/05/1997 |
6. | Prop | 18 years 2 months 25 days | Switzerland | 08/11/1997 | |
7. | Wing | 18 years 3 months 3 days | Luxembourg | 25/10/2014 | |
7. | Branimir Petrovic | Centre | 18 years 3 months 3 days | Andorra | 28/11/2009 |
9. | Scrum-half | 18 years 3 months 28 days | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22/04/2017 | |
10. | Centre | 18 years 4 months 6 days | Bulgaria | 13/11/2004 |
Last updated: Andorra vs Serbia, 18 May 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
Oldest players[]
# | Player | Pos | Age | Opposition | Date |
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1. | 43 years 1 month 2 days | Bulgaria | 12/10/2019 | ||
2. | Fly-half | 41 years 9 months 12 days | Luxembourg | 25/10/2014 | |
3. | Hooker | 40 years 9 months 4 days | Switzerland | 08/11/1997 | |
4. | Wing | 40 years 4 month 23 days | Andorra | 19/02/2011 | |
5. | Prop | 39 years 10 months 22 days | Andorra | 06/12/2008 | |
6. | Fullback | 39 years 9 months 7 days | Belgium | 08/04/2006 | |
7. | 39 years 5 months 6 days | Denmark | 25/04/2015 | ||
8. | Flanker | 39 years 4 months 25 days | Andorra | 26/05/1990 | |
9. | Hooker | 39 years 3 months 10 days | Bulgaria | 12/10/2019 | |
10. | Marko Kapor | Fly-half | 39 years 2 months 25 days | Turkey | 19/10/2019 |
Last updated: Andorra vs Serbia, 15 May 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.
World Cup record[]
- 1987 – No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 – Did not qualify. Yugoslavia was eliminated by Czechoslovakia in European qualifying.
- 1995 – Did not qualify. Yugoslavia was banned from European qualifying due to political situation in the country at that time.
- 1999 – Did not qualify
- 2003 – Did not qualify
- 2007 – Did not qualify
- 2011 – Did not qualify
- 2015 – Did not qualify
- 2019 – Did not qualify
- 2023 – Did not qualify
See also[]
- 2007 Rugby World Cup - European qualification
References[]
- ^ https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru?lang=en
- ^ Ragbi Savez Srbije — Istorija
- ^ Senior team Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Rugby Serbia.
- ^ http://rugbyserbia.com/reprezentacija-putuje-u-luksemburg/
External links[]
- Serbia and Montenegro[permanent dead link] on IRB.com
- Serbia and Montenegro on rugbydata.com
- Official site
- [1]
- [2]
- National sports teams of Serbia
- Teams in European Nations Cup (rugby union)
- European national rugby union teams
- Rugby union in Serbia