| Full name | Rugby Club Pobednik Belgrade |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Ground(s) | Stadion Kralj Petar I (Capacity: 6,000) |
| Captain(s) | Marko Kapor |
| League(s) | Rugby Championship of Serbia, Regional Rugby Championship |
| Official website | |
| http://www.rugbypobednik.com/index.php | |
Ragbi Klub Pobednik Beograd ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рагби Клуб Победник Београд, known in English as Rugby Club Pobednik Belgrade ) is an amateur rugby union team from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a member of the Serbian Rugby Union. [1]
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In December 1996, a group of enthusiasts and lovers of rugby, led by Bosko Strugar, founded RC Pobednik. Start was not easy. There were no pitches, club house, material resources that would follow the founder of a great desire that the club entered into the annals of Serbian rugby. However, perseverance, great love, will and tireless training have brought results quickly. All members helped develop the club, and the highest appreciation, Rugby Club Pobednik owed to players who have invested in him all the time, effort, hope, and money. In the most difficult times, тhe players were the ones who bought the equipment, balls, and funded travel so the Club could survive.
In the 1997/1998 season RC Pobednik actively involved in the competition that year and reached the playoffs of Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia. The first game ended with the triumph, after victory over the already well-known club KBRK. And, the first season, the Ragbi Klub Partizan took the championship, but only two years later in an uncertain and exciting match against Partizan remained in the shadow of the Rugby Club Pobednik , the new States champion. Pobednik won their second title, next year, and third in the 2006/2007 season by beating Rugby Club Dorcol. Fourth time the title was won in season 2007/2008. RC Pobednik also won 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 Championships. So far Rugby Club Pobednik won two domestic Cups in 2005/2006 and 2008/2009 seasons.
Regional Rugby Championship started in 2007. [2] In this competition participate: 3 teams from Serbia, 3 teams from Croatia, 2 teams from Slovenia, 3 teams from Hungary, 2 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina one team from Greece and one team from Austria. RC Pobednik became runners up in three seasons 2007/2008, 2008/2009 and 2010/2011.
Rugby Club Pobednik play its home matches at Stadion Kralj Petar I.
The team wears blue and white strip.
Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia:
Winners (2): 2000, 2001
Winners (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Rugby Cup of Serbia:
Winners (2): 2006, 2009
Runners Up (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
Most Appearances: Marko Kapor - 113 [3]
Top Points Scorer: Marko Kapor - 543
Club currently has more than hundred members who compete in five categories. Youth categories are the greatest hope of team, because thanks to the great rugby school, every year from it "out" a large number of talented and young players. The fact that the Rugby Club Pobednik had "given" the greatest number of representatives shows the quality of the aforementioned rugby school where many of the best Serbian rugby union players made their first essays.
Senior Squad: [4]
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Nemanja Simonovic | Hooker |
| Bogdan Poznanovic | Hooker |
| Branko Kapor | Prop |
| Predrag Vranes | Prop |
| Vladimir Djukic | Prop |
| Dusan Markovic | Prop |
| Daniel Septeu | Prop |
| Marko Vukovic | Lock |
| Srdjan Nikolic | Lock |
| Ilijasevic Stevan | Lock |
| Danilo Bulatovic | Lock |
| Nebojsa Jovanovic | Lock |
| Branimir Petrovic | Lock |
| Stefan Dragutinovic | Lock |
| Goran Vukovic | Flanker |
| Novica Miovcic | Flanker |
| Marko Ristic | Flanker |
| Borivoje Dencic | Flanker |
| Milan Rastovac | Number 8 |
| Jerko Labus | Number 8 |
| Milos Vidovic | Number 8 |
| Nikola Simonovic | Scrum-half |
| Milan Mitrovic | Scrum-half |
| Nemanja Stevanovic | Scrum-half |
| Jovan Strugar | Scrum-half |
| Marko Kapor | Fly-half |
| Stefan Pirkovic | Fly-half |
| Vladimir Puzovic | Fly-half |
| Vladimir Radulovic | Centre |
| Ivan Pirkovic | Centre |
| Miladin Zivanov | Wing |
| Nikola Rodic | Wing |
| Vojislav Stankovic | Wing |
| Danilo Bucan | Wing |
| Petar Bucan | Wing |
| Nenad Todorovic | Wing |
| Predrag Todorovic | Wing |
| Predrag Markovic | Wing |
| Sreten Kostic | Wing |
| Uros Joncic | Wing |
| Uros Babic | Wing |
| Milan Orlovic | Fullback |
Bosko Strugar
Sasa Djukic
Vincent Schmidt
Stefan Pirkovic