Montenegro national rugby union team
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| Union | Montenegrin Rugby Union[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Wolves" (Vukovi) | ||
| Coach(es) | Marty Lusty (Head Coach) | ||
| Captain(s) | Boris Mijuskovic | ||
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| First match | |||
 Montenegro 29-27 Estonia  (11 April 2015) | |||
| Largest win | |||
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Montenegro 29-27 Estonia (11 April 2015) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
Montenegro 3-31 Slovakia  (14 April 2015) | |||
| Official website | |||
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The Montenegro national rugby team, known as the Wolves (Vukovi), represents Montenegro in rugby union football. The sport of rugby has only come recently to the country since it's independence in 2006.[2] The squad plays in red and gold jerseys with red shorts, and their emblem is the double headed eagle while their logo is the wolf. Montenegro are currently in ENC 3 (European Nations Cup 3rd Division) for rugby union, competing for the first time as an independent country.[3]
Current Squad
- 1 Janko Milovic (Arsenal)
- 2 Buda Andric (Lovcen)
- 3 Luka Lucic (Lovcen)
- 4 Nikola Vuletic (Niksic)
- 5 Aleksandar Mecikukic (Mornar)
- 6 Vlado Tomovic (Mornar)
- 7 Boris Mijuskovic Captain (Niksic)
- 8 Aleksandar Milosavljevic (Lovcen)
- 9 Nikola Jovanovic (Arsenal)
- 10 Srdjan Popovic (Arsenal)
- 11 Aco Bulatovic (Buducnost)
- 12 Danilo Adzic (Niksic)
- 13 Dusan Vucicevic (Mornar)
- 14 Marko Andric (Lovcen)
- 15 Bota Mirjacic (Niksic)
- 16 Mijo Martinovic (Mornar)
- 17 Dida Cvorovic (Niksic)
- 18 Marko Jaredic (Lovcen)
- 19 Mirko Garcevic (Buducnost)
- 20 Igor Adzaip (Arsenal)
- 21 Milos Kuvelja (Niksic)
- 22 Aljosa Markinovic (Arsenal)
- 23 Marko Novakovic (Niksic)
- 24 Vladan Celebic (Lovcen)
Coaches and assistants
Montenegro national team coaches:
- Marty Lusty (Head Coach & Forwards)
- Marko Milosavljevic (Backline)
- David Lowe (Skills)
- Mitar Boskovic (Strength & Conditioning)
See also
References
- ↑ Montenegro becomes a member of European Rugby. vijesti.me, Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ History. Montenegro Rugby.
- ↑ 2014-16 European Nations Cup. Rugby Europe, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015
External links
- Montenegro Rugby official site
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