Serbia national rugby union team
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| Coach(es) |
 Misel Milovic(since September 2015) | |
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| Captain(s) | Boris Martic | |
| Most caps | Milan Rastovac (45) | |
| Top scorer | Marko Kapor (177) | |
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| First international | ||
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Serbia 11 - 3 British Dominions (11 April 1918) | ||
| Largest win | ||
Serbia 52 - 0 Slovenia  (29 October 2011) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
 Germany 108 - 0 Serbia (12 November 2005) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | none | |
The Serbia national rugby union team represents Serbia in international rugby union. Serbia are considered a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. They have played over 100 internationals.
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 11 April 1918 they played their first unofficial international game, in front of 10,000 spectators, against a British Dominions XV and won by eight points to three. Notable players from this period included Toma Tomić from Leskovac, Dimitrije Dulkanović, Danilo Pavlović, and Sveta Marjanovic .
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Djukic | Prop | 27 | Rugby Club Rad |
| Istok Totic | Hooker | 8 |  RC Ardrossan Academicals |
| Uros Martinovic | Prop | 1 | Ragbi Klub Rad |
| Aleksandar LJubicic | Hooker | 2 | Rugby Club Partizan |
| Danilo Bulatović | Lock | 25 |  Dubai Sharks |
| Vlado Radeka | Lock | 9 | Ragbi Klub Rad |
| Marko Petrović | Lock | 4 |  Châteaurenard |
| Marko Gvozdenović | Flanker | 2 | Massy RC |
| Predrag Keglic | Flanker | 3 | BRK Crvena zvezda |
| Milan Marinkovic | Flanker | 7 | RC Ardrossan Academicals |
| Boris Martic | Number 8 | 31 | BRK Crvena Zvezda |
| Julien Matijasevic | Scrum-half | 2 | Stade Langonnois |
| Igor Dejanovic | Scrum-half | 19 | Rugby Club Partizan |
| Andrija Jankovic | Fly-half | 14 | BRK Crvena zvezda |
| Luka Kecman | Centre | 4 | Rugby Club Partizan |
| Miladin Živanov | Centre | 26 | Rugby Club Rad |
| Milos LJubicic | Centre | 2 | Ragbi Klub Partizan |
| Aleksandar Đorđević | Wing | 24 | BRK Crvena Zvezda |
| Milan Orlović | Wing | 24 | Rugby Club Rad |
| Aleksandar Nedeljković | Wing | 9 | BRK Crvena zvezda |
| Aleksa Šošić | Centre | 1 | Rugby club Kruševac |
| Andrej Banduka | Centre | 3 | Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star |
| Vlastimir Sretenovic | Hooker | 15 | BRK Crvena zvezda |
| Mirko Rankovic | Lock | 3 | Rugby Club Rad |
| Aleksandar Mađanović | Flanker | 10 | BRK Crvena zvezda |
| Predrag Vraneš | Prop | 16 | Rugby club Rad |
Results
As the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1996-2002)
As Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006)
As Serbia (2006-)
Overall
| Nation | Games | Won | Lost | Drawn | Percentage of wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33% |
 Austria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66,66% |
 Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
 Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33,33% |
 Moldova | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25% |
| Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
 Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55% |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
 Malta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33,33% |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Denmark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% |
 Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Armenia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
World Cup record
- 1987 - No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 - Did not qualify
- 1995 - Did not participate in qualifying tournament due to political situation.
- 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
See also
References
External links
- Serbia and Montenegro on IRB.com
- Serbia and Montenegro on rugbydata.com
- Official site
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