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 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.
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Serbia women s national rugby union team This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Serbia national rugby union team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 SerbiaHead coachMichel MilovicCaptainAleksandar DJordjevicFirst coloursWorld Rugby rankingCurrent80 as of 16 January 2023 Lowest88 23 November 2020 First international Serbia 8 3 British Colonies 9 March 1918 Biggest win Serbia 62 0 Montenegro 8 October 2022 Biggest defeat Germany 108 0 Serbia 12 November 2005 World CupAppearancesnone The national side is ranked 80th in the world as of 16 January 2023 1 Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Results 3 1 As the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1996 2002 3 2 As Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2006 3 3 As Serbia 2006 4 Overall 5 Player records 5 1 Most caps 5 2 Top point scorers 5 3 Youngest players 5 4 Oldest players 6 World Cup record 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editMain article Rugby union in Serbia nbsp A Serbian Rugby Team 1918 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 Tomic from Leskovac Dimitrije Dulkanovic from Cuprija and Danilo Pavlovic 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 Cajetina 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 Vrsac 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 editStarting line up for the 2023 24 Rugby Europe Conference match against Moldova Coach Michel Milovic Player Position Caps Club Igor Marinkovic Prop nbsp DSV 78 Hannover Uros Joncic Hooker nbsp Rugby Club Rad Dragan Matijevic Prop nbsp Roundhegians RFC Relja Pecanac Lock nbsp Rugby Club Rad Stefan Ivkovic Lock nbsp Rugby Club Krusevac Kiprijan Đoric Flanker nbsp RC Donau Alen Cosovic Flanker nbsp Rugby Club Rad Danijel Stojanovic Number 8 nbsp Rugby Club Rad Janko Zemun Milinkovic Scrum half nbsp AS Rugby Bergamo 1950 Aleksandar Đorđevic Fly half nbsp Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star Dragan Kokanovic Wing nbsp Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star Julijen Matijasevic Centre nbsp Sporting Club Tulle Correze Nikola Stankovic Centre nbsp Rugby Club Rad Nemanja Stosic Wing nbsp Rugby Club Rad Igor Dejanovic Fullback nbsp Rugby Club Partizan Vladimir Janicijevic Prop nbsp Rugby Club Vojvodina Milan Trujkic Fullback nbsp Rugby Club Rad Uros Jevđenijevic Lock nbsp Rugby Club Rad Stefan Simovic Lock nbsp Rugby Club Partizan Stanislav Ljubicic Flanker nbsp Rugby Club Rad Ivan Nikolic Centre nbsp Rugby Club Dorcol 1998 Nemanja Lazic Centre nbsp Rugby Club Krusevac Petar Pavlovic Prop nbsp Rugby Club Dorcol 1998Results editAs the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1996 2002 edit Date Location Opposition Result Tournament 1996 05 04 Vrsac nbsp Andorra 30 12 1995 1997 FIRA Trophy 1996 05 18 Gabrovo nbsp Bulgaria 39 9 1995 1997 FIRA Trophy 1996 10 06 Kyiv nbsp Ukraine 0 60 1999 Rugby World Cup European qualification 1996 11 02 Vienna nbsp Austria Default 1999 Rugby World Cup European qualification 1997 03 01 Pancevo nbsp Switzerland 8 0 1999 Rugby World Cup European qualification 1997 05 10 Pancevo nbsp Israel 10 7 1999 Rugby World Cup European qualification 1997 11 08 Nyon nbsp Switzerland 13 29 1997 1998 FIRA Tournament 1998 04 25 Belgrade nbsp Israel 30 6 1997 1998 FIRA Tournament 1998 05 20 Belgrade nbsp Lithuania 44 0 1997 1998 FIRA Tournament 1998 06 02 Riga nbsp Latvia Default 1997 1998 FIRA Tournament 1998 10 10 Brussels nbsp Belgium 6 12 1998 1999 FIRA Tournament 1999 05 08 Tunis nbsp Tunisia 6 45 1998 1999 FIRA Tournament 2000 04 02 Belgrade nbsp Moldova 17 3 European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 2000 04 30 Pernik nbsp Bulgaria 33 6 European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 2000 05 13 Herzlia nbsp Israel 17 3 European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000 2000 10 14 Andorra la Vella nbsp Andorra 9 12 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification 2000 11 05 Dimitrovgrad nbsp Bulgaria 46 6 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification 2001 03 31 Dimitrovgrad nbsp Hungary 25 10 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification 2001 05 12 Zenica nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 23 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification 2001 05 26 Gornji Milanovac nbsp Switzerland 13 10 2003 Rugby World Cup European qualification 2001 10 20 Chisinău nbsp Moldova 16 36 2001 2002 European Nations Cup Third Division 2002 04 06 Belgrade nbsp Austria 26 8 2001 2002 European Nations Cup Third Division 2002 05 04 Andorra La Vella nbsp Andorra 19 5 2001 2002 European Nations Cup Third Division 2002 05 11 Belgrade nbsp Slovenia 27 21 2001 2002 European Nations Cup Third Division As Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2006 edit Date Location Opposition Result Tournament 2003 04 26 Esztergom nbsp Hungary 23 47 2002 2003 European Nations Cup Third Division 2003 05 03 Belgrade nbsp Latvia 18 29 2002 2003 European Nations Cup Third Division 2003 05 24 Chisinău nbsp Moldova 17 17 2002 2003 European Nations Cup Third Division 2004 04 10 Subotica nbsp Hungary 31 3 2003 2004 European Nations Cup Third Division 2004 04 17 Marsa nbsp Malta 18 20 2003 2004 European Nations Cup Third Division 2004 05 08 Pancevo nbsp Moldova 20 43 2003 2004 European Nations Cup Third Division 2004 11 13 Belgrade nbsp Bulgaria 33 10 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2005 03 19 Belgrade nbsp Switzerland 11 11 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2005 04 09 Valletta nbsp Malta 24 13 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2005 05 07 Lodz nbsp Poland 11 18 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2005 10 08 Split nbsp Croatia 9 26 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2005 11 05 Pancevo nbsp Malta 3 16 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2005 11 12 Heidelberg nbsp Germany 0 108 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification 2006 04 08 Lazarevac nbsp Belgium 15 36 2007 Rugby World Cup Europe qualification As Serbia 2006 edit Date Location Opposition Result Tournament 2006 10 07 Nyon nbsp Switzerland 9 30 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2006 11 04 Belgrade nbsp Denmark 34 23 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2007 04 14 Pancevo nbsp Sweden 12 30 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2007 10 27 Odense nbsp Denmark 17 17 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2007 11 24 Pancevo nbsp Switzerland 5 13 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2008 04 26 Lund nbsp Sweden 3 22 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2008 05 10 Yerevan nbsp Armenia 0 25 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2008 05 25 Belgrade nbsp Armenia 19 8 2006 2008 European Nations Cup Third Division 2008 09 13 Smederevo nbsp Armenia 0 41 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2008 12 06 Smederevo nbsp Andorra 32 7 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2009 04 04 Nyon nbsp Switzerland 12 6 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2009 05 02 Vilnius nbsp Lithuania 9 50 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2009 10 24 Belgrade nbsp Switzerland 13 8 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2009 11 28 Andorra La Vella nbsp Andorra 7 21 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2010 04 10 Abovian nbsp Armenia 19 20 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2010 04 24 Pancevo nbsp Lithuania 5 77 2008 2010 European Nations Cup Third Division 2010 10 23 Ljubljana nbsp Slovenia 3 33 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2010 11 20 Belgrade nbsp Switzerland 18 15 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2011 02 19 Andorra La Vella nbsp Andorra 25 42 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2011 05 07 Belgrade nbsp Armenia 20 18 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2011 10 29 Belgrade nbsp Slovenia 52 0 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2011 11 12 Monthey nbsp Switzerland 19 27 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2012 04 14 Belgrade nbsp Andorra 7 9 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2012 04 21 nbsp Armenia 25 0 2010 2012 European Nations Cup Second Division 2012 10 13 Netanya nbsp Israel 22 48 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2012 10 27 Belgrade nbsp Latvia 39 22 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2012 11 03 Belgrade nbsp Andorra 26 29 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2013 04 13 Odense nbsp Denmark 0 38 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2013 10 12 Valmiera nbsp Latvia 14 25 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2013 10 19 Belgrade nbsp Israel 6 18 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2014 03 30 Andorra La Vella nbsp Andorra 12 23 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2014 04 12 Belgrade nbsp Denmark 19 33 2012 2014 European Nations Cup Second Division 2014 10 18 Ljubljana nbsp Slovenia 3 48 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2014 10 25 Belgrade nbsp Luxembourg 0 36 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2015 04 18 Belgrade nbsp Austria 22 3 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2015 04 25 Odense nbsp Denmark 25 22 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2015 11 07 Belgrade nbsp Slovenia 17 33 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2015 11 14 Luxembourg nbsp Luxembourg 24 30 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2016 04 09 Vienna nbsp Austria 26 12 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2016 04 16 Belgrade nbsp Denmark 23 20 2014 16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2016 10 29 Ljubljana nbsp Slovenia 13 74 2016 17 Rugby Europe International Championships 2016 11 05 Zrenjanin nbsp Turkey 25 0 2016 17 Rugby Europe International Championships 2017 04 09 Zenica nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 21 2016 17 Rugby Europe International Championships 2017 04 29 Belgrade nbsp Austria 29 12 2016 17 Rugby Europe International Championships 2017 10 21 Vienna nbsp Austria 25 27 2017 18 Rugby Europe International Championships 2017 10 28 Pancevo nbsp Slovenia 21 30 2017 18 Rugby Europe International Championships 2018 04 21 Piestany nbsp Slovakia 50 24 2017 18 Rugby Europe International Championships 2018 04 28 Belgrade nbsp Cyprus 35 17 2017 18 Rugby Europe International Championships 2018 10 13 Belgrade nbsp Bulgaria 29 35 2018 19 Rugby Europe International Championships 2018 11 10 Piestany nbsp Slovakia 37 10 2018 19 Rugby Europe International Championships 2019 05 11 Pancevo nbsp Slovenia 35 27 2018 19 Rugby Europe International Championships 2019 05 18 Andorra La Vella nbsp Andorra 0 33 2018 19 Rugby Europe International Championships 2019 10 12 Sofia nbsp Bulgaria 7 71 2019 20 Rugby Europe International Championships 2019 10 19 Belgrade nbsp Turkey 30 15 2019 20 Rugby Europe International Championships 2021 10 16 Sofia nbsp Bulgaria 11 14 2021 22 Rugby Europe International Championships 2021 10 23 Pancevo nbsp Turkey 37 14 2021 22 Rugby Europe International Championships 2022 04 16 Pancevo nbsp Andorra 24 18 2021 22 Rugby Europe International Championships 2022 05 07 Zenica nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 38 19 2021 22 Rugby Europe International Championships 2022 10 08 Belgrade nbsp Montenegro 62 0 2022 23 Rugby Europe International Championships 2022 10 15 Trabzon nbsp Turkey 23 6 2022 23 Rugby Europe International Championships 2023 04 13 Zenica nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 40 12 2022 23 Rugby Europe International Championships 2023 10 07 Chisinău nbsp Moldova 11 31 2023 24 Rugby Europe International Championships 2023 04 13 Pancevo nbsp Turkey 22 31 2023 24 Rugby Europe International Championships 2023 04 20 Sofia nbsp Bulgaria 7 30 2023 24 Rugby Europe International ChampionshipsOverall editBelow is table of the representative rugby matches played by the Serbia national XV at test level up until 20 April 2024 Nation Games Won Lost Drawn Percentage of wins nbsp Andorra 11 4 7 0 36 36 nbsp Armenia 6 3 3 0 50 nbsp Austria 6 4 2 0 66 67 nbsp Belgium 2 0 2 0 0 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 2 0 50 nbsp Bulgaria 8 4 4 0 100 nbsp Croatia 1 0 1 0 0 nbsp Cyprus 1 1 0 0 100 nbsp Denmark 6 3 2 1 50 nbsp Germany 1 0 1 0 0 nbsp Hungary 3 2 1 0 66 67 nbsp Israel 5 3 2 0 60 nbsp Latvia 3 1 2 0 33 33 nbsp Lithuania 3 1 2 0 33 33 nbsp Luxembourg 2 0 2 0 0 nbsp Malta 3 1 2 0 33 33 nbsp Moldova 5 1 3 1 20 nbsp Montenegro 1 1 0 0 100 nbsp Poland 1 0 1 0 0 nbsp Slovakia 2 2 0 0 100 nbsp Slovenia 8 3 5 0 37 5 nbsp Sweden 2 0 2 0 0 nbsp Switzerland 10 5 4 1 50 nbsp Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0 nbsp Turkey 5 4 1 0 80 nbsp Ukraine 1 0 1 0 0 Total 102 45 54 3 44 12 Player records editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Most caps edit Name Years Caps Position 1 Marko Kapor 1999 2019 50 Fly half 2 Vladimir DJukic 2008 43 Prop 3 Nikola Stancevic 1973 1990 45 Flanker 4 Milan Rastovac 1997 2013 45 Centre 5 Nenad Matejic 2002 2019 42 Fullback 6 Igor Dejanovic 2007 2024 41 Fullback 6 Aleksandar DJordjevic 2008 2024 41 Centre 8 Dragan Grujic 1988 2006 39 Fullback 8 Boris Martic 2005 2023 39 Flanker 10 Miladin Zivanov 2006 2023 37 Centre Last updated Bulgaria vs Serbia 20 April 2024 Statistics include officially capped matches only Top point scorers edit Name Career Points Caps Position 1 Marko Kapor 1999 209 50 Fly half 2 Vladimir Jelic 1996 2014 103 14 Fly half 3 Boris Martic 2005 103 39 Flanker 4 Dragan Grujic 1988 2006 98 39 Full back 5 Marko Gvozdenovic 2015 90 8 Flanker 6 Milan Orlovic 2007 2014 75 24 Centre 7 Nenad Matejic 2002 2014 71 42 Full back 8 Nikola Stankovic 2018 64 13 Fly Half 9 Milan Rastovac 1997 2013 55 45 Centre 10 Igor Dejanovic 2007 2024 42 41 Fullback Youngest players edit Player Pos Age Opposition Date 1 Stefan Jerkovic Centre 17 years 10 months 28 days nbsp Slovenia 2016 10 29 2 Srdjan Bozic Scrum half 17 years 11 months 21 days nbsp Slovakia 2018 11 10 3 Ivan Pirkovic Centre 18 years 1 month 12 days nbsp Sweden 2007 04 14 4 Aleksandar Jakisic Flanker 18 years 2 months 3 days nbsp Czech Republic 1991 04 21 5 Milan Rastovac Centre 18 years 2 months 4 days nbsp Israel 1997 05 10 6 Ivan Biocanin Prop 18 years 2 months 25 days nbsp Switzerland 1997 11 08 7 Marko Isailovic Wing 18 years 3 months 3 days nbsp Luxembourg 2014 10 25 7 Branimir Petrovic Centre 18 years 3 months 3 days nbsp Andorra 2009 11 28 9 Janko Zemun Milinkovic Scrum half 18 years 3 months 28 days nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 2017 04 22 10 Dalibor Vukanovic Centre 18 years 4 months 6 days nbsp Bulgaria 2004 11 13 Last updated Bulgaria vs Serbia 20 April 2024 Statistics include officially capped matches only Oldest players edit Player Pos Age Opposition Date 1 Srdjan Nikolic Tighthead Prop 43 years 1 month 2 days nbsp Bulgaria 2019 10 12 2 Vladimir Jelic Fly half 41 years 9 months 12 days nbsp Luxembourg 2014 10 25 3 Ivan Rodic Tighthead Prop 41 years 0 months 30 days nbsp Bulgaria 2024 04 20 4 Milan Medic Hooker 40 years 9 months 4 days nbsp Switzerland 1997 11 08 5 Sasa DJukic Wing 40 years 4 month 23 days nbsp Andorra 2011 02 19 6 Branislav Acimovic Prop 39 years 10 months 22 days nbsp Andorra 2008 12 06 7 Dragan Grujic Fullback 39 years 9 months 7 days nbsp Belgium 2006 04 08 8 Dejan Karatrajkovski Scrum half 39 years 5 months 6 days nbsp Denmark 2015 04 25 9 Nikola Stancevic Flanker 39 years 4 months 25 days nbsp Andorra 1990 05 26 10 Bojan Lukic Hooker 39 years 3 months 10 days nbsp Bulgaria 2019 10 12 Last updated Bulgaria vs Serbia 20 April 2024 Statistics include officially capped matches only World Cup record edit1987 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 qualifySee also edit2007 Rugby World Cup European qualificationReferences edit Men s Rankings World Rugby Ragbi Savez Srbije IstorijaExternal links editSerbia and Montenegro permanent dead link on IRB com Serbia and Montenegro on rugbydata com Official site 1 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Serbia national rugby union team amp oldid 1221499816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
