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Serbia
Coach(es)Serbia Dragan Grujic (since March 2011)
Captain(s)Miladin Zivanov
Most capsDragan Grujic 38
Top scorerMarko Kapor 143
Team kit
First international
 Serbia 11 - 3 British Dominions
(11 April 1918)
Largest win
 Serbia 44 - 0 Lithuania 
(20 May 1998)
Largest defeat
 Germany 108 - 0 Serbia 
(12 November 2005)
World Cup
Appearances0

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

Main article: Rugby union in Serbia

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 the first international game,in front of 10,000 spectators, against a British Dominions XV and won by eight points to three. Notable players included Toma Tomic from Leskovac, Dimitrije Dulkanovic and Danilo Pavlovic.

During 60's,70's and 80's Serbian players played for Yugoslavia national rugby teams together with players from Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. After the finish of civil war in former Yugoslavia selection of FR Yugoslavia ,consisted only by players from Serbia, the first game played in Vrsac against Andorra 1996.

Since 1996 selection of Serbian rugby players,under different names due to political circumstances, regulary play in FIRA-AER and IRB competitions on senior, U20, U18, sevens and womans level.

Results

as FR Yugoslavia (1996-2002)

Test games

04.05.1996. ANDORRA VRSAC 30 - 12 FIRA Grp B2

18.05.1996. BULGARIA GABROVO 39 - 9 FIRA Grp B2

06.10.1996. UKRAINE KYEV 0 - 60 WCQ Euro.Pool1,Rnd A

02.11.1996. AUSTRIA WIEN Default WCQ Euro.Pool 1,Rnd A

01.03.1997. SWITZERLAND PANCEVO 8 - 0 WCQ Euro.Pool 1,Rnd A

10.05.1997. ISRAEL PANCEVO 10 - 7 WCQ Euro.Pool 1,Rnd A

08.11.1997. SWITZERLAND NYON 13 - 29 FIRA Silver

25.04.1998 ISRAEL BELGRADE 30 - 6 FIRA Silver

20.05.1998 LITHUANIA BELGRADE 44 - 0 FIRA Silver

02.06.1998 LATVIA RIGA Default FIRA Silver

10.10.1998 BELGIUM BRUSSELS 6 - 12 FIRA Pool C

08.05.1999. TUNIS TUNIS 6 - 45 FIRA Pool C

02.04.2000. MOLDOVA BELGRADE 17 - 3 FIRA Div. D2

30.04.2000. BULGARIA PERNIK 33 - 6 FIRA Div. D2

13.05.2000. ISRAEL HERZLIA 17 - 3 FIRA Div. D2

14.10.2000. ANDORRA ANDORRA LA VELL 9 - 12 FIRA Pool 3,WCQ Euro.Rnd 1

05.11.2000. BULGARIA DIMITROVGROD 46 - 6 FIRA Pool 3,WCQ Euro.Rnd 1

31.03.2001. HUNGARY DIMITROVGRAD 25 - 10 FIRA Pool 3,WCQ Euro.Rnd 1

12.05.2001. BOSNIA&HERZ. ZENICA 13 - 23 FIRA Pool 3,WCQ Euro.Rnd 1

26.5.2001. SWITZERLAND G.MILANOVAC 13 - 10 FIRA Pool 3,WCQ Euro.Rnd 1

20.10.2001. MOLDOVA CHISINAU 16 - 36 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

06.04.2002. AUSTRIA BELGRADE 26 - 8 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

04.05.2002. ANDORRA ANDORRA LA VELA 19 - 5 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

11.05.2002. SLOVENIA BELGRADE 27 - 21 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

Friendly

11.02.2000. TUNIS TUNIS 6-23

10.11.2001. BULGARIA SOFIA 34-3

as Serbia&Montenegro (2003-2006)

26.04.2003. HUNGARY ESZTERGOM 23-47 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

03.05.2003. LATVIA BELGRADE 18-29 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

24.05.2003. MOLDOVA CHISNAU 17-17 FIRA Div.B, Pool A

10.04.2004. HUNGARY SUBOTICA 31 - 3 FIRA Div.A, Pool 3

17.04.2004. MALTA MARSA 18-20 FIRA Div.A, Pool 3

08.05.2004. MOLDOVA PANCEVO 20 - 43 FIRA Div.A, Pool 3

13.11.2004. BULGARIA BELGRADE 33 - 10 FIRA Pool C, WCQ Euro Rnd.2

19.03.2005. SWITZERLAND BELGRADE 11 - 11 FIRA Pool C, WCQ Euro Rnd.2

09.04.2005. MALTA LA VALETA 24 - 13 FIRA Pool C, WCQ Euro Rnd.2

07.05.2005. POLAND LODZ 11 - 18 FIRA Pool C, WCQ Euro Rnd.2

08.10.2005. CROATIA SPLIT 9 - 26 FIRA Pool B, WCQ Euro Rnd.3

05.11.2005. MALTA PANCEVO 3 - 16 FIRA Pool B, WCQ Euro Rnd.3

12.11.2005. GERMANY HEIDELBERG 0 - 108 FIRA Pool B, WCQ Euro Rnd.3

08.04.2006. BELGIUM LAZAREVAC 15 - 36 FIRA Pool B, WCQ Euro Rnd.3

Friendly

05.03.2005. SLOVENIA SVILAJNAC 24-0

10.09.2005. BOSNIA&HERZ. PANCEVO 22-22

01.10.2005. BOSNIA&HERZ. ZENICA 20-32

as Serbia (since 2006-....)

07.10.2006. SWITZERLAND NYON 9 - 30 ENC - Division 3A

04.11.2006. DENMARK BELGRADE 34 - 23 ENC - Division 3A

14.04.2007. SWEDEN PANCEVO 12 - 30 ENC - Division 3A

27.10.2007. DENMARK ODENSE 17 - 17 ENC - Division 3A

24.11.2007. SWITZERLAND PANCEVO 5 - 13 ENC - Division 3A

26.04.2008. SWEDEN STOCKHOLM 3:22 ENC - Division 3A

10.05.2008. ARMENIA EREVAN 0:25 ENC - Division 3A

25.05.2008. ARMENIA BELGRADE 19:8 ENC - Division 3A

13.09.2008. ARMENIA SMEDEREVO 0 - 41 ENC - Division 3A

06.12.2008. ANDORA SMEDEREVO 32 - 7 ENC - Division 3A

04.04.2009. SWITZERLAND NYON 12:06 ENC - Division 3A

02.05.2009. LITHUANIA VILNIUS 9:50 ENC - Division 3A

24.10.2009. SWITZERLAND BELGRADE 13:8 ENC - Division 3A

28.11.2009. ANDORA ANDORA LA VELLA 7:21 ENC - Division 3A

10.04.2010. ARMENIA ABOVIAN 19:20 ENC - Division 3A

24.04.2010. LITHUANIA PANCEVO 5-77 ENC - Division 3A

23.10.2010. SLOVENIA LJUBLJANA 3:33 ENC 2B

20.11.2010. SWITZERLAND BELGRADE 18:15 ENC 2B

19.02.2011. ANDORA ANDORA LA VELLA 25-42 ENC 2B

07.05.2011. ARMENIA BELGRADE 20-18 ENC 2B

Friendly

16.10.2010. CROATIA JOSIPDOL 10:44


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

See also

References

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