Bulgaria national rugby union team

The Bulgaria national rugby union team is governed by the Bulgarian Rugby Federation, and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

Bulgaria
UnionBulgarian Rugby Federation
Head coachRomain Balmisse (FRA)
CaptainPetar Nikolov
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current73 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
 Bulgaria 3 - 70 Romania 
(1963-5-20)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 71 - 7 Serbia 
(2019-10-12)
Biggest defeat
 Bulgaria 0 - 100 Romania 
(1976-9-21)

The national side is ranked 73rd in the world (as of 8 of March 2020).[1]

History
Main article: rugby union in Bulgaria

Bulgaria played their first rugby international in 1963, where they met Romania. They were defeated by the Romanians, 70-3. There was no qualifying tournament held for the first Rugby World Cup, and Bulgaria did not attempt to qualify for the tournament until the Welsh hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup. They competed in Pool 2 of Round A, but did not advance to the next stage.

Bulgaria again tried to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, and competed in Pool B of Round 1. Although Bulgaria won one pool match, they did not advance to Round 2. For the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Bulgaria were able to advance past Round 1, and entered Pool D of Round 2. However, they were then knocked out of the qualifying tournament.

World Cup record
World Cup record
Year Round P W D L F A
1987 Not invited
1991 Did not enter
1995
1999 Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total 0/9 - - - - - -

Overall
Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 rankings as of 13 January 2021[2]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  South Africa094.20
2  England089.49
3  New Zealand088.95
4  France085.30
5  Ireland084.65
6  Australia083.08
7  Scotland080.82
8  Argentina080.31
9  Wales079.36
10  Japan079.29
11  Fiji076.87
12  Georgia072.18
13  Tonga071.44
14  Italy070.88
15  Samoa070.72
16  United States068.10
17  Spain067.51
18  Uruguay067.02
19  Romania065.33
20  Portugal062.12
21  Russia061.96
22  Hong Kong061.23
23  Canada061.11
24  Namibia061.04
25  Netherlands060.09
26  Brazil058.19
27  Belgium057.17
28   Switzerland054.12
29  Chile053.81
30  Germany053.13
*Change from the previous week

2016 squad

Squad to 2016 European Nations Cup - Division 2D.[3]

See also

References
  1. https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru?lang=en
  2. "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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