Serbia national rugby union team

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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Serbia women's national rugby union team.
Serbia
Head coachLJubomir Bukvic
CaptainMiladin Zivanov
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current88 (as of 23 November 2020)
First international
 Serbia 8–3 British Colonies
(9 March 1918)
Biggest win
 Serbia 52–0 Slovenia 
(29 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Germany 108–0 Serbia 
(12 November 2005)
World Cup
Appearancesnone

The national side is ranked 84th in the world (as of 29 July 2019).[1]

History
Main article: Rugby union in Serbia
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 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.

Current squad
Serbia Rugby Team 2010

Senior Squad: [3][4]

PlayerPositionCapsClub
Alen CosovicHooker4 Rugby Club Rad
Vlastimir SretenovicHooker19 Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star
Bojan LukicHooker15 Vienna Celtic Rugby Football Club
Vladimir DjukicProp40 Rugby Club Rad
Bosko JovanovicProp5 Châteaurenard
Vid PejovicProp5 Rugby Club Dinamo
Uros MartinovicProp4 Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star
Predrag VranešProp23 Rugby Club Rad
Goran PorobicLock2 Rugby Club Vojvodina
Thomas CvijanovicLock6 Vale of Lune RFC
Aleksandar KrsticLock22 Rugby Club Partizan
Đorđe PreradojevicLock9 Rugby Club Partizan
Vladimir MijatovicLock5 Rugby Club Vojvodina
Mirko RankovicLock15 Rugby Club Rad
Marko GvozdenovicFlanker6 Massy RC
Stanislav LJubicicFlanker7 Rugby Club Rad
Milan MarinkovicFlanker15 GHA RFC
Stefan DJordjevicFlanker7 Rugby Club Partizan
Boris MarticNumber 836 RC Jacou Montpellier Nord
Julien MatijasevicScrum-half7 Sporting Tulle
Nikola StankovicFly-half6 Rugby Club Rad
Marko KaporFly-half50 Rugby Club Rad
Janko Zemun MilinkovicScrum-hal10 AS Rugby Bergamo 1950
Rajko JankovicWing5 Rugby Club Vojvodina
Miladin ŽivanovCentre36 Rugby Club Rad
Nikola TaticCentre3 Rugby Club Dinamo Pancevo
Uros BabicWing15 Rugby Club Rad
Kaspar StrugarWing2 Sheffield University RFC
Luka RakitaWing2 Rugby Club Vojvodina
Igor DejanovicFullback31 Rugby Club Partizan

Results

As the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1996–2002)
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
4/05/1996Vršac Andorra30–121995–1997 FIRA Trophy
18/05/1996Gabrovo Bulgaria39–91995–1997 FIRA Trophy
6/10/1996Kiev Ukraine0–601999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification
2/11/1996Vienna AustriaDefault1999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification
1/03/1997Pančevo  Switzerland8–01999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification
10/05/1997Pančevo Israel10–71999 Rugby World Cup - European qualification
8/11/1997Nyon  Switzerland13–291997–1998 FIRA Tournament
25/04/1998Belgrade Israel30–61997–1998 FIRA Tournament
20/05/1998Belgrade Lithuania44–01997–1998 FIRA Tournament
2/06/1998Riga LatviaDefault1997–1998 FIRA Tournament
10/10/1998Brussels Belgium6–121998–1999 FIRA Tournament
8/05/1999Tunis Tunisia6–451998–1999 FIRA Tournament
2/04/2000Belgrade Moldova17–3European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000
30/04/2000Pernik Bulgaria33–6European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000
13/05/2000Herzlia Israel17–3European Nations Cup Fourth Division 2000
14/10/2000Andorra la Vella Andorra9–122003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
5/11/2000Dimitrovgrad Bulgaria46–62003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
31/03/2001Dimitrovgrad Hungary25–102003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
12/05/2001Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina13–232003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
26/5/2001Gornji Milanovac  Switzerland13–102003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
20/10/2001Chişinău Moldova16–362001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division
6/04/2002Belgrade Austria26–82001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division
4/05/2002Andorra La Vella Andorra19–52001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division
11/05/2002Belgrade Slovenia27–212001–2002 European Nations Cup Third Division

As Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
26.04.2003.Esztergom Hungary23–472002–2003 European Nations Cup Third Division
03.05.2003.Belgrade Latvia18–292002–2003 European Nations Cup Third Division
24.05.2003.Chişinău Moldova17–172002–2003 European Nations Cup Third Division
10.04.2004.Subotica Hungary31–32003–2004 European Nations Cup Third Division
17.04.2004.Marsa Malta18–202003–2004 European Nations Cup Third Division
08.05.2004.Pančevo Moldova20–432003–2004 European Nations Cup Third Division
13.11.2004.Belgrade Bulgaria33–102007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
19.03.2005.Belgrade  Switzerland11–112007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
09.04.2005.Valletta Malta24–132007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
07.05.2005.Łódź Poland11–182007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
08.10.2005.Split Croatia9–262007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
05.11.2005.Pančevo Malta3–162007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
12.11.2005.Heidelberg Germany0–1082007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
08.04.2006.Lazarevac Belgium15–362007 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification

As Serbia (2006–)
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
07.10.2006.Nyon  Switzerland9–302006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
04.11.2006.Belgrade Denmark34–232006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
14.04.2007.Pančevo Sweden12–302006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
27.10.2007.Odense Denmark17–172006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
24.11.2007.Pančevo  Switzerland5–132006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
26.04.2008.Lund Sweden3–222006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
10.05.2008.Yerevan Armenia0–252006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
25.05.2008.Belgrade Armenia19–82006–2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
13.09.2008.Smederevo Armenia0–412008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
06.12.2008.Smederevo Andorra32–72008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
04.04.2009.Nyon  Switzerland12–62008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
02.05.2009.Vilnius Lithuania9–502008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
24.10.2009.Belgrade  Switzerland13–82008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
28.11.2009.Andorra La Vella Andorra7–212008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
10.04.2010.Abovian Armenia19–202008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
24.04.2010.Pančevo Lithuania5–772008–2010 European Nations Cup Third Division
23.10.2010.Ljubljana Slovenia3–332010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
20.11.2010.Belgrade  Switzerland18–152010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
19.02.2011.Andorra La Vella Andorra25–422010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
07.05.2011.Belgrade Armenia20–182010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
29.10.2011.Belgrade Slovenia52–02010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
12.11.2011.Monthey  Switzerland19–272010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
14.04.2012.Belgrade Andorra7–92010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
21.04.2012. Armenia25–02010–2012 European Nations Cup Second Division
13.10.2012.Netanya Israel22–482012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
27.10.2012.Belgrade Latvia39–222012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
03.11.2012.Belgrade Andorra26–292012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
13.04.2013.Odense Denmark0–382012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
12.10.2013.Valmiera Latvia14–252012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
19.10.2013.Belgrade Israel6–182012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
30.03.2014.Andorra La Vella Andorra12–232012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
12.04.2014.Belgrade Denmark19–332012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division
18.10.2014.Ljubljana Slovenia3–482014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
25.10.2014.Belgrade Luxembourg0–362014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
18.04.2015.Belgrade Austria22–32014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
25.04.2015.Odense Denmark25–222014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
07.11.2015.Belgrade Slovenia17–332014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
14.11.2015.Luxembourg Luxembourg24–302014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
09.04.2016.Vienna Austria26–122014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
16.04.2016.Belgrade Denmark23–202014–16 European Nations Cup Second Division
29.10.2016.Ljubljana Slovenia13–742016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
05.11.2016.Zrenjanin Turkey25–02016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
09.04.2017.Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina10–212016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
29.04.2017.Belgrade Austria29–122016–17 Rugby Europe International Championships
21.10.2017.Vienna Austria25–272017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
28.10.2017.Pancevo Slovenia21–302017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
21.04.2018.Piestany Slovakia50–242017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
28.04.2018.Belgrade Cyprus35–172017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
13.10.2018.Belgrade Bulgaria29–352018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
10.11.2018.Piestany Slovakia37–102018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
11.05.2019.Pancevo Slovenia35–272018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
18.05.2019.Andorra La Vella Andorra0–332018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
12.10.2019.Sofia Bulgaria7–712019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
19.10.2019.Belgrade Turkey30–152019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships

Overall

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Serbia national XV at test level up until 19.10.2019.

Nation Games Won Lost Drawn Percentage of wins
 Andorra1037030%
 Armenia633050%
 Austria642067%
 Belgium20200%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina20200%
 Bulgaria642066,66%
 Croatia10100%
 Cyprus1100100%
 Denmark632150%
 Germany10100%
 Hungary321066,66%
 Israel532060%
 Latvia312033%
 Lithuania312033,33%
 Luxembourg20200%
 Malta312033,33%
 Moldova412125%
 Poland10100%
 Slovakia2200100%
 Slovenia835037%
 Sweden20200%
  Switzerland1054155%
 Tunisia10100%
 Turkey2200100%
 Ukraine10100%
Total913949340%

Player records

Most caps
# Name Years Caps Position
1 Marko Kapor 1999– 50 Fly-half
2 Nikola Stancevic 1973–1990 45 Flanker
3 Milan Rastovac 1997–2013 45 Centre
4 Nenad Matejic 2002–2019 42 Fullback
5 Dragan Grujic 1988–2006 39 Fullback
6 Vladimir DJukic 2008– 40 Prop
7 Boris Martic 2005– 36 Flanker
8 Miladin Zivanov 2006– 36 Centre
9 Aleksandar DJordjevic 2008–2017 32 Centre
10 Aleksandar Poprecica 1996–2006 32 Flanker

Last updated: Serbia vs Turkey, 19 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Top point scorers
# 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 36 Flanker
4 Dragan Grujic 1988–2006 98 39 Full-back
5 Milan Orlovic 2007–2014 75 24 Centre
6 Nenad Matejic 2002–2014 71 42 Full-back
7 Marko Gvozdenovic 2015– 63 6 Flanker
8 Milan Rastovac 1997–2013 55 45 Centre
9 Goran Vucicevic 1996–2002 40 14 Centre
10 Sasa DJukic 1996–2011 36 28 Wing

Youngest players
# Player Pos Age Opposition Date
1.Stefan JerkovicCentre17 years 10 months 28 days Slovenia29/10/2016
2.Srdjan BozicScrum-half17 years 11 months 21 days Slovakia10/11/2018
3.Ivan PirkovicCentre18 years 1 month 12 days Sweden14/04/2007
4.Aleksandar JakisicFlanker18 years 2 months 3 days Czech Republic21/04/1991
5.Milan RastovacCentre18 years 2 months 4 days Israel10/05/1997
6.Ivan BiocaninProp18 years 2 months 25 days  Switzerland08/11/1997
7.Marko IsailovicWing18 years 3 months 3 days Luxembourg25/10/2014
7.Branimir PetrovicCentre18 years 3 months 3 days Andorra28/11/2009
9.Janko Zemun MilinkovicScrum-half18 years 3 months 28 days Bosnia and Herzegovina22/04/2017
10.Dalibor VukanovicCentre18 years 4 months 6 days Bulgaria13/11/2004

Last updated: Andorra vs Serbia, 18 May 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

Oldest players
# Player Pos Age Opposition Date
1.Srdjan NikolicTighthead Prop43 years 1 month 2 days Bulgaria12/10/2019
2.Vladimir JelicFly-half41 years 9 months 12 days Luxembourg25/10/2014
3.Milan MedicHooker40 years 9 months 4 days  Switzerland08/11/1997
4.Sasa DJukicWing40 years 4 month 23 days Andorra19/02/2011
5.Branislav AcimovicProp39 years 10 months 22 days Andorra06/12/2008
6.Dragan GrujicFullback39 years 9 months 7 days Belgium08/04/2006
7.Dejan KaratrajkovskiScrum-half39 years 5 months 6 days Denmark25/04/2015
8.Nikola StancevicFlanker39 years 4 months 25 days Andorra26/05/1990
9.Bojan LukicHooker39 years 3 months 10 days Bulgaria12/10/2019
10.Marko KaporFly-half39 years 2 months 25 days Turkey19/10/2019

Last updated: Andorra vs Serbia, 15 May 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

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
  • 2015 – Did not qualify
  • 2019 – Did not qualify
  • 2023 – Did not qualify

See also

References
  1. https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru?lang=en
  2. Ragbi Savez Srbije — Istorija
  3. Senior team Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Rugby Serbia.
  4. http://rugbyserbia.com/reprezentacija-putuje-u-luksemburg/


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