Montenegro national rugby team
UnionMontenegrin Rugby Union[1]
Nickname(s)"Wolves" (Vukovi)
PresidentZorica Kostić
Coach(es)Danijel Keserović
Captain(s)Boris Mijušković
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
First match
 Montenegro 29–27 Estonia 
(11 April 2015)
Largest win
 Montenegro 45-19 Belarus 
(21 May 2016)
Largest defeat
 Montenegro 0-57 Bulgaria 
(14 Apr 2018)

The Montenegro national rugby team, known as the Wolves (Vukovi), represents Montenegro in rugby union. The sport of rugby has only come recently to the country since its independence in 2006.[2] The squad plays in red and gold jerseys with red shorts, and their emblem is the double headed eagle while their logo is the wolf. Montenegro are currently in ENC 3 (European Nations Cup 3rd Division) for rugby union, competing for the first time as an independent country.[3] The team was first guided and coached by Marty Lusty.[4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality. Rugby clubs are in brackets.[5]

*squad and extended squad against Turkey 28 April 2018

Record

Overall

Against Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 1 0 0.00
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Bulgaria 2 1 1 0 50.00
 Estonia 2 1 1 0 50.00
 Gibraltar 1 0 1 0 0.00
 Slovakia 2 1 1 0 50.00
 Turkey 1 0 1 0 0.00
Total 11 4 7 0 33.33

See also

References

  1. ^ Montenegro becomes a member of European Rugby. vijesti.me, Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ History. Montenegro Rugby.
  3. ^ 2014-16 European Nations Cup. Rugby Europe, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015
  4. ^ http://montenegrorugby.com/en/vijesti/77-marty-lusty-novi-trener-reprezentciju-crnu-goru[dead link]
  5. ^ Montenegro Squad for Estonia. Montenegro Rugby Union Squad.

External links

Rugby union in Montenegro
International rugby union teams
National sports teams of Montenegro
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