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Greece national rugby union team

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Greece
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionGreek Rugby Federation
Head coachNikos Petropoulos
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current111 (as of 4 November 2024)
Highest107
Lowest111 (2024)
First international
 Austria 52–3 Greece 
(22 October 2005)
Biggest win
 Greece 47–7 Bulgaria 
(5 November 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Austria 52–3 Greece 
(22 October 2005)
World Cup
Appearances0

The Greece national rugby union team represents one of the world's newest rugby union playing nations. The national team is governed by the HRF (Hellenic Rugby Federation). Greece has been participating in international competitions since October 2005 playing its first international game against Austria in Vienna. Since then, they have played several international games in FIRA competition 3D, and in Greece. Greece played Slovakia in the Final on 12 May 2007 in Thessaloniki, where they won 20–17 and in doing so gained promotion to division 3C.

History

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It is unknown when rugby was first played in Greece. During the mid 19th century, English and French sailors are recorded as playing some of the earliest games in northern Greece.[citation needed]

Record

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Overall

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Against Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
 Austria 1 0 1 0 0.00
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 100.00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 100.00
 Bulgaria 4 2 2 0 50.00
 Cyprus 3 0 3 0 0.00
 Finland 8 3 5 0 37.50
 Israel 2 0 2 0 0.00
 Luxembourg 6 3 3 0 50.00
 Monaco 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Norway 2 1 1 0 50.00
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 100.00
Total 32 15 17 0 46.87

Current squad

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Squad to 2014 European Nations Cup – Division 2D.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
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