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Montenegro national rugby union team

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Montenegro national rugby team
UnionMontenegrin Rugby Union[1]
Nickname(s)"Wolves" (Vukovi)
PresidentZorica Kostić
Coach(es)Alex Liddell
Captain(s)Boris Mijušković
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
First match
 Montenegro 29–27 Estonia 
(11 April 2015)
Largest win
 Montenegro 55-10 Kosovo 
(29 Sep 2024)
Largest defeat
 Slovakia 65-0 Montenegro 
(23 Apr 2022)

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 Rugby Europe Conference Division.[3] The team was first guided and coached by Marty Lusty.[4]

Current squad

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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]

  • 01 Montenegro Marštjepović Đorde (RK Mornar Bar)
  • 02 Montenegro Miždalo Bojan (RFC Arsenal Tivat)
  • 03 Montenegro Radović Milan (Vichy)
  • 04 Montenegro Mirko Garčević (RK Podgorica)
  • 05 Montenegro Aleksandar Milosavljević (RK Podgorica)
  • 06 Montenegro Aleksandar Roganović (RK Nikšić)
  • 07 Montenegro Ćavor Lazar (Northwood Boys High)
  • 08 Montenegro Boris Mijušković (RK Nikšić) Captain
  • 09 Montenegro Nikola Jovanović (RFC Arsenal Tivat)
  • 10 Montenegro Popović Srđan (RFC Arsenal Tivat)
  • 11 Montenegro Damjan Čelebic (RK Podgorica)
  • 12 Montenegro Dušan Vučićević (Germany)
  • 13 Montenegro Marko Kuč (RK Podgorica)
  • 14 Montenegro Boško Mirjačić (RK Nikšić)
  • 15 Montenegro Marko Andrić (RK Podgorica)
  • 16 Montenegro Stanković Duško (RK Nikšić)
  • 17 Montenegro Popović Željko (RK Cetinje)
  • 18 Montenegro Jelić Ivan (RK Podgorica)
  • 19 Montenegro Marko Kovačević (RK Cetinje)
  • 20 Montenegro Vladan Čelebić (RK Podgorica)
  • 21 Montenegro Ivan Colaković (RK Cetinje)
  • 22 Montenegro Igor Adzaip (RFC Arsenal Tivat)
  • 23 Montenegro Novica Raonić (RK Nikšić)

*squad and extended squad against Turkey 28 April 2018

Record

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Overall

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Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Montenegro national XV at test level up until 5 October 2024:

Against Played Won Lost Drawn % Won
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 50%
 Belarus 2 1 1 0 50%
 Bulgaria 2 1 1 0 50%
 Estonia 2 1 1 0 50%
 Gibraltar 1 0 1 0 0%
 Kosovo 3 2 1 0 66.67%
 Serbia 1 0 1 0 0%
 Slovakia 3 1 2 0 33.33%
 Turkey 2 1 1 0 50%
Total 19 8 11 0 42.11%

See also

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References

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  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.