Montenegro national rugby union team
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]
Union | Montenegrin Rugby Union[1] | ||
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Nickname(s) | "Wolves" (Vukovi) | ||
President | Nikola Vuleta | ||
Coach(es) | Danilo Ceranic | ||
Captain(s) | Boris Mijušković | ||
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First match | |||
(11 April 2015) | |||
Largest win | |||
(21 May 2016) | |||
Largest defeat | |||
(14 Apr 2018) |
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]
- 01
Marštjepović Đorde (Mornar) - 02
Miždalo Bojan (Arsenal) - 03
Radović Milan (Vichy) - 04
Mirko Garčević (Podgorica) - 05
Aleksandar Milosavljević (Podgorica) - 06
Aleksandar Roganović (Niksic) - 07
Ćavor Lazar (Northwood Boys High) - 08
Boris Mijušković (Niksic) Captain - 09
Nikola Jovanović (Arsenal) - 10
Popović Srđan (Arsenal) - 11
Damjan Čelebic (Podgorica) - 12
Dušan Vučićević (Germany) - 13
Marko Kuč (Podgorica) - 14
Boško Mirjačić (Niksic) - 15
Marko Andrić (Podgorica) - 16
Stanković Duško (Niksic) - 17
Popović Željko (Cetinje) - 18
Jelić Ivan (Podgorica) - 19
Marko Kovačević (Cetinje) - 20
Vladan Čelebić (Podgorica) - 21
Ivan Colaković (Cetnije) - 22
Igor Adzaip (Arsenal) - 23
Novica Raonić (Niksic)
*squad and extended squad against Turkey 28 April 2018
Record
Overall
Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Total | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44 |
See also
- Rugby union in Montenegro
- Montenegrin Rugby Union
- 2014–16 European Nations Cup Third Division
- List of National Team Players
References
- Montenegro becomes a member of European Rugby. vijesti.me, Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- History. Montenegro Rugby.
- 2014-16 European Nations Cup. Rugby Europe, 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015
- http://montenegrorugby.com/en/vijesti/77-marty-lusty-novi-trener-reprezentciju-crnu-goru
- Montenegro Squad for Estonia. Montenegro Rugby Union Squad.
External links
- Montenegro Rugby Official Site
- List of National Team Players