Montenegro national rugby union team

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Montenegro national rugby team
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Union Montenegrin Rugby Union[1]
Nickname(s) "Wolves" (Vukovi)
Coach(es) Northern Ireland Marty Lusty (Head Coach)
Captain(s) Montenegro Boris Mijuskovic
1st kit
2nd kit
First match
 Montenegro 29-27 Estonia 
(11 April 2015)
Largest win
 Montenegro 29-27 Estonia 
(11 April 2015)
Largest defeat
 Montenegro 3-31 Slovakia 
(14 April 2015)
Official website
www.montenegrorugby.com

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]

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.

  • 01 Montenegro Janko Milović (Arsenal)
  • 02 Montenegro Budamir Andrić (Podgorica)
  • 03 Montenegro Luka Lučić (Podgorica)
  • 04 Montenegro Nikola Vuletić (Niksic)
  • 05 Montenegro Aleksandar Mečikukić (Mornar)
  • 06 Montenegro Vladimir Tomović (Mornar)
  • 07 Montenegro Boris Mijušković Captain (Niksic)
  • 08 Montenegro Aleksandar Milosavljević (Podgorica)
  • 09 Montenegro Nikola Jovanović (Arsenal)
  • 10 Montenegro Srđan Popović (Arsenal)
  • 11 Montenegro Aleksandar Bulatović (inactive)
  • 12 Montenegro Danilo Adžić (Niksic)
  • 13 Montenegro Dusan Vučičević (Mornar)
  • 14 Montenegro Marko Andrić (Podgorica)
  • 15 Montenegro Boško Mirjacić (Niksic)
  • 16 Montenegro Miodrag Martinović (Mornar)
  • 17 Montenegro Dimitrije Čvorović (Niksic)
  • 18 Montenegro Marko Jaredić (Podgorica)
  • 19 Montenegro Mirko Garčević (Podgorica)
  • 20 Montenegro Igor Adžaip (Arsenal)
  • 21 Montenegro Miloš Kuvelja (Niksic)
  • 22 Montenegro Aljoša Markinović (Arsenal)
  • 23 Montenegro Marko Novaković (Niksic)
  • 24 Montenegro Vladan Čelebić (Podgorica)

Coaches and assistants

Montenegro national team coaches:

  • Northern Ireland Marty Lusty (Head Coach & Forwards)
  • Serbia Marko Milosavljević (Backline)
  • Ireland Niall Ardill (Set Piece)
  • Montenegro Mitar Bošković (Fitness)
  • France Michel Milović (Sevens)

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

External links