Montenegro national rugby sevens team

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Montenegro national rugby sevens team
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Union Montenegrin Rugby Union
Nickname(s) "Wolves" (Vukovi)
President France Michel Milovic
Coach(es) Northern Ireland Marty Lusty (National Coach) France Michel Milovic (sevens)
Captain(s) Montenegro Aleksandar Milošavljević
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.montenegrorugby.com

The Montenegro national rugby team, known as the Wolves (Vukovi), represents Montenegro in international rugby sevens. The team 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 Division B in Europe for rugby 7's having made their debut in 2014.[1]

History

Prior to 2003, Montenegro had been represented in international rugby matches as FR Yugoslavia, and as Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 until Montenegro's independence in 2006. Rugby began to develop in Montenegro from 2011.[2] Participation numbers grew and the players progressed to rugby sevens. By 2013 there were four rugby clubs in Montenegro.[3][4] A regional league began in 2014 and fixtures were also arranged with other teams around the former Yugoslavian countries, and by 2014 there were seven clubs.[2][5] Rugby has competition from other popular sports such as water-polo, soccer, handball and mixed martial arts in Montenegro. Due to the small population of the country, rugby 7's is the preferred version of the game as fewer players are required. An official international 7s squad was named and sent to Greece for the ENC Division B competition in 2014.[6][7]

Results

The national sevens team made its international debut in Greece in 2014. The first international was played against the favorites Switzerland with the game ending final score 15–36 to Switzerland.[1] The team progressed to the Bowl play-offs and defeated San Marino by 45–7 and Liechtenstein by 38–5 in the final to win the 2014 ENC Division B Bowl.[1]

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 Aleksandar Milošavljević, Captain- (RK Podgorica)
  • 02 Montenegro Danilo Adžić - (RK Niksic Lavovi)
  • 02 Montenegro Adam Byrne - (UCD)
  • 03 Montenegro Djordjije Premović - (RK Arsenal Tivat)
  • 04 Montenegro Srdjan Popović - (RK Arsenal Tivat)
  • 05 Montenegro Damir Abdinović - (RK Arsenal Tivat)
  • 06 Montenegro Dušan Vucicević - (RK Mornar Bar)
  • 07 Montenegro Marko Andrić - (RK Podgorica)
  • 08 Montenegro Aleksandar Bulatović - (inactive)
  • 09 Montenegro Boško Djikanović - (RK Podgorica)
  • 10 Montenegro Vućko Papović - (inactive)
  • 11 Montenegro Budimir Andrić - (RK Podgorica)
  • 12 Montenegro Mirko Garcević - (RK Podgorica)
  • res 13 Montenegro Miloš Kuvelja - (RK Niksic Lavovi)

Coaches and assistants

Montenegrin national sevens team coaches:

  • Northern Ireland Marty Lusty (Head Coach)
  • France Michel Milović (Sevens)
Name Tenure Win: 7's Win: 15's
Northern Ireland Marty Lusty 2015 N/A 50%
France Michel Milović 2014 50% N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Results Division B - South (Greece). Rugby Europe, 2014. Retrieved 31.05.2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Rugby in Montenegro. Rugby Europe, 2013. Retrieved 26.10.2014
  4. ↑ History. Montenegro Rugby.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Thessaloniki to host Division B European Rugby Championship. Retrieved 26.10.2014
  7. ↑ Milović selected for Montenegro. vijesti.me. Retrieved 13.5.2014

External links

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