Serbia national rugby league team

Infobox rugby league nation
Name = Serbia
Badge = Serbialogo.jpg
Badge_size = 100px
Nickname = White Eagles ("Бели орлови")
Association = Serbian Rugby League
Region = Europe
Coach =
Captain = flagicon|Serbia Radoslav Novaković
Most caps = flagicon|MNEJovan Vujošević (15)
Top scorer =
Home Stadium =
RLIF Rank = 20th
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First game = flagicon|Lebanon Lebanon 102 - 0 Serbia flagicon|Serbia (19 October 2003)
Largest win = flagicon|Serbia Serbia 56 - 16 Czech Republic flagicon|CZE (18 August 2007)
Largest loss = flagicon|France France 120 - 0 Serbia flagicon|Serbia (22 October 2003)
World cup apps =
World cup first =
World cup best = The Serbia national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 2003.

History

Rugby League was first played in Serbia in 1953 when it was introduced by Dragan Marsicevic, secretary of the Yugoslavian Sport Association. Two French teams toured later that year, and in 1954 the clubs Partizan and Radnicki were formed. These clubs played their first match on April 26, 1954.

In 1961 a Yugoslav Rugby League team played its only game against a French Select XIII team in Banja Luka. The French team won 13-0. The game died out over the course of the next few years.

The Serbian Rugby 13 Federation was formed on November 10, 2001. There is now a five team domestic competition comprising of Dorcol Spiders, Podbara Novi Sad, Red Star Belgrade, FPN XIII and Hammers Nis.

Serbia has participated in the Mediterranean Cup competition in 2003 and 2004.

Serbia won the 2006 & 2007 Slavic Cup after beating Czech Republic 36-28 in Prague and 56-16 in Belgrade, respectively.

Serbia won 2007 RLEF European Shield tournament, by beating both Germany 38-6 and Czech Republic 56-16.

2008 World Cup Qualifying

"See also 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying"

Serbia failed to qualify for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, losing to Holland, Russia and Georgia in 2006, to be eliminated from the qualification process.

Results

* Serbia won 56-16 Czech Republic (18 August 2007)
* Serbia won 38-6 Germany (7 July 2007)
* Greece def. Serbia 44-26 (28 October 2006)
* Serbia won 36-28 Czech Republic (12 August 2006)
* Holland def. Serbia 38-26 (17 June 2006)
* Russia def Serbia 44-6 (4 June 2006)
* Georgia def. Serbia 45-10 (13 May 2006)
* Georgia def. Serbia 44-12 (24 July 2005)
* Holland def. Serbia 26-10 (18 June 2005)
* Serbia drew with Morocco 20-20 (9 October 2004)
* France def. Serbia 18-4 (5 October 2004)
* Lebanon def. Serbia 64-6 (2 October 2004)
* Holland def. Serbia 24-14 (2004)
* Morocco def. Serbia 58-4 (25 October 2003)
* France def. Serbia 120-0 (22 October 2003)
* Lebanon def. Serbia 102-0 (19 October 2003)
* Scotland A def. Serbia 42-22 (13 July 2003)

ee also

* Rugby league in Serbia