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]

Montenegro national rugby team
UnionMontenegrin Rugby Union[1]
Nickname(s)"Wolves" (Vukovi)
PresidentZorica Kostić
Coach(es)Danijel Keserović
Captain(s)Boris Mijušković
1st kit
2nd kit
3rd kit
First match
 Montenegro 29–27 Estonia 
(11 April 2015)
Largest win
 Montenegro 45-19 Belarus 
(21 May 2016)
Largest defeat
 Montenegro 0-57 Bulgaria 
(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 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

Overall
Against Played Won Lost Drawn  % Won
 Bosnia and Herzegovina10100.00
 Belarus1100100.00
 Bulgaria211050.00
 Estonia211050.00
 Gibraltar10100.00
 Slovakia211050.00
 Turkey10100.00
Total1147033.33

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
  4. http://montenegrorugby.com/en/vijesti/77-marty-lusty-novi-trener-reprezentciju-crnu-goru
  5. Montenegro Squad for Estonia. Montenegro Rugby Union Squad.
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