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| Union | Kosovo Rugby Federation |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) |
| Coach(es) | Mark Barrett |
| Captain(s) | Mehdi Krasniqi |
| First international | |
 Slovenia 22–5 Kosovo  (11 June 2022) | |
| Largest win | |
Kosovo 38–0 Estonia  (12 June 2022) | |
| Largest defeat | |
Kosovo 0–48 Malta  (11 June 2022) | |
The Kosovo national rugby sevens team is the national rugby sevens side representing Kosovo.
The Kosovo Rugby Federation was established in September 2018. A great role in its establishment has played the Rugby Community in Kosovo. Rugby community consists of people that come with different cultural backgrounds coming from different continents of the world. [1] On 3 December 2021, Kosovo was accepted in Rugby Europe during their 103rd meeting. [2]
On 8 April 2022, it was decided that Kosovo should be part of Rugby Europe Sevens in Conference 2 of the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference, together with Estonia, Malta, San Marino, Slovakia and Slovenia. [3] On 11 June 2022, Kosovo made their debut in the Rugby Europe Sevens Conference with a 22–5 away defeat against Slovenia, which match was also the team's first-ever match. [4] A day later, Kosovo achieved their first win in the Rugby Europe Sevens Conference, which was also the team's first-ever win, a 38–0 home win against Estonia. [5] Kosovo is set to participate in the 2023 Conference 2 between 17 and 18 June 2023 in Bar, Montenegro. [6]
| Rugby Europe Sevens | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | P/R | ||||
| before 2022 | Team did not exist | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Conf. 2 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |  | ||||
 2023 | Conf. 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | ||||||
| 11 June | Slovenia | 22–5 | Kosovo | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 10:00 | Report |
| 11 June | Slovakia  | 22–12 | Kosovo | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 16:44 | Report |
| 11 June | Kosovo | 0–48 | Malta | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 19:14 | Report |
| 12 June | San Marino  | 30–0 | Kosovo | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 14:44 | Report |
| 12 June | Kosovo | 38–0 | Estonia | Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 17:14 | Report |
| No. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramadan Elshani | Bears |
| 2 | Ndrec Musolli | Bears |
| 3 | Ardian Beqiri |  Winterthur |
| 4 | Mehdi Krasniqi |  Épernay Champagne |
| 5 | Kushtrim Dragusha | Bears |
| 6 | Mirsad Idrizi | Bears |
| 7 | Fatmir Ismajli | Bears |
| 8 | Korab Sefaj | Peja Eagles |
| 9 | Elton Rexhepi | Bears |
| 10 | Fatos Ibrahimi | Bears |
| 11 | Dardan Gashi | Peja Eagles |
| 12 | Ardit Koci | Bears |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| San Marino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 5 countries | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 |
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