Team information | ||
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Governing body | Serbian Rugby League | |
Region | Europe | |
Head coach | Slobodan Manak | |
Most caps | Nika Bajić, Tamara Bošnjak & Marija Maslaković (10 each) | |
Top try-scorer | Karolina Blizanac, Natalija Simic, Jelena Stoiljković & Katarina Veljanovsku (2 each) | |
Top point-scorer | Karolina Blizanac, Natalija Simic, Jelena Stoiljković & Katarina Veljanovsku (8 each) | |
Home stadium | Makiš Stadium, Belgrade | |
IRL ranking | 11th | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
Italy 26–0 Serbia (22 June 2019) | ||
Biggest win | ||
Serbia 24–16 Turkey (22 November 2022) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
Serbia 0–116 France (18 March 2023) |
The Serbia women's national rugby league team is organised by the Serbian Rugby League and represents Serbia in international rugby league.
Serbia first played full international Test Matches in 2019. Their inaugural match was against Italy in Italy in June 2019. [1] [2] Serbia then hosted a two Test Match tour by Canada in September 2019. [3] [4]
Serbia participated in the 2022 Women's Rugby League European Championship (B Division).
Ahead of the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup, Serbia was drawn in Group B of the European Qualifiers. Serbia lost both qualifying matches.
Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
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Italy | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 14 | 60 | 18.92% |
Canada | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 10 | 60 | 14.29% |
Greece | 2022 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 8 | 68 | 10.53% |
Turkey | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 24 | 16 | 60.00% |
France | 2023 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 174 | 0.00% |
Totals | 2019 | 2024 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10.00% | 56 | 378 | 12.90% |
Notes:
The following players where named in a squad to play in the Group B European World Cup Qualifying matches in May and June 2024. Figures in the table include both qualifying matches (against Greece and France). [5] [6]
Olivera Mišković and Karolina Blizanac were included in the squad of 19 for the match against France but were omitted from the 17 that played. Five players that were in the team for the match against Greece, were omitted from the 19 selected for the match against France: Jelena Stoiljković, Lea Milošević, Cleopatra Carreno, Jovana Fridl, and Dunja Stojiljkovic.
Player | Position | Club | Debut | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
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Tamara Bošnjak | Fullback | Red Star | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Teodora Micic | Wing , Centre | Red Star | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sanja Starcevic | Centre , Second-row | Red Star | 2022 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Marija Stojšić | Centre | Red Star | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anastasija Karanović | Wing , Centre | RLC Partisan 1953 | 2022 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Ljiljana Bajić | Stand-off | Red Star | 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Katarina Veljanovsku | Scrum-half , Wing | Red Star | 2022 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Natalija Simic | Prop , Second-row | Red Star | 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Nataša Kovačević | Hooker , Stand-off | Red Star | 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teodora Marin | Prop | Red Star | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mihaela Markicevic | Second-row | Unknown | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anna Liuter | Second-row , Prop | Dorćol Spiders | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marija Maslaković | Lock , Prop | Red Star | 2019 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Marija Simovic | interchange | Red Star | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milica Cvijetanovic | interchange | RLC Partisan 1953 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nika Bajić | interchange | Red Star | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uma Cengaj | interchange | Red Star | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olivera Mišković | interchange | FK Arsenal Tivat | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karolina Blizanac | Hooker | Red Star | 2019 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Jelena Stoiljković | Wing | Red Star | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Lea Milošević | Scrum-half | Wentworthville | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleopatra Carreno | Loose forward | Camden Rams | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jovana Fridl | interchange | Red Star | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dunja Stojiljkovic | interchange | Red Star | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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22 Jun 2019 | Italy | 0 - 26 | Test Match | Lignano, Italy | — | [1] [2] [7] |
14 Sep 2019 | Canada | 6 - 34 | 2 Test Series | SC inge, Belgrade | — | [3] [8] |
21 Sep 2019 | Canada | 4 - 26 | Makiš Stadium, Belgrade | — | [4] [9] [10] | |
2 Oct 2022 | Greece | 0 – 28 | 2022 European Championship B | Gorytsa Park Field, Aspropyrgos | — | [11] [12] |
25 Nov 2022 | Turkey | 24 – 16 | 2022 European Championship B | FC Bask Arena, Belgrade | — | [13] |
18 Mar 2023 | France | 0 – 116 | Test Match | Parc Des Sports, Avignon | [14] | [15] [16] |
3 Jun 2023 | Italy | 14 – 34 | Test Match | Pasian Di Prato Stadium, Udine | — | [17] |
11 Nov 2023 | Greece | 4 – 8 | Balkan Cup | FC Pusta Reka, Bojnik | — | [18] |
18 May 2024 | Greece | 4 – 32 | WC Qualifier (Euro Group B) | Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens | [19] | [20] |
22 Jun 2024 | France | 0 – 58 | Stadium FC Srem Jakovo, Belgrade | [21] | [22] [23] |
The following players were selected to represent Serbia in the three Test Matches of 2019. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Player | Italy Only Test | Canada 1st Test | Canada 2nd Test | Caps | Tries | Goals | Pts |
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Ana Marija Škiljo | Centre | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Anastasija Karanović | — | positions | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Dragana Žeželj | interchange | — | interchange | 2 | 0 | ||
Dragica Kovačević | — | Second-row | Second-row | 2 | 0 | ||
Isidora Savković | Five-eighth | Halfback | Centre | 3 | 0 | ||
Ivana Artinović | interchange | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Ivana Djordjevic | — | interchange | interchange | 2 | 0 | ||
Jelena Lazić | — | interchange | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Jelena Stoiljković | Halfback | Five-eighth | Five-eighth | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Jovana Fridl | Second-row | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Karolina Blizanac | Hooker | Hooker | Hooker | 3 | 0 | ||
Katarina Perović | — | — | Wing | 1 | 0 | ||
Ljiljana Bajić | Wing | interchange | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Maja Baošić | — | Lock | Lock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Marija Bajić | Wing | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Marija Maslaković | Prop | Prop | Prop | 3 | 0 | ||
Marija Milosavljević | Fullback | Fullback | Fullback | 3 | 0 | ||
Marija Zlatković | — | Wing | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Milica Krasić | interchange | Centre | Wing | 3 | 0 | ||
Nataša Kovačević | — | — | interchange | 1 | 0 | ||
Nika Bajić | Second-row | Second-row | Prop | 3 | 0 | ||
Olivera Mišković | — | interchange | interchange | 2 | 0 | ||
Sara Trifković | interchange | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Tamara Bošnjak | Centre | Centre | Centre | 3 | 0 | ||
Vanja Pešić | Lock | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Željana Mitrović | Prop | Prop | Second-row | 3 | 0 | ||
Zorica Kostić | — | Wing | Halfback | 2 | 0 |
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