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 | 14 ![]() | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
![]() ![]() (22 June 2019) | ||
Biggest win | ||
![]() ![]() (22 November 2022) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (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. [2] [3] Serbia then hosted a two Test Match tour by Canada in September 2019. [4] [5]
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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![]() | 2019 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 14 | 60 | 18.92% |
![]() | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 10 | 60 | 14.29% |
![]() | 2022 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 8 | 68 | 10.53% |
![]() | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 24 | 16 | 60.00% |
![]() | 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). [6] [7]
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 | ![]() | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Teodora Micic | Wing , Centre | ![]() | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sanja Starcevic | Centre , Second-row | ![]() | 2022 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Marija Stojšić | Centre | ![]() | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anastasija Karanović | Wing , Centre | ![]() | 2022 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Ljiljana Bajić | Stand-off | ![]() | 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Katarina Veljanovsku | Scrum-half , Wing | ![]() | 2022 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Natalija Simic | Prop , Second-row | ![]() | 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Nataša Kovačević | Hooker , Stand-off | ![]() | 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teodora Marin | Prop | ![]() | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mihaela Markicevic | Second-row | ![]() | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anna Liuter | Second-row , Prop | ![]() | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marija Maslaković | Lock , Prop | ![]() | 2019 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Marija Simovic | interchange | ![]() | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milica Cvijetanovic | interchange | ![]() | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nika Bajić | interchange | ![]() | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uma Cengaj | interchange | ![]() | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olivera Mišković | interchange | ![]() | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karolina Blizanac | Hooker | ![]() | 2019 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Jelena Stoiljković | Wing | ![]() | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Lea Milošević | Scrum-half | ![]() | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleopatra Carreno | Loose forward | ![]() | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jovana Fridl | interchange | ![]() | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dunja Stojiljkovic | interchange | ![]() | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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22 Jun 2019 | ![]() | 0 - 26 | Test Match | ![]() | — | [2] [3] [8] |
14 Sep 2019 | ![]() | 6 - 34 | 2 Test Series | ![]() | — | [4] [9] |
21 Sep 2019 | ![]() | 4 - 26 | ![]() | — | [5] [10] [11] | |
2 Oct 2022 | ![]() | 0 – 28 | 2022 European Championship B | ![]() | — | [12] [13] |
25 Nov 2022 | ![]() | 24 – 16 | 2022 European Championship B | ![]() | — | [14] |
18 Mar 2023 | ![]() | 0 – 116 | Test Match | ![]() | [15] | [16] [17] |
3 Jun 2023 | ![]() | 14 – 34 | Test Match | ![]() | — | [18] |
11 Nov 2023 | ![]() | 4 – 8 | Balkan Cup | ![]() | — | [19] |
18 May 2024 | ![]() | 4 – 32 | WC Qualifier (Euro Group B) | ![]() | [20] | [21] |
22 Jun 2024 | ![]() | 0 – 58 | ![]() | [22] | [23] [24] |
The following players were selected to represent Serbia in the three Test Matches of 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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 |