Kosovo national rugby sevens team

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Kosovo
Kosovo Rugby Federation logo.jpg
Union Kosovo Rugby Federation
Nickname(s)Dardanët (Dardanians)
Coach(es)Mark Barrett
Captain(s)Mehdi Krasniqi
First international
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22–5 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg
(11 June 2022)
Largest win
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 38–0 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg
(12 June 2022)
Largest defeat
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 0–48 Malta  Flag of Malta.svg
(11 June 2022)

The Kosovo national rugby sevens team is the national rugby sevens side representing Kosovo.

Contents

History

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]

Competitive record

Rugby Europe Sevens

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
YearDivisionPosPldWDLP/R
before 2022Team did not exist
Flag of Malta.svg 2022 Conf. 2 5th5104Equals-sign-blue.gif
Flag of Montenegro.svg 2023 Conf. 2
Total5104

Fixtures and results

2022

11 June Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg22–5Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta 
10:00 Report
11 June Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg22–12Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta 
16:44 Report
11 June Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–48Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta 
19:14 Report
12 June San Marino  Flag of San Marino.svg30–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta 
14:44 Report
12 June Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg38–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta 
17:14 Report

Players

Current squad

No.PlayerClub
1Ramadan Elshani Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
2Ndrec Musolli Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
3Ardian Beqiri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Winterthur
4Mehdi Krasniqi Flag of France.svg Épernay Champagne
5Kushtrim Dragusha Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
6Mirsad Idrizi Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
7Fatmir Ismajli Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
8Korab Sefaj Flag of Kosovo.svg Peja Eagles
9Elton Rexhepi Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
10Fatos Ibrahimi Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears
11Dardan Gashi Flag of Kosovo.svg Peja Eagles
12Ardit Koci Flag of Kosovo.svg Bears

Head-to-head record

As of 12 June 2022
OpponentPldWDLWin %
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1100100.00
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1001000.00
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1001000.00
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1001000.00
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1001000.00
5 countries5104020.00

See also

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References

  1. "About Us". Kosovo Rugby Federation. 19 July 2017.
  2. "Kosovo is accepted as a member of "Rugby Europe"". RTV21. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. "Rugby Europe Sevens Series 2022 calendar confirmed". Rugby Europe. 8 April 2022.
  4. Kosovo Rugby Federation [@KosovoRugby] (11 June 2022). "#KosovoRugby first match in #Conference2 ends in a defeat despite the courageous display of our boys. #Slovenia won the match 22–5 (12–5 H1). We hope for a victory in the second match against #Slovakia!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. "Kosovo v Estonia". Rugby Europe. 12 June 2022.
  6. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/men-s-7s-conference-2-2023/conference-2-7s-2023/ [ bare URL ]
  7. "Pjesëmarrje historike në garat ndërkombëtare, prezantohet ekipi i Kosovës në ragbi" [Historic participation in international competitions, the Kosovo rugby team is presented] (in Albanian). Kosova Press. 7 June 2022.