Serbia women's national rugby league team
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| Team information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Governing body | Serbian Rugby League | |
| Region | Europe | |
| Most caps | 9 players with 3 matches | |
| Top try-scorer | Jelena Stoiljković & Maja Baošić (1 each) | |
| Top point-scorer | Maja Baošić (6) (1 try, 1 goal) | |
| Home stadium | Makiš Stadium, Belgrade | |
| IRL ranking | 12th | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Team results | ||
| First international | ||
 Italy 26–0 Serbia  (22 June 2019) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
Serbia 0–116 France  (18 Mart 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 is a participant in the Women's Rugby League European Championship (B Division).
Current squad
The following players where named in a squad to play in the 2022 Rugby League Women's European Championship B. Figures in the table include the first match (against Greece).[5]
| Player | Position | Club | Debut | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljiljana Bajić | Wing |  Red Star |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nika Bajić | Second-row | Red Star |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karolina Blizanac | Hooker | Red Star |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ksenija Bogojevic | interchange |  Dorćol Spiders |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamara Bošnjak | Centre | Red Star |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teodora Djordjevic | interchange | Dorćol Spiders |
— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanja Floric | interchange | Dorćol Spiders |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovana Fridl | Second-row | Red Star |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anastasija Karanović | Centre |  Partisan 1953 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nataša Kovačević | Hooker | Red Star |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teodora Marin | Prop | Dorćol Spiders |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marija Maslaković | Prop | Red Star |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natalija Simic | Second-row | Red Star |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marija Simovic | interchange | Red Star |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanja Starcevic | Second-row | Red Star |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelena Stoiljković | Five-eighth | Red Star |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Katarina Veljanoski | Wing | Red Star |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natasa Vignjevic | interchange | Dorćol Spiders |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Full internationals
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2019 | Italy |
0 - 26 | Test Match | Lignano, Italy |
— | [1][2][6] |
| 14 Sep 2019 |  Canada |
6 - 34 | 2 Test Series | SC inge, Belgrade |
— | [3][7] |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Canada |
4 - 26 | Makiš Stadium, Belgrade |
— | [4][8][9] | |
| 2 Oct 2022 |  Greece |
0 – 28 |
2022 European Championship B | Gorytsa Park Field, Aspropyrgos |
— | [10][5] |
| 25 Nov 2022 |  Turkey |
24 – 16 |
2022 European Championship B | FC Bask Arena, Belgrade |
— | [11] |
| 18 Mar 2023 | France |
0 – 116 |
Test Match | Parc Des Sports, Avignon |
[12] | [13][14] |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Italy |
14 – 34 |
Test Match | Pasian Di Prato Stadium, Udine |
— | [15] |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Greece |
4 – 8 |
Balkan Cup | FC Pusta Reka, Bojnik |
— |
Upcoming Fixtures:
- During 2023 and 2024 Serbia were drawn to play the following three teams in Group B of the European Qualifiers for the 2025 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[16] Dates and hosts were selected but the venues were yet to be announced.[17] In May 2023, following the withdrawal of France as hosts of the 2025 World Cups, the European Rugby League announced that fixtures scheduled for 2023 would be postponed.[18][19]
Past Squads
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Italy 26 v 0 Serbia - Match Report". European Rugby League. 22 Jun 2019. Retrieved 15 Apr 2021.
- ^ a b c James, Honor (26 Jun 2019). "Italy's women win 1st Test as Serbia make their bow". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 17 Apr 2021.
- ^ a b c "Srbija - Kanada 6-34 (6-22)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 14 Sep 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Srbija - Kanada 4-26 (4-8)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 21 Sep 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Greece 28 v Serbia 0 - Match Report". European Rugby League. 3 Oct 2022. Retrieved 3 Oct 2022.
- ^ "Italija - Srbija 26-0 (12-0)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 22 Jun 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Lowe, Brian (16 Sep 2019). "Canada opens historic dual tour of Serbia with dual wins". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Brian (23 Sep 2019). "Split results for Canada men & women in Serbia". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021.
- ^ Issa, Muad (24 Sep 2019). "Naismith Shines In Serbia For Team Canada". York University. Retrieved 18 Apr 2022.
- ^ "Women's Greek Rugby League smash Serbia to claim championship". Greek City Times. 3 Oct 2022. Retrieved 3 Oct 2022.
- ^ "Serbia 24 v 16 Turkiye". European Rugby League. 25 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Feb 2023.
- ^ "France - Serbie XIII Féminin - Le Replay". YouTube. Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII. 19 Mar 2023. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
- ^ "France 116 v 0 Serbia - Match report". European Rugby League. 18 Mar 2023. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
- ^ "France – Serbie : 116 – 0". FFR XIII. 18 Mar 2023. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
- ^ "Italy 34 v 14 Serbia - Match report". European Rugby League. 3 Jun 2023. Retrieved 4 Jun 2023.
- ^ "Draws Made For Men's and Women's Euros". European Rugby League. 22 Feb 2023. Retrieved 23 Feb 2023.
- ^ "Euro Women's RLWCQ Fixtures Announced as Female Refs Look to take part". European Rugby League. 8 Mar 2023. Retrieved 10 Mar 2023.
- ^ Gordon, James (25 May 2023). "European Championships cancelled as international calendar left in tatters". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "ERL put European, MEA, Americas Championships On Hold". International Rugby League. Euro Rugby League. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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