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

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
Year Division Pos Pld W D L P/R
before 2022 Team did not exist
Malta 2022 Conf. 2 5th 5 1 0 4 Same position
Montenegro 2023 Conf. 2
Total 5 1 0 4 —

Fixtures and results

2022

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

Players

Current squad

  • The following players have been called up for the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference.[7]
  • The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.
No. Player Club
1 Ramadan Elshani Kosovo Bears
2 Ndrec Musolli Kosovo Bears
3 Ardian Beqiri Switzerland Winterthur
4 Mehdi Krasniqi France Épernay Champagne
5 Kushtrim Dragusha Kosovo Bears
6 Mirsad Idrizi Kosovo Bears
7 Fatmir Ismajli Kosovo Bears
8 Korab Sefaj Kosovo Peja Eagles
9 Elton Rexhepi Kosovo Bears
10 Fatos Ibrahimi Kosovo Bears
11 Dardan Gashi Kosovo Peja Eagles
12 Ardit Koci Kosovo Bears

Head-to-head record

As of 12 June 2022
Opponent Pld W D L Win %
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Malta 1 0 0 1 000.00
 San Marino 1 0 0 1 000.00
 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 000.00
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 000.00
5 countries 5 1 0 4 020.00

See also

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. ^ @KosovoRugby (June 11, 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. ^ "Conference 2 7s 2023".
  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.

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