The Kosovo national rugby sevens team is the national
rugby sevens side representing
Kosovo
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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. On 3 December 2021, Kosovo was accepted in
Rugby Europe
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...
during their 103rd meeting.
Competitive record
Rugby Europe Sevens
On 8 April 2022, it was decided that Kosovo should be part of
Rugby Europe Sevens
The Rugby Europe Sevens are a series of rugby sevens tournaments held by Rugby Europe. It was formerly known as the FIRA-AER Sevens until 2013, and the Sevens Grand Prix Series until 2021. Only one annual tournament existed prior to 2011, when ...
in
Conference 2 of the
2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference The 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference's are the third and fourth divisions of Rugby Europe's 2022 sevens season. Conference 1 was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 4–5 June 2022, while Conference 2 was held in Paola, Malta on 11–12 June 2022.
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, together with Estonia, Malta, San Marino, Slovakia and Slovenia. 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. 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. Kosovo is set to participate in the 2023 Conference 2 between 17 and 18 June 2023 in
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Fixtures and results
2022
Players
Current squad
*The following players have been called up for the
2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference The 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference's are the third and fourth divisions of Rugby Europe's 2022 sevens season. Conference 1 was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 4–5 June 2022, while Conference 2 was held in Paola, Malta on 11–12 June 2022.
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*The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.
Head-to-head record
See also
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Kosovo national rugby union team
References
External links
Kosovo Rugby Federation
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