The Turkey national rugby union team is a relatively recent creation, being started at the end of 2009. Turkey is currently a third-tier side. The team first played in 2012 against Slovakia and won 31–5 in Bratislava. On tour, they also defeated Estonia 49–5 in Tallinn.Preview
Rugby Redefined. 2012. Turkey has yet to play in the qualifying stages for the

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finals.

Rugby union in Turkey Rugby union in Turkey is a minor but growing sport. Governing body The governing body is the Turkish Rugby Federation. Federation became unique body for rugby in 2011 and has been accepted to FIRA-AER in July, 2012. It is a growing and respecte ...

is administered by the

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(''Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu''). The federation is affiliated to

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(formerly FIRA-AER),Turkey
Rugby Europe. but not yet to the

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(formerly IRB). Murat Pazan is the federation's president.

Competitive record

Sevens

* 2012 European Nations Cup Division 3 * 2013 European Sevens Division B South * 2014 European Sevens Division B South *

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2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences The 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences were the lower divisions of Rugby Europe's 2016 sevens season. Conference 1 was held in Burgas, Bulgaria, with the two top-placing teams advancing to the 2017 Trophy, while Conference 2 was held in Esztergo ...

2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences The 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences are the lower divisions of Rugby Europe's 2017 sevens season. Conference 1 was held in Burgas, Bulgaria, with the two top-placing teams advancing to the 2018 Trophy, while Conference 2 was held in Tallinn ...

2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences The 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences are the lower divisions of Rugby Europe's 2018 sevens season. Conference 1 is held in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the two top-placing teams advancing to the 2019 Trophy, while Conference 2 is held ...

2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference The 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference was the third divisions of Rugby Europe's 2019 sevens season. It was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 8–9 June 2019, with the top two advancing to the 2020 Sevens Trophy. As winner of the tournament, Hungary a ...

2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy The 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy was the second division of Rugby Europe's 2021 sevens season. This edition was hosted by the cities of Zagreb and Budapest on 19–20 June and 10–11 July. The two highest-placed teams were promoted to the 2022 ...

Union

2012–2014 European Nations Cup Third Division The 2012–14 European Nations Cup Third Division is the fourth tier of rugby union in Europe behind the Six Nations Championship and the 2012-2014 European Nations Cup First Division and the 2012–14 European Nations Cup Second Division. This w ...

* 2014–2016 European Nations Cup Second Division *

2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference The 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the inaugural Conference under its new format, that will see Andorra, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, I ...

2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships The 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2017–18 season is the second of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing ...

* 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships * 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships * 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships

Current squad (XV)

*Guven Tasoglu (Based in England) *Abdullah Gunes (ODTÜ SK) *Dinçhan Kilercioğlu (ODTÜ SK) *Kemal Ege Gurkan (ODTÜ SK) *Ertugrul Gunday (ODTÜ SK) *Doğu Eroğlu (ODTÜ SK) *Koray Kaya (Samsun RK) *Adem Selim (Samsun RK) *Selçuk Kozlu (Samsun RK) *Yavuz Kocaer (Samsun RK) *Mustafa Kemal Kurt (Koç Üniversitesi SK) *Mehmet Akif Ersoy (Trakya Üniversites Ragbi) *Deniz Krom (Kadıköy RK) *Mert Zabci (Based in England) *Murat Altun (Based in France) *Semih Aydın (Based in France) *Bahri Dagli (Based in France) *Huseyin Sasmaz (Based in France) *Ramazan Kilickaya (RC Vichy) *Gokhan Ceylan (Based in France) *Atilla Demir (Based in France) *Necmi Kara (Based in France) *Hüseyin Yesik (Based in France) *Melikşah Kuzucu (Based in France) *Kerim Galal (Based in Germany) *Erkut Levent Durmus (Based in Germany) *Ali Bökeyhan Sürer (Based in Germany) *Tamer Celikbas James (Based in Wales) *Cenk Tekin Akdeniz (Based in Scotland) *Tarik Tin (Based in England) *Arin Gulsen (Based in Wales)

Record

Overall

References

External links

Stephane Vincent is the top scorer of Turkey

Turkish Rugby Union News, Teams and Match Results

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Turkish Rugby Federation

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