The Bosnia national rugby league team represents

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

in the sport of

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football and have been participating in international competition since 2014.

History

Bosnia participated in the

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competition in

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. But their matches weren't rated as official international matches as the national association has yet to apply for RLEF membership. They won their first "Unofficial" match against Hungary by 32-6 in the Third Place play off match of the 2014 Balkans Cup tournament. In January 2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina Rugby League Association Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

is finally founded with base in

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. Currently it's observer member of

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. On

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Congress held in Belgrade in August 2018,

gets rights to host 2019 Balkans Cup in Vitez.

Current squad

Squad called for Balkans Rugby League 9s Cup: *

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*Marko Banović *

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Tournament history

Balkans Cup

Results

All-time results record

Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Bosnia and Herzegovina at test level up until 6 June 2021:

Upcoming matches

References

External links

* https://www.rlef.eu.com/teams/63 * https://www.facebook.com/bhrugbyleague

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