Serbia
Team information
Governing bodySerbian Rugby League
RegionEurope
Most caps9 players with 3 matches
Top try-scorerJelena Stoiljković & Maja Baošić (1 each)
Top point-scorerMaja Baošić (6) (1 try, 1 goal)
Home stadiumMakiš Stadium, Belgrade
IRL ranking12th
Uniforms
First colours
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 BajićWing Red Star20193000
Nika BajićSecond-row Red Star20194000
Karolina BlizanacHooker Red Star20194000
Ksenija Bogojevicinterchange Dorćol Spiders20221000
Tamara BošnjakCentre Red Star20194000
Teodora Djordjevicinterchange Dorćol Spiders0000
Sanja Floricinterchange Dorćol Spiders20221000
Jovana FridlSecond-row Red Star20192000
Anastasija KaranovićCentre Partisan 195320221000
Nataša KovačevićHooker Red Star20192000
Teodora MarinProp Dorćol Spiders20221000
Marija MaslakovićProp Red Star20194000
Natalija SimicSecond-row Red Star20201000
Marija Simovicinterchange Red Star20221000
Sanja StarcevicSecond-row Red Star20221000
Jelena StoiljkovićFive-eighth Red Star20194104
Katarina VeljanoskiWing Red Star20221000
Natasa Vignjevicinterchange Dorćol Spiders20221000

Results

Full internationals

DateOpponentScoreTournamentVenueVideoReports
22 Jun 2019 Italy0 - 26Test Match Lignano, Italy[1][2][6]
14 Sep 2019 Canada6 - 342 Test Series SC inge, Belgrade[3][7]
21 Sep 2019 Canada4 - 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]
    •  Ireland in Serbia (originally scheduled for 28 Oct 2023).
    •  Malta on 11 May 2024 in Malta.
    •  Italy on 18 May 2024 in Italy.

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 ŠkiljoCentre10
Anastasija Karanovićpositions10
Dragana Žeželjinterchangeinterchange20
Dragica KovačevićSecond-rowSecond-row20
Isidora SavkovićFive-eighthHalfbackCentre30
Ivana Artinovićinterchange10
Ivana Djordjevicinterchangeinterchange20
Jelena Lazićinterchange10
Jelena StoiljkovićHalfbackFive-eighthFive-eighth314
Jovana FridlSecond-row10
Karolina BlizanacHookerHookerHooker30
Katarina PerovićWing10
Ljiljana BajićWinginterchange20
Maja BaošićLockLock2116
Marija BajićWing10
Marija MaslakovićPropPropProp30
Marija MilosavljevićFullbackFullbackFullback30
Marija ZlatkovićWing10
Milica KrasićinterchangeCentreWing30
Nataša Kovačevićinterchange10
Nika BajićSecond-rowSecond-rowProp30
Olivera Miškovićinterchangeinterchange20
Sara Trifkovićinterchange10
Tamara BošnjakCentreCentreCentre30
Vanja PešićLock10
Željana MitrovićPropPropSecond-row30
Zorica KostićWingHalfback20

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Italy 26 v 0 Serbia - Match Report". European Rugby League. 22 Jun 2019. Retrieved 15 Apr 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 James, Honor (26 Jun 2019). "Italy's women win 1st Test as Serbia make their bow". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 17 Apr 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Srbija - Kanada 6-34 (6-22)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 14 Sep 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Srbija - Kanada 4-26 (4-8)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 21 Sep 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Greece 28 v Serbia 0 - Match Report". European Rugby League. 3 Oct 2022. Retrieved 3 Oct 2022.
  6. "Italija - Srbija 26-0 (12-0)". Ragbi Liga Serbia. 22 Jun 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. Lowe, Brian (16 Sep 2019). "Canada opens historic dual tour of Serbia with dual wins". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021.
  8. Lowe, Brian (23 Sep 2019). "Split results for Canada men & women in Serbia". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 18 Apr 2021.
  9. Issa, Muad (24 Sep 2019). "Naismith Shines In Serbia For Team Canada". York University. Retrieved 18 Apr 2022.
  10. "Women's Greek Rugby League smash Serbia to claim championship". Greek City Times. 3 Oct 2022. Retrieved 3 Oct 2022.
  11. "Serbia 24 v 16 Turkiye". European Rugby League. 25 Nov 2022. Retrieved 16 Feb 2023.
  12. "France - Serbie XIII Féminin - Le Replay". YouTube. Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII. 19 Mar 2023. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
  13. "France 116 v 0 Serbia - Match report". European Rugby League. 18 Mar 2023. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
  14. "France – Serbie : 116 – 0". FFR XIII. 18 Mar 2023. Retrieved 20 Mar 2023.
  15. "Italy 34 v 14 Serbia - Match report". European Rugby League. 3 Jun 2023. Retrieved 4 Jun 2023.
  16. "Draws Made For Men's and Women's Euros". European Rugby League. 22 Feb 2023. Retrieved 23 Feb 2023.
  17. "Euro Women's RLWCQ Fixtures Announced as Female Refs Look to take part". European Rugby League. 8 Mar 2023. Retrieved 10 Mar 2023.
  18. Gordon, James (25 May 2023). "European Championships cancelled as international calendar left in tatters". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  19. "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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