Bulgaria national rugby union team

Bulgaria
Union Българска Федерация по Ръгби (Bulgarian Rugby Federation)
Coach(es) Georgi Petkov
Captain(s) Antonio Ivanov
Team kit
First international
 Bulgaria 3 - 70 Romania 
(1963-05-20)
Largest win
 Bulgaria 50 - 3 Finland 
(2004-10-30)
Largest defeat
 Bulgaria 0 - 100 Romania 
(1976-09-21)

The Bulgaria national rugby union team represents Bulgaria at rugby union. They are governed by the Bulgarian Rugby Federation, and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

History

Bulgaria played their first rugby international in 1963, where they met Romania. They were defeated by the Romanians, 70-3. There was no qualifying tournament held for the first Rugby World Cup, and Bulgaria did not attempt to qualify for the tournament until the Welsh hosted the 1999 Rugby World Cup. They competed in Pool 2 of Round A, but did not advance to the next stage.

Bulgaria again tried to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, and competed in Pool B of Round 1. Although Bulgaria won one pool match, they did not advance to Round 2. For the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Bulgaria were able to advance past Round 1, and entered Pool D of Round 2. However, they were then knocked out of the qualifying tournament.

World Cup record

Current Squad

Squad to 2016 European Nations Cup - Division 2D.[1]

  • Toma Brankov
  • Dragomir Radin
  • Daniel Boyanov
  • Danail Andreev
  • Svetoslav Borisov
  • Svetoslav Machkov
  • Tsvetostin Tsvetkov
  • Antonio Ivanov
  • Nikolay Krastev
  • Aleks Minchev
  • Teodor Bogdanov
  • Svetoslav Odadzhiyski
  • Martin Mikov
  • Ivailo Ivanov (C)
  • Petar Nikolov
  • Michael Raval

Reserves

  • Slavi Gumushian
  • Vladislav Parizov
  • Iliya Krastev
  • Svetoslav Blagoev
  • Smilko Debrenliev
  • Ivan Pacharazov
  • Stanislav Ivanov
  • Georgi Gocev

See also

External links

References

  1. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=13794/index.html
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