Macedonia rugby league

Macedonia scored early in the minute final two eight-minute halves and although Africa replied just two sets later, the Lions held the lead throughout the two tries-to-one victory.

North Macedonia and Slovakia are the latest nations to be awarded International Rugby League observer status. Rugby League North Macedonia RLNM was founded in after members of the expatriate community in Australia worked with enthusiasts in North Macedonia to establish the game in the south-east European nation. Some had returned to North Macedonia from Australia, so they were familiar with rugby league and have plans to establish clubs in the capital Skopje, as well as other cities, Bitola, Prilep and Strumica. North Macedonia has attracted heavyweight support in Australia. North Macedonia has played a number of matches in Australia and will seek to continue to play further internationals, and once it has achieved Affiliate Membership status, will seek to compete in future European Championships and World Cup qualifying tournaments. Slovak Rugby League Federation was also established in after officials decided to enter a team in the Czech Rugby League 9s tournament.

Macedonia rugby league

Rugby union in Yugoslavia was a moderately popular sport. Some people date the start of Croatian rugby to the 17th of January when the Mladost team from Zagreb was formed to become Croatia's first rugby union club. In , the rival code of rugby league was introduced into Serbia, rather than rugby union played in Croatia and the authorities demanded that Serbian clubs switch to rugby union to unite Yugoslavia under one form of rugby football in Yugoslav rugby did not enjoy high reputation. Yugoslavia was not invited to the first Rugby World Cup in , and did not qualify for the second in The former All Black scrum half Chris Laidlaw , writing at the end of the s, saw rugby as a positive force in east-west relations at the time:. Due to the links between many Yugoslav mostly Croat and New Zealand families, the side also toured there. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 2. Croatia , 3. Macedonia , 4. Montenegro , 5. Serbia , 5a. Kosovo , 5b.

Some people date the start of Croatian rugby to the 17th of January when the Mladost team from Zagreb was formed to become Croatia's first rugby union club.

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Rugby League Club Vardar from Skopje will make history this afternoon when they play the first full a-side club fixture in North Macedonia. Five clubs have been formed in the country with a view to the formation of a domestic league, Vardar the first to take the field and also hoping to take part in the Balkan Super League. I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our friends at the Serbian Rugby League Federation. Their unwavering support and assistance, both financially and in terms of providing equipment, have been crucial to our progress. Our mission, as one of the strongest clubs in the Balkans, is to spread rugby league as much as we can. This message and any attachments are strictly confidential and may contain legally privileged information. The contents of the transmission are intended for the named addressee s only. If you are not the addressee please do not read, print, store or re-transmit it or any attachments to it. Instead, please email it back to the sender and then immediately permanently delete it from your system.

Macedonia rugby league

A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout The following were the rankings at the beginning of the season. Originally planned as a three match series with the first game in Kenya and the other two in Uganda, the two matches in Uganda on 20 and 23 December were cancelled earlier in December, as was a men's match on 16 December between the two countries which would have been a double header with the women's game. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.

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Rugby union in Europe. Poland pulled one try back in the second half but NSW Maori score three more to run out convincing winners Slovak Rugby League Federation was also established in after officials decided to enter a team in the Czech Rugby League 9s tournament. Read Edit View history. Article Talk. The SFR Yugoslavia side was, strictly speaking, a multinational side, consisting as it did of representatives of all the various nations within the SFR Yugoslavia. You can help by adding to it. Kosovo , 5b. Rugby Association of Yugoslavia. But we want to also get back home and grow the game. Close cookie bar. Although rugby union in Croatia was the main centre for the sport in the former Yugoslavia, there was still quite a bit of rugby played in Serbia. Toggle limited content width. Slovakia played a match against Poland last year and further international fixtures are planned now that the nation has been awarded IRL membership status.

The footprint of rugby league in Eastern Europe is set to expand after the board of European Rugby League recommended that observer membership applications by the Slovak Rugby League and Rugby League North Macedonia are accepted by the International Rugby League board. Both organisations have been working with ERL staff over the course of the last 12 months to submit their applications which includes formally registering their organisation in the country, opening a bank account, forming a board of directors and nominating candidates to lead technical education in the country. Slovakia have already commenced activity led by chair Charles Cimetiere, which has included teams competing in 9s tournaments alongside clubs from neighbouring Czech Republic.

Category : Rugby union in Yugoslavia. North Macedonia and Slovakia are the latest nations to be awarded International Rugby League observer status. Poland pulled one try back in the second half but NSW Maori score three more to run out convincing winners North Macedonia has attracted heavyweight support in Australia. Cookies: This site uses cookies to deliver its services. Rugby union in Yugoslavia — This section is empty. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. Share this. Platinum Partner Major Partners. Yugoslavia Women's 7's. The former All Black scrum half Chris Laidlaw , writing at the end of the s, saw rugby as a positive force in east-west relations at the time:. See also: Rugby league in Serbia.