Greece national rugby union team
National rugby union team
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The Greece national rugby union team represents one of the world's newest rugby union playing nations. The national team is governed by the HRF (Hellenic Rugby Federation). Greece has been participating in international competitions since October 2005 playing its first international game against Austria in Vienna. Since then, they have played several international games in FIRA competition 3D, and in Greece. Greece played Slovakia in the Final on 12 May 2007 in Thessaloniki, where they won 20–17 and in doing so gained promotion to division 3C.
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| Union | Greek Rugby Federation | ||
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| Head coach | Eleni Voultepsis | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 111 (as of 4 November 2024) | ||
| Highest | 107 | ||
| Lowest | 111 (2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Austria 52–3 Greece  (Vienna, Austria; 22 October 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Greece 47–7 Bulgaria  (Thessaloniki, Greece; 5 November 2011) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Cyprus 72–5 Greece (Paphos, Cyprus; 26 May 2012)[1] | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
History
It is unknown when rugby was first played in Greece. During the mid 19th century, English and French sailors are recorded as playing some of the earliest games in northern Greece.[citation needed]
After nearly 12 years without a test match due to a long sanction period brought on by governance and management issues, Greece played its first test match against Albania, on 22 November 2025.[2]
As of 5 December 2025, Greece is a member of Rugby Europe.
Record
Overall
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Greece national XV at test level up until 21 March 2026, updated after match with 
Kosovo.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
 Finland | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% |
 Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Luxembourg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
 Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 47.06% |
Current squad
Squad to 2025 match against Albania.[3]
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Reserves
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