Kosovo national rugby sevens team
Rugby team
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The Kosovo national rugby sevens team is the national rugby sevens side representing Kosovo.
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| Union | Kosovo Rugby Federation |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Dardanët (Dardanians) |
| Coach | Mark Barrett |
| Captain | Mehdi Krasniqi |
| First international | |
 Slovenia 22–5 Kosovo  (11 June 2022) | |
| Largest win | |
Kosovo 38–0 Estonia  (12 June 2022) | |
| Largest defeat | |
Kosovo 0–88 Albania  (15 March 2025) | |
History
The Kosovo Rugby Federation was established in September 2018. A great role in its establishment has played the Rugby Community in Kosovo. Rugby community consists of people that come with different cultural backgrounds coming from different continents of the world.[1] On 3 December 2021, Kosovo was accepted in Rugby Europe during their 103rd meeting.[2]
Competitive record
Rugby Europe Sevens
On 8 April 2022, it was decided that Kosovo should be part of Rugby Europe Sevens in Conference 2 of the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference, together with Estonia, Malta, San Marino, Slovakia and Slovenia.[3] On 11 June 2022, Kosovo made their debut in the Rugby Europe Sevens Conference with a 22–5 away defeat against Slovenia, which match was also the team's first-ever match.[4] A day later, Kosovo achieved their first win in the Rugby Europe Sevens Conference, which was also the team's first-ever win, a 38–0 home win against Estonia.[5] Kosovo is set to participate in the 2023 Conference 2 between 17 and 18 June 2023 in Bar, Montenegro.[6]
Fixtures and results
2022
| 11 June | Slovenia |
22–5 | Kosovo |
Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 10:00 | Report |
| 11 June | Slovakia  |
22–12 | Kosovo |
Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 16:44 | Report |
| 11 June | Kosovo |
0–48 |  Malta |
Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 19:14 | Report |
| 12 June | San Marino  |
30–0 | Kosovo |
Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 14:44 | Report |
| 12 June | Kosovo |
38–0 | Estonia |
Hibernians Stadium, Paola, Malta | ||
| 17:14 | Report |
Players
Current squad
- The following players have been called up for the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference.[7]
- The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.
| No. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramadan Elshani | Bears |
| 2 | Ndrec Musolli | Bears |
| 3 | Ardian Beqiri |  Winterthur |
| 4 | Mehdi Krasniqi |  Épernay Champagne |
| 5 | Kushtrim Dragusha | Bears |
| 6 | Mirsad Idrizi | Bears |
| 7 | Fatmir Ismajli | Bears |
| 8 | Korab Sefaj | Peja Eagles |
| 9 | Elton Rexhepi | Bears |
| 10 | Fatos Ibrahimi | Bears |
| 11 | Dardan Gashi | Peja Eagles |
| 12 | Ardit Koci | Bears |
Head-to-head record
- As of 12 June 2022
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Malta |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| San Marino |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Slovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Slovenia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 5 countries | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00 |