Kosovo Rugby Federation

Kosovo Rugby Federation
Federata e Ragbit të Kosovës
Kosovska Ragbi Federacija
SportRugby union
Founded2018 (2018)
Rugby Europe affiliation2021
PresidentDardan Gashi[1]
Men's coachMark Barrett[1]

The Kosovo Rugby Federation (KRF), (Albanian: Federata e Ragbit të Kosovës, Serbian: Kosovska Ragbi Federacija),[2] is the governing body for rugby union in Kosovo. The KRF is a member of Rugby Europe.[3]

History

The Kosovo Rugby Federation was founded in 2018[4] and became a member of Rugby Europe on 3 December 2021.[5][6] The first chairman of the KRF was Ruari O’Connell, who was the United Kingdom ambassador to Kosovo at that time.[7] The current chairman is Ndrec Musolli who is also a player for the Kosovo national rugby sevens team. The first club rugby competition in Kosovo was held in 2019.[6] Kosovo made its debut in an international rugby event at the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference 2 tournament held on 11 and 12 June 2022 in Malta.[8][9]

National rugby teams of Kosovo

Men

  • Kosovo - the national men's rugby union team.
  • Kosovo 7s - the national men's rugby union seven-a-side team.
  • Kosovo Under 16 - the national men's under 16 rugby union team

Rugby clubs in Kosovo

Men's

Men's rugby clubs in Kosovo include:[7]

  • Kosovo Roosters
  • Peja Eagles
  • Prishtina Bears RFC

In addition, the following club from North Macedonia has played in Kosovo domestic rugby competitions:

  • Skopje Wild Boars

Women's

Women's rugby clubs in Kosovo include:

  • Balkan Lynx
  • R.K. Qikat

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "A historic participation in international competitions, the Kosovo rugby team is presented". 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Kosovo Rugby Federation - Nesër më 07 qershor, Federata e Ragbit të Kosovës do të mbajë konferencë për media rreth pjesëmarrjes historike të vendit tonë në garat ndërkombëtare Conference 2 - Rugby Europe Sevens në Maltë. Kjo konferencë do të fillojë nga ora 11 në sallën e konferencave në Hotel Opera. Tomorrow, 07 June, the Kosovo Rugby Federation will hold a press conference about the historic participation in Conference 2 - Rugby Europe Sevens in Malta. This press conference will start at 11 a.m. in the conference room at the Opera Hotel. Kosova Ragbi Federacija održaće sutra, 7. juna konferenciju za novinare o istorijskom učešću naše zemlje na međunarodnim takmičenjima Conference 2 – Ragbi Europe Sevens na Malti. Konferencija će početi u 11 časova u konferencijskoj sali hotela Opera. | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  3. ^ "Rugby Europe Members".
  4. ^ "Home". kosovorugby.com.
  5. ^ "Kosovo is accepted as a member of "Rugby Europe"". RTV21. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b Kosova pranohet si anetare e rugby Europertv21.tv Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b "Kosovo's first men's rugby championship kicks off". 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Men's 7s Conference 2".
  9. ^ @oconnellruairi (June 8, 2022). "History will be made..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.