Bulgaria national rugby union team
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| Union | Българска Федерация по Ръгби (Bulgarian Rugby Federation) | |
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| Coach(es) | Ivan Mihaylov | |
| Captain(s) | Antonio Ivanov | |
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| First international | ||
 Bulgaria 3 - 70 Romania  (1963-05-20) |
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| Largest win | ||
 Bulgaria 50 - 3 Finland  (2004-10-30) |
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| Largest defeat | ||
 Bulgaria 0 - 100 Romania  (1976-09-21) |
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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.
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History[edit]
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[edit]
- 1987 - Not invited
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
Current Squad[edit]
Bulgarian squad selected for the match against Cyprus on 28 April 2012.
- Giorgi Vaklinov (Prop)
- Simeon Georgiev (Hooker)
- Tinko Hristov (Prop)
- Ilia Krastev (Lock)
- Danail Andreev (Lock)
- Martin Todorov (Flanker)
- Tsvetostin Tsvetkov (Flanker)
- Stanislav Ivanov (Number 8)
- Nikolay Krastev (Scrum-half)
- Alex Minchev (Fly-half)
- Lyudmil Zlatkov (Wing)
- Martin Mikov (Centre)
- Ivan Petrov (Centre)
- Vladimir Metodiev (Wing)
- Ivailo Ivanov (Fullback)
Replacements:
16. Dragomir Radin
17. Toma Brankov
18. Krasimir Angelov
19. Daniel Stefanov
20. Mihail Mihov
21. Teodor Bogdanov
22. Doychin Nikolov
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Bulgaria on IRB.com
- Bulgaria on RugbyData.com
- Murphy's Misfits Social Rugby in Bulgaria
- Barbarians Sofia Barbarians Sofia Rugby Club
References[edit]
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