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Bulgaria
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionBulgarian Rugby Federation
Head coachRomain Balmisse (FRA)
CaptainPetar Nikolov
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current66 (as of 4 April 2022)
First international
 Bulgaria 3 - 70 Romania 
(1963-5-20)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 71 - 7 Serbia 
(2019-10-12)
Biggest defeat
 Bulgaria 0 - 100 Romania 
(1976-9-21)

The Bulgaria national rugby union team is governed by the Bulgarian Rugby Federation, and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

The national side is ranked 66th in the world (as of 4 April 2022).[1]

History

Main article: rugby union in Bulgaria

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

World Cup record
Year Round P W D L F A
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987 Not invited
United KingdomRepublic of IrelandFrance 1991 Did not enter
South Africa 1995
Wales 1999 Did not qualify
Australia 2003
France 2007
New Zealand 2011
England 2015
Japan 2019
Total 0/9 - - - - - -

Overall

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 as of 4 November 2024[2]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Steady  Ireland 092.12
2 Steady  South Africa 091.77
3 Steady  New Zealand 089.67
4 Steady  France 086.96
5 Steady  England 084.43
6 Steady  Argentina 084.30
7 Steady  Scotland 083.39
8 Steady  Italy 079.98
9 Increase1  Australia 079.32
10 Decrease1  Fiji 079.07
11 Steady  Wales 076.04
12 Steady  Georgia 074.10
13 Steady  Samoa 072.68
14 Steady  Japan 072.31
15 Steady  Portugal 070.61
16 Steady  Tonga 068.12
17 Steady  Uruguay 067.39
18 Steady  Spain 066.29
19 Steady  United States 065.70
20 Steady  Romania 062.62
21 Steady  Chile 061.60
22 Steady  Canada 060.81
23 Steady  Hong Kong 060.40
24 Steady  Russia 058.06
25 Steady  Namibia 057.87
26 Increase1  Netherlands 057.29
27 Increase3  Belgium 056.51
28 Decrease2   Switzerland 056.04
29 Decrease1  Zimbabwe 056.03
30 Decrease1  Brazil 055.62
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Source: World Rugby[2]
Graph updated to 4 November 2024

2019 squad

Squad to 2019 European Nations Cup - Division 2D.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby".
  2. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Official RWC 2015 Site". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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