Lithuania national rugby union team
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| Union | Lithuanian Rugby Federation | |
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| Coach(es) |  Anatolius Smirnovas |
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| Captain(s) | Mindaugas Misevičius |
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| First international | ||
Lithuania 5 - 31 Germany  (1993-05-01) |
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| Largest win | ||
Lithuania 77 - 5 Serbia  (2010-04-24) |
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| Largest defeat | ||
Lithuania 17 - 84 Sweden  (1997-05-03) |
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The Lithuania national rugby union team represents Lithuania at rugby union. They are governed by the Lithuanian Rugby Federation (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Regbio Federacija), and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
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[edit] History
Lithuania is traditionally a country of basketball and football; rugby is still not very popular among Lithuanian sport fans. However, a 100 percent record in their 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Third Division campaign earned them promotion from Division 3B to Division 3A. This effort was followed by a perfect 2008-2009 season in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup Third Division and victories over Israel and the Netherlands to advance to the semifinal round of European qualification for a spot in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final Place Play-off. The rise in form of the national team is bound to increase the popularity of the sport in Lithuania.
During their 2008–10 European Nations Cup campaign, they set a new record for consecutive Test wins in men's rugby. Their 77–5 away win over Serbia on April 24, 2010 was their 18th straight, surpassing the previous record set by New Zealand in 1965–69 and by South Africa in 1997–98.[1] This undefeated campaign, which could have led to a Lithuanian presence at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, ended in the following Test, a 27–16 loss on May 8 to Ukraine in the European qualifying semifinal.
[edit] Rugby World Cup record
- 1987 : did not exist
- 1991 : did not exist
- 1995-2011 : did not qualify
[edit] Current squad
Head Coach: Anatolijus Smirnovas
- 1. Laurynas Tipelis (BaltRex, Šiauliai),
- 2. Darius Nosys (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 3. Ignas Darkintis (Thanet Wanderers RUFC, England),
- 4. Ignas Liukinevičius (BaltRex, Šiauliai),
- 5. Marius Andrijauskas (Peterborough RFUC, England),
- 6. Andrius Martinskas (Enköpings RK, Sweden),
- 7. Gediminas Švoba (BaltRex, Šiauliai),
- 8. Mindaugas Grigas (BaltRex, Šiauliai),
- 9. Mindaugas Misevičius (C) (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 10. Kęstutis Marcišauskas (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 11. Evaldas Štitilis (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 12. Gediminas Liutkus (BaltRex, Šiauliai),
- 13. Gediminas Marcišauskas (Peterborough RFUC, England),
- 14. Irmantas Kukulskis (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 15. Maxim Guseinov (Peterborough RFUC, England),
- 16. Tomas Zibolis (BaltRex, Šiauliai),
- 17. Rokas Daknys (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 18. Audrius Ramančionis (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 19. Vilius Kucinas (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 20. Tomas Astrauskas (RK Šiauliai),
- 21. Egidijus Petronis (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 22. Justas Vasliauskas (Vairas, Šiauliai),
- 23. Karolis Navickas (VVA-Podmoskovye Monino, Russia)
[edit] See also
- European Nations Cup
- 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Third Division
- Lithuanian Rugby Federation
- Rugby union in Lithuania
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Lithuania set new Rugby World Record". International Rugby Board. 2010-04-26. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2037051.html#lithuania+rugby+world+record. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- [1] Lithuania dreaming of 2011 Rugby World Cup, AFP story published by rugbyweek.com
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