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| most tries = [[George Agathocleous]] (19) |
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| youngest player = Marko Mladenovic 2008 (aged 17 years, 245 days) |
| youngest player = Marko Mladenovic 2008 (aged 17 years, 245 days) |
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| first = {{flagicon|CYP}} '''Cyprus''' 39 – 3 [[Greece national rugby union team|Greece]] {{flagicon|GRE}}<br/>(24 March 2007) |
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| bigwin = {{ru|BUL}} 3 – 94 '''Cyprus''' {{flagicon|CYP}}<br/>(28 May 2012) |
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'''Ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς''', translating as "either with this or upon this", an idiom that effectively means victory or death. The origin of the motto is ancient Sparta and "this" refers to the shield. Spartans killed in battle were carried home on the shield, while those returning alive and victorious from battle would still have it. A soldier fleeing the battle would have to drop the shield. |
'''Ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς''', translating as "either with this or upon this", an idiom that effectively means victory or death. The origin of the motto is ancient Sparta and "this" refers to the shield. Spartans killed in battle were carried home on the shield, while those returning alive and victorious from battle would still have it. A soldier fleeing the battle would have to drop the shield. |
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== Records == |
== Records == |
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Revision as of 06:43, 3 November 2014
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| Union | Cyprus Rugby Federation | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Moufflons | |
| Emblem(s) | Mouflon | |
| President |  Lavrentios Vasiliades | |
| Coach(es) |  Phil Llewellyn[1] | |
| Captain(s) | Tony Thoma | |
| Most caps | Tony Thoma (26) | |
| Top scorer | Marcus Holden (254) | |
| Most tries | George Agathocleous (19) | |
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| First international | ||
Cyprus 39 – 3 Greece  (24 March 2007) | ||
| Largest win | ||
 Bulgaria 3 – 94 Cyprus (28 May 2012) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
 Israel 23 – 14 Cyprus (6 September 2008) | ||
The Cyprus National Rugby Union Team known as "The Moufflons" is the representative side of Cyprus in rugby union. Their nickname is "The Moufflons" after a kind of horned sheep which is also the Republic's national animal, the Cypriot mouflon (Ovis orientalis ophion). It is featured on the 1, 2 and 5 euro cent coins as well. They have won 27 of their 28 games and hold the world record for the most consecutive international rugby union wins with 23. They were controversially disqualified from the knock-out phase of the 2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers, as they did not meet the necessary membership criteria according to the IRB.
History
The Motto
The Cyprus Rugby Federation has adopted as its motto the famous Spartan phrase:
Ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς, translating as "either with this or upon this", an idiom that effectively means victory or death. The origin of the motto is ancient Sparta and "this" refers to the shield. Spartans killed in battle were carried home on the shield, while those returning alive and victorious from battle would still have it. A soldier fleeing the battle would have to drop the shield.
Kit evolution
Home
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Away
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