Slovenia national rugby union team
| Nicknames | Encijani, Gentians | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Rugby zveza Slovenije | |
| Head coach | Peter Kavčič | |
| Captain | Enej Radelj Šemrov | |
| ||
| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 82 (as of 16 November 2024) | |
| Highest | 76 (4 April 2022) | |
| First international | ||
| Slovenia 21 - 19 Austria (1992-05-31) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
| Slovenia 91 - 5 Slovakia (2019-05-18) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| Slovenia 0 - 88 Switzerland (2012-05-17) | ||
The Slovenia national rugby union team is governed by the Rugby zveza Slovenije, and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.
The national side is ranked 82nd in the world, as of 4 November 2024.[1]
Current players
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Slovenia national XV at test level up until 26 April 2025, updated after match with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Austria | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16% |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| Croatia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Denmark | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Hungary | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54% |
| Israel | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% |
| Malta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Monaco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Serbia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Total | 122 | 62 | 57 | 3 | 50.82% |
Results
Results of Slovenia's games at the 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference 2 South
| Champions and Promoted |
| Possible Relegation |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Try BP |
Losing BP |
Grand Slam BP |
Table points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 67 | +124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 98 | +27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 105 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andorra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 103 | −9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 191 | −138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[2] Win – 4 points : Draw – 2 points : Loss within 7 points – 1 point : Loss greater than 7 points – 0 points: At least 3 more tries than opponent- 1 point Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 October 2018 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
| (1 TBP) | 48–14 | Andorra |
| Gamesheet |
| Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana Attendance: 400 Referee: Hrvoje Bartolić |
| 27 October 2018 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
| Bulgaria | 13–25 | |
| Gamesheet |
| NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia Attendance: 600 Referee: Dejan Stiglic |
| 11 May 2019 14:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
| Serbia | 35-27 | |
| Gamesheet |
| Stadion Borca, Starčevo Attendance: 400 Referee: Ariel Cabral |
| 18 May 2019 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) |
| (1 TBP) | 91-5 | Slovakia |
| Gamesheet |
| Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana Attendance: 300 Referee: Matej Razga |
Guinness world record
Slovenia had the most siblings competing in a Rugby Union international when Archie, Jack, Frank, George and Max Skofic played for Slovenia against Bulgaria in the European Nations Cup Division Two match at Park Siska, Ljubljana, Slovenia on 12 April 2014.[3]
Yet another record has been set in a test match against Austria when father and son played at the same time. Igor Okič (prop) joined Gal Okič (wing) from the bench as Slovenia scored a late game try to steal the game.
See also
Links of Important Slovenian Clubs
References
- ^ "Men's Rankings". www.world.rugby. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Most siblings to play in a rugby union international match". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.