Slovenia national rugby union team

The Slovenia national rugby union team is governed by the Rugby zveza Slovenije, and has yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup.

Slovenia
Nickname(s)Encijani, Gentians
UnionRugby zveza Slovenije
Head coachTihomir Jankovič
CaptainEnej Radelj Šemrov
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current76 (as of 04 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 national side is ranked 76th in the world (as of 04 April 2022).[1]

Current players
NameCapsClub/ProvinceClub rugby played
Radelj Šemrov Enej (Captain)28Blackburn R. U. F. C.
Mihelič Igor12RAK Olimpija
Mostar Simon5RAK Olimpija
Sajevic Jaka18RK Ljubljana
Puš Tadej2RK Ljubljana
Pilko Blaž18RK Ljubljana
Okič Igor5RK Ljubljana
Fogec Žan1RK Ljubljana
Hočevar Tit46RK Ljubljana
Gobec Peter34RK Ljubljana
Kovacic Michael4Rosslyn Park FC
Miljuš Grega44RK Ljubljana
Šercer Jernej23RK Ljubljana
Dobnikar Domen10RK Ljubljana
Skofic Max9Sedgley Park Tigers
Delmas Guillaume5USO Massif Central(France)
Lah Lev3RK Ljubljana
Javornik Iztok13RK Ljubljana
Skofic Jack10Tarleton Rugby Union Football Club
Burnik Žiga26RK Ljubljana
Sambol Lovro19RK Ljubljana
Kavčič Peter34RK Ljubljana
Skofic Frank Joseph14Blackburn R. U. F. C.
Skofic George8Blackburn R. U. F. C.
Troppan Anže25RK Ljubljana
Okič Gal18RK Ljubljana
Železnik Črt10RK Ljubljana

Record
Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 as of 21 March 2022[2]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  South Africa090.61
2 1 France088.88
3 1 New Zealand088.75
4  Ireland088.22
5  England084.50
6  Australia083.92
7  Scotland081.80
8 1 Argentina080.58
9 1 Wales079.28
10  Japan078.26
11  Fiji076.62
12 1 Georgia073.78
13 1 Samoa073.59
14  Italy072.33
15  Spain068.26
16  Tonga067.72
17 1 Romania066.95
18 1 United States066.54
19  Uruguay066.40
20  Portugal065.72
21  Canada061.80
22  Hong Kong061.23
23  Chile059.88
24  Namibia059.72
25  Russia058.06
26  Netherlands056.31
27  Belgium055.74
28 1 Brazil053.31
29 1 South Korea053.11
30 2 Poland052.91
* Change from the previous week
Slovenia's historical rankings
See or edit source data.
Source: World Rugby[2]
Graph updated to 21 March 2022

Below is a table of test matches played by Slovenia up to

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Win percentage
 Andorra734043%
 Armenia10100%
 Austria18126066%
 Belgium312033%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina422050%
 Bulgaria422050%
 Croatia835037%
 Cyprus30300%
 Denmark642066.67%
 Finland2200100%
 Hungary1275071%
 Israel421150%
 Lithuania210150%
 Luxembourg624033%
 Malta211050%
 Moldova2200100%
 Monaco431075%
 Norway2200100%
 Serbia853063%
 Slovakia2200100%
 Spain10100%
  Switzerland513120%
 Ukraine10100%
 Turkey1100100%
Total1085748353%

Update : 13.11.2019

Table

Current divisions and standings 2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference 2 South

Champions and Promoted
Possible Relegation
Place Nation Games Points Try
BP		 Losing
BP		 Grand Slam
BP		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Slovenia430119167+12420014
2 Bulgaria430112598+2700012
3 Serbia4202101105-411010
4 Andorra420294103−91009
5 Slovakia400453191−1380000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:[3]
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

Fixtures
13 October 2018
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 LBP) Serbia  29–35  Bulgaria
Gamesheet
Stadion Kralj Petar Prvi, Beograd
Attendance: n.a.
Referee: Stepan Cekal
20 October 2018
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Slovenia  48–14  Andorra
Gamesheet
Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hrvoje Bartolić
27 October 2018
16:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Bulgaria  13–25  Slovenia
Gamesheet
NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dejan Stiglic
3 November 2018
17:00 CET (UTC+01)
Andorra  27–14  Slovakia
Gamesheet
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ariel Cabral
10 November 2018
14:00 CET (UTC+01)
Slovakia  10–37  Serbia (1 TBP)
Gamesheet
Štadión PFK, Piešťany
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mike Hawkins
20 April 2019
17:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Slovakia  24-36  Bulgaria
Gamesheet
Štadión PFK, Piešťany
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alexei Lebedev
11 May 2019
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)
Serbia  35-27  Slovenia
Gamesheet
Stadion Borca, Starčevo
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ariel Cabral
11 May 2019
17:00 EEST (UTC+03)
Bulgaria  41-20  Andorra
Gamesheet
NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mike Hawkins
18 May 2019
15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Slovenia  91-5  Slovakia
Gamesheet
Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana
Attendance: 300
Referee: Matej Razga
18 May 2019
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
(1 TBP) Andorra  33-0  Serbia
Gamesheet
Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 600
Referee: Jao Costa

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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.[4]

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

References
  1. https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru?lang=en
  2. "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. "Most siblings to play in a rugby union international match". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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