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Slovenia

Nicknames	Encijani, Gentians
Union	Rugby zveza Slovenije
Head coach	Peter Kavčič
Captain	Enej Radelj Šemrov
First colours
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.

Current players

Name	Caps	Club/Province	Club rugby played
Radelj Šemrov Enej (Captain)	28	Blackburn R. U. F. C.
Mihelič Igor	12	RAK Olimpija
Mostar Simon	5	RAK Olimpija
Sajevic Jaka	18	RK Ljubljana
Puš Tadej	2	RK Ljubljana
Pilko Blaž	18	RK Ljubljana
Okič Igor	5	RK Ljubljana
Fogec Žan	1	RK Ljubljana
Hočevar Tit	46	RK Ljubljana
Gobec Peter	34	RK Ljubljana
Kovacic Michael	4	Rosslyn Park FC
Miljuš Grega	44	RK Ljubljana
Šercer Jernej	23	RK Ljubljana
Dobnikar Domen	10	RK Ljubljana
Skofic Max	9	Sedgley Park Tigers
Delmas Guillaume	5	USO Massif Central(France)
Lah Lev	3	RK Ljubljana
Javornik Iztok	13	RK Ljubljana
Skofic Jack	10	Tarleton Rugby Union Football Club
Burnik Žiga	26	RK Ljubljana
Sambol Lovro	19	RK Ljubljana
Kavčič Peter	34	RK Ljubljana
Skofic Frank Joseph	14	Blackburn R. U. F. C.
Skofic George	8	Blackburn R. U. F. C.
Troppan Anže	25	RK Ljubljana
Okič Gal	18	RK Ljubljana
Železnik Črt	10	RK Ljubljana

Record

Below is a table of test matches played by Slovenia up to 12 October 2024:

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	5	3	2	0	60%
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%
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	120	60	57	3	50%

Results

Results of Slovenia's games at the 2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference 2 South

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Try BP	Losing BP	Grand Slam BP	Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Slovenia	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: 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

(1 TBP) Slovenia	48–14	Andorra
	Gamesheet

Rugby stadion OVAL, Ljubljana Attendance: 400 Referee: Hrvoje Bartolić

Bulgaria	13–25	Slovenia
	Gamesheet

NSA Vassil Levski, Sofia Attendance: 600 Referee: Dejan Stiglic

Serbia	35-27	Slovenia
	Gamesheet

Stadion Borca, Starčevo Attendance: 400 Referee: Ariel Cabral

(1 TBP) Slovenia	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.

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

• Rugby union in Slovenia

Links of Important Slovenian Clubs

• RAK Olimpija
• RK Ljubljana
• Rugby Maribor
• RUGBY SLOVENIA

References

1. "Men's Rankings". www.world.rugby. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
2. Rugby Europe. Rugby Europe International Championships 2018–19 Manual (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
3. "Most siblings to play in a rugby union international match". guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

RZS related links

• official website
• Slovenian "Get into rugby portal

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