The Royal Belgrade Rugby Club, known as KBRK, (Serbian: Краљевски Београдски Рагби Клуб) is a rugby union team from Belgrade, Serbia. The club was formed in 2014 after a split from the original BRK (Belgrade Rugby Club), which had been founded in 1982.[1] The KBRK is a member of the Rugby Union of Serbia.[2] The team wears a yellow and black kit.
 KBRK logo | |
| Full name | Краљевски Београдски Рагби Клуб Kraljevski Beogradski Ragbi Klub |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | KBRK |
| Founded | 2014 (estd. Royal Belgrade R.C.) 1982 (orig. Belgrade R.C.) |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| League(s) | Rugby Championship of Serbia |
| Official website | |
| mojklub | |
History
editThe original Belgrade Rugby Club (BRK) was founded on December 20, 1982. The team colours were blue and white and the logo featured a sparrow (Dživdžan).[3] In the early 1990s the club was renamed the Royal Belgrade Rugby Club (KBRK) with the patronage of Prince Alexander II Karađorđević.[1][4] The team's colours became yellow, brown, and white and the sparrow was replaced by a crown. As KBRK, the club was successful in the nineties and noughties.
In 2012 the club's executive committee decided to return to the name of BRK. The word Royal was removed from the club's name, the colours were reverted to blue and white and a re-styled sparrow replaced the crown. In 2014, the Belgrade Rugby Club (BRK) became Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star (BRK Crvena Zvezda) or BRK Red Star, and the colours were changed to red and white.
A group of former BRK-KBRK members and players were unhappy with these changes and, led by Danijem Stricevicem, decided to split away. A new club was formed under the Royal Belgrade Rugby Club (KBRK) name in 2014.[1]
Club honours
editThe new KBRK does not claim the history of the previous BRK-KBRK,[1] as listed below. — For details on the original Belgrade Rugby Club, see: Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star.
ROYAL BELGRADE RUGBY CLUB (2014–):
- n/a
ROYAL BELGRADE RUGBY CLUB (1994–2012):
- Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia:
- Winners (1): 1995
- Rugby Cup of Serbia:
- Winners (2): 2004, 2010
Records
editROYAL BELGRADE RUGBY CLUB (2014–):
- n/a
ROYAL BELGRADE RUGBY CLUB (1994–2012):
- Most Appearances: Mijuskovic M. - 238
- Top Points Scorer: Jelic V. - 543 [5]
Squad
editSenior Squad: | [6]
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Denis Culahovic | Back |
| Alen Culahovic | Back |
| Nikola Davidovic | Forward |
| Borivoje Dencic | Back |
| Radivoj Cosic | Back |
| Jozef Djefri | Forward |
| Mladen Gajic | Forward |
| Dragan Grubic | Forward |
| Nenad Ivanovic | Forward |
| Aleksandar Janjic | Forward |
| Marko Januzovic | Back |
| Robert Lajtman | Back |
| Aleksandar Mladenovic | Back |
| Mihajlo Pesic | Back |
| Nemanja Pesic | Forward |
| Nikola Savic | Back |
| Nemanja Urosevic | Back |
| Nikola Stosic | Back |
External links
edit- mojklub.rs/kbrk Royal Belgrade Rugby Club (2014–)
- brk.rs, (Royal) Belgrade Rugby Club (1982–2013), archived from the original on 2013-11-27
References
edit- ^ a b c d "History" (in Serbian). KBRK. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
- ^ Clubs Archived 2011-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. (in Serbian) Rugby Serbia.
- ^ "History" (in Serbian). BRK Red Star. 2014.
- ^ "Crown Prince at rugby match between Serbia and Armenia". The Public Relations Office of HRH Crown Prince Alexander II. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
- ^ KBRK | Uspesi Archived December 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.sportlend.com/kbrk-seniori/lista_grupna