The Turkey national rugby union team is a relatively recent creation, being started at the end of 2009. Turkey is currently a third-tier side. The team first played in 2012 against Slovakia and won 31–5 in Bratislava. On tour, they also defeated Estonia 49–5 in Tallinn.[1] Turkey has yet to play in the qualifying stages for the Rugby World Cup finals.
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Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
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Union | Turkish Rugby Federation | ||
Head coach | Niall Doherty | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 94 (as of 29 January 2024) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (19 April 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (23 November 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (10 July 2021) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 |
Rugby union in Turkey is administered by the Turkish Rugby Federation (Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu). The federation is affiliated to Rugby Europe (formerly FIRA-AER),[2] and as of 11th May 2023 a full member of World Rugby (formerly IRB).[3] Murat Pazan is the federation's president.
Competitive record
editSevens
edit- 2012 European Nations Cup Division 3
- 2013 European Sevens Division B South
- 2014 European Sevens Division B South
- 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens – Lower Divisions
- 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
- 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
- 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
- 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
- 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
- 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
- 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
- 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
Results
edit2021
edit2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
- Turkey 0 - 38 Ukraine
- Turkey 5 - 52 Czech Republic
- Turkey 0 - 34 Luxembourg
- Turkey 7 - 12 Latvia
- Turkey 19 - 24 Bulgaria
- Turkey 5 - 64 Ukraine
- Turkey 5 - 15 Sweden
- Turkey 5 - 29 Luxembourg
- Turkey 0 - 48 Luxembourg
- Turkey 5 - 36 Croatia
2022
edit2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
2023
edit- Turkey 31 - 12 Finland
- Turkey 41 - 0 Serbia
- Turkey 49 - 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey 21 - 19 Norway
- Turkey 28 - 12 Norway
- Turkey 14 - 12 Monaco
2024
edit- Turkey 10 - 17 Czech Republic
- Turkey 21 - 22 Hungary
- Turkey 28 - 24 Netherlands
- Turkey 19 - 21 Sweden
- Turkey 17 - 31 Switzerland
- Turkey 14 - 17 Hungary
Union
edit- 2012–2014 European Nations Cup Third Division
- 2014–2016 European Nations Cup Second Division
- 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference
- 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
- 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
- 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
- 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships
- 2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships
- 2023–24 Rugby Europe International Championships
Current squad (XV)
edit- Guven Tasoglu (Based in England)
- Abdullah Gunes (ODTÜ SK)
- Dinçhan Kilercioğlu (ODTÜ SK)
- Kemal Ege Gurkan (ODTÜ SK)
- Ertugrul Gunday (ODTÜ SK)
- Doğu Eroğlu (ODTÜ SK)
- Koray Kaya (Samsun RK)
- Adem Selim (Samsun RK)
- Selçuk Kozlu (Samsun RK)
- Yavuz Kocaer (Samsun RK)
- Mustafa Kemal Kurt (Koç Üniversitesi SK)
- Mehmet Akif Ersoy (Trakya Üniversites Ragbi)
- Deniz Krom (Kadıköy RK)
- Mert Zabci (Based in England)
- Murat Altun (Based in France)
- Semih Aydın (Based in France)
- Bahri Dagli (Based in France)
- Huseyin Sasmaz (Based in France)
- Ramazan Kilickaya (RC Vichy)
- Gokhan Ceylan (Based in France)
- Atilla Demir (Based in France)
- Necmi Kara (Based in France)
- Hüseyin Yesik (Based in France)
- Melikşah Kuzucu (Based in France)
- Kerim Galal (Based in Germany)
- Erkut Levent Durmus (Based in Germany)
- Ali Bökeyhan Sürer (Based in Germany)
- Tamer Celikbas James (Based in Wales)
- Cenk Tekin Akdeniz (Based in Scotland)
- Tarik Tin (Based in England)
- Arin Gulsen (Based in Wales)
Record
editOverall
editBelow is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Turkey national XV at test level up until 13 April 2024:
Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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Andorra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% |
Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
Moldova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
Serbia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Total | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 37.5% |
See also
edit- Rugby union in Turkey
- Samoa national rugby union team
- 2024 mid-year rugby union tests
- Test match (rugby union)
- Hurricanes (rugby union)
- List of South Africa rugby union test matches
- 2006 June rugby union tests
- Mid-year rugby union internationals
- World Rugby Rankings
- Rugby Europe
- List of women's international rugby union test matches
- 2018 June rugby union tests
- Autumn rugby union internationals
References
edit- ^ Preview Rugby Redefined. 2012.
- ^ Turkey Rugby Europe.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Nepal, Qatar and Turkey become full members of World Rugby | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/men-s-7s-conference-1-2023 [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/men-s-7s-conference-2-2023 [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/men-s-7s-conference-1-2023/belgrade-men-s-7s-conference-1-2023 [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/men-s-7s-rugby-europe-trophy-2024 [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/competitions/men-s-trophy-zagreb-2024 [bare URL]
External links
edit- Stephane Vincent is the top scorer of Turkey
- Turkish Rugby Union News, Teams and Match Results
- Şahin Kömürcü
- Turkish Rugby Federation
- Results