Turkey national rugby union team
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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| Union | Turkish Rugby Federation | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) | ||
| Coach(es) | Niall Doherty | ||
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| First international | |||
 Turkey 31–5 Slovakia  (19 April 2012) | |||
| Largest win | |||
| Turkey 55–3 Slovakia (23 November 2013) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 Ukraine 64–5 Turkey (10 July 2021) | |||
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] but not yet to the World Rugby (formerly IRB). Murat Pazan is the federation's president.
Competitive record
Sevens
- 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
Union
- 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
Current squad (XV)
- 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
Overall
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
 Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 62.50 |
See also
External links
- Stephane Vincent is the top scorer of Turkey
- Turkish Rugby Union News, Teams and Match Results
- Şahin Kömürcü
- Turkish Rugby Federation
- Results
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| Mixed | |
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