- Source: 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. Turkey has yet to play in the qualifying stages for the Rugby World Cup finals.
Rugby union in Turkey is administered by the Turkish Rugby Federation (Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu). The federation is affiliated to Rugby Europe (formerly FIRA-AER), and as of 11th May 2023 a full member of World Rugby (formerly IRB). Murat Pazan is the federation's president.
Competitive record
= Rugby Europe
=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
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
=Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Turkey national XV at test level up until 5 October 2024:
See also
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
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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- Britania Raya
- Bantuan kemanusiaan untuk korban gempa bumi Samudra Hindia 2004
- Daftar julukan kota di Amerika Serikat
- Daftar kota kembar di Inggris
- Turkey national rugby union team
- Australia national rugby union team
- Argentina national rugby union team
- Scotland national rugby union team
- Ireland national rugby union team
- Germany national rugby union team
- Netherlands national rugby union team
- Fiji national rugby union team
- South Africa national rugby union team
- Georgia national rugby union team
