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.

Turkey
Nickname(s)Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars)
UnionTurkish Rugby Federation
Head coachNiall Doherty
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current94 (as of 29 January 2024)
First international
 Turkey 31–5 Slovakia 
(19 April 2012)
Biggest win
 Turkey 55–3 Slovakia 
(23 November 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 64–5 Turkey 
(10 July 2021)
World Cup
Appearances0

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
Main articles: History of rugby union and Rugby Europe
Main articles: Rugby Europe International Championships and Rugby Europe Sevens

Sevens

Union

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

Below 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
 Andorra211050%
 Austria10100%
 Azerbaijan2200100%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina50410%
 Bulgaria514020%
 Estonia2200100%
 Finland211050%
 Moldova10100%
 Montenegro211050%
 Norway211050%
 Serbia514020%
 Slovakia2200100%
 Slovenia10100%
Total321219137.5%

See also

References
  1. Preview Rugby Redefined. 2012.
  2. Turkey Rugby Europe.
  3. worldrugby.org. "Nepal, Qatar and Turkey become full members of World Rugby | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 28 October 2023.


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