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Turkey national rugby union team

Turkey national rugby union team

Men's team representing Turkey in international rugby union

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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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:

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Preview Rugby Redefined. 2012.
  2. [2]
    Turkey Rugby Europe.
  3. [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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