Coach(es) Niall Doherty Location Turkey | ||
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Nickname(s) Ay Yıldızlar (The Crescent Stars) |
The Turkey national rugby union team represents Turkey at rugby union football. It 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.
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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), but not yet to the World Rugby (formerly IRB). Şahin Kömürcü is the federation's president.
Current squad (XV)
Record
International matches up to the end of 2014:
References
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