Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star
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| Full name |
Београдски рагби клуб Црвена звезда Beogradski Ragbi Klub Crvena Zvezda |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | BRK Crvena Zvezda |
| Founded |
2014 (Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star)
(orig. Belgrade Rugby Club) |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Ground(s) | Ada Ciganlija |
| Coach(es) | Aleksandar Poprecica |
| Captain(s) | Boris Martic |
| League(s) |
Rugby Championship of Serbia, Regional Rugby Championship |
| Official website | |
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www | |
Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star, (Serbian: Београдски рагби клуб Црвена звезда), is a rugby union team from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a member of the Rugby Union of Serbia.[1] The club is also member of the Red Star Sports Society (Sportsko Drustvo Crvena Zvezda).[2][3] The team wears a red and white strip.
History
The original Belgrade Rugby Club (BRK) was founded on December 20, 1982. The team colours were blue and white and the logo featured a sparrow (Dživdžan).[4] In the early 1990s the club was renamed the Royal Belgrade Rugby Club (KBRK) with the patronage of Prince Alexander II Karađorđević.[5][6] The team's colours became yellow, brown, and white and the sparrow was replaced by a crown. As KBRK, the club was successful in the nineties and noughties.
In 2012 the club's executive committee decided to return to the name of BRK. The word Royal was removed from the club's name, the colours were reverted to blue and white and a re-styled sparrow replaced the crown. In 2014, the Belgrade Rugby Club (BRK) became Belgrade Rugby Club Red Star (BRK Crvena Zvezda) or BRK Red Star.
A group of former BRK-KBRK members and players were unhappy with this change and, led by Danijem Stricevicem, decided to split away. A new club was formed under the Royal Belgrade Rugby Club (KBRK) name in 2014.[5]
Club honours
In total, the club has won 2 National Championships and 3 National Cups:
BELGRADE RUGBY CLUB RED STAR (2014–)
- Rugby Championship of Serbia:
- Winners (2): 2014, 2015
- Rugby Cup of Serbia:
- Winners (1): 2014
ROYAL BELGRADE RUGBY CLUB (1994–2012):
- Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia:
- Winners (1): 1995
- Rugby Cup of Serbia:
- Winners (2): 2004, 2010
Current squad
Senior Squad: [7]
External links
- brkcrvenazvezda.com BRK Red Star official site
References
- ↑ Clubs Rugby Serbia
- ↑ Clubs Red Star Sports Society.
- ↑ "Red Star wins the Serbian Cup". Red Star Sports Society. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "History" (in Serbian). BRK Red Star. 2014.
- 1 2 "History" (in Serbian). KBRK. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Crown Prince at rugby match between Serbia and Armenia". The Public Relations Office of HRH Crown Prince Alexander II. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Squad BRK Red Star