2017 Balkans Cup (rugby league)
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| 2017 Balkans Cup | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 3 |
| Host country |  Serbia |
| Winner | Serbia (1st title) |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Points scored | 202 (67.33 per match) |
| Tries scored | 36 (12 per match) |
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The 2017 Balkans Cup was a rugby league football tournament that was held in Serbia between October 6 and October 10, 2017. [1]
Three teams competed in the 2017 event. These teams were: Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria.
After a series of round robin matches, Serbia were crowned champions for the first time in their history. [2]
Teams[edit]
| Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia
|
Ljubomir Bukvić
|
Dragan Jankovic
|
14 |
 Greece
|
 Steve Georgallis
|
Stefanos Bastas
|
23 |
 Bulgaria
|
Tihomir Simeonov
|
Tihomir Simeonov
|
41 |
Stadiums[edit]
| Stadium | Games | City | State | Capacity | Best Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makiš Stadium | 1 | Čukarica | Belgrade | 4,000 | 150[4] |
| Sportski Centar Rakovica | 2 | Rakovica | Belgrade |
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Greece vs Bulgaria[edit]
6 October 2017
21:30 (GMT+2) |
| Greece
|
68 – 8 | Bulgaria
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Aris Dardamanis (2) Giorgos Tsiakos (2) Alvaro Zota (2) Stefanos Bastas Kostas Georgogalas Konstantinos Katsidonis Iasonas Lamprou Ioannis Nake Ioannis Rousoglou Goals: Nikolaos Bosmos (9/11) Ioannis Nake (1/1) |
Report |
Tries: Milen Nikolov (2) Goals: Milen Nikolov (0/2) |
Round 2[edit]
Serbia vs Greece[edit]
8 October 2017
|
| Serbia
|
50 – 8 | Greece
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Rajko Trifunović (2) Miloš Zogović (2) Andrej Mora Relja Petrović Aleksa Radić Djordje Stošić Miloš Ćalić Goals: Vojislav Dedić (5/7) Miloš Zogović (2/2) |
Report |
Tries: Dimosthenis Kartsonakis Goals: Nikolaos Bosmos (2/2) |
Round 3[edit]
Serbia vs Bulgaria[edit]
10 October 2017
|
| Serbia
|
50 – 20 | Bulgaria
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Denis Bajrami (2) Dragan Janković (2) Tihomir Stamenković (2) Mihajlo Ilic Mihajlo Jović Aleksandar Palović Goals: Stefan Vukanović (7/8) Branko Čarapić (0/1) |
Report |
Tries: Antonio Lubenov (3) Martin Hristov Goals: Veselin Pechev (2/4) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Serbia win rugby league Balkans Championship". philcaplan. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "World Rankings released ahead of RLWC2017". www.rlif.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-13.