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A record total of over 40 delegates, representing 23 national federations, will be part of the RLEF Congress to be held this weekend (18/19 May) in Istanbul, Turkey, who host the annual get-together for the first time. RLEF general manager Chris Thair is looking forward to the gathering and venue. “There is a vibrancy in […]
Serbia become the latest Nation to be represented at the London9s. Red Star Belgrade, the Balkan Rugby League champions, will fly the flag for their country. LDN9s promotor Graham Oliphant was quick to celebrate their inclusion in the LDN9s- “It’s a pleasure to once again see the Rugby League arm of the Red Star dynasty […]
Rugby league has been played in Belarus for the first time, following a four team 9s tournament held in Rechista. The home side faced Kyiv and Rivne from the Ukraine and a side from Moscow. Tournament organisers Ilia Turik and Nikolai Zarezako were participants on a coaching course in Kyiv in January this year and, […]
The Rugby League Club FIS from the town of Vitez in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been working for a month now with elementary school students within the DAP project supported by the Australian Embassy in Vienna. Students learn about the rules of the Rugby League through playing and socializing. Currently, the program is being held […]
It was girl’s weekend all over the World, as Serbian rugby league joined Jamaica in staging first ever female club game. History was made at Ada Ciganlija stadium in Belgrade where Red Star girls defeated Red Kangaroos 46:16 (HT: 38:8) in full contact 9’s duel. Game was played at the exact date that marked 65 […]
New season, same old story in Serbian Rugby League, as current champions Red Star secured yet another trophy in SRL Super Cup. Repeated champions once again were convincing against arch rivals Partizan 62:12 (32:6) at Belgrade’s BASK Arena stadium. It was a stalemate, until Milos Zogovic’s second try regain the lead for Serbian and Balkans […]
A full suite of internationally recognized and aligned coaching and match official qualifications moved closer to reality following detailed discussions between the Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation and the Rugby League European Federation held in New South Wales, Australia. The coach education leadership of APRLC and the RLEF have concluded over 50 hours of detailed […]
This weekend will see the start of the student campaign in Lebanon. The 2019 Lebanese Youth Championship will kick off with an expanded nine teams involved. Officially known as the Scholastic Rugby League, it will again take place in two areas. The northern tournament includes the U18 teams from holders Tripoli RLFC and El Mina […]
Late surge gave Team John second successive triumph in Risman Cup, annual Serbian Rugby League exhibition game. Led by the captain’s Vladimir Milutinović’s hat-trick, Serbia U21 side once again pinned up older opponents in Team Bev that fled Serbian U23 internationals. It was a suitable start of the SRL season at BASK Arena, with crowd […]
Welcome to website Balkanrl.com! This is a website where you can find the latest news about all rugby league events in the Balkans. The site was launched by the Serbian Rugby League. The site will accompany the Balkan Super League as well as the other rugby league official competition in the Balkans, such as the […]
