Balance of youth and experience
Serbia will welcome Turkey with a fairly strong lineup that is a combination of youth and experience. Unlike last time, this time we have three debutants, who will play for the senior national team for the first time. There are the young and persoective Uroš Pucar, the experienced scrumhalf Žulijen Todorović, as well as the experienced Miljan Nikolić. Both players from France, who will bring additional quality to our team.
Of the experienced players, there is above all Marko Gvozdenović, who has proven his quality countless times, who will wear the captain’s armband in the match. Vladimir Đukić, Predrag Vraneš, Aleksandar Madjanović and Igor Dejanović have been the leaders of this team for more than a decade.
A perfect combination of youth and experience from whom we expect fast and effective rugby. The match will take place on Saturday the 13th April, starting at 2 p.m. at the city stadium in Starčevo. We rightfully expect great support for the national team.
If you want to know additional information about the match itself, you can read it in our article here.
Serbian nation team squad
1.Владимир Ђукић
YOB: 1988.
Position: Prop
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
The popular Đuka is slowly but surely moving towards becoming the player with the most appearances in the history of the Serbian national team, which is an incredible achievement for a player who plays in the post position. A player who has been the backbone of the scrum of the national team for years.
2.Игор Маринковић
YOB: 1998.
Position: Hooker
Club: Hannover78 Rugby
Country: Germany
Igor can easily cover all positions in the first and third scrum lines. Which is a real treasure for both his club and the Serbian national team. One of the best players in the match against Moldova, where he established himself as one of the leaders of the team.
3. Predrag Vraneš
YOB: 1986.
Position: Prop
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
Predrag is the player with the longest tenure in the national team. He made his debut way back in 2006 . Apart from stability in statics, he is very mobile for his size and can be dangerous for the opponent’s defense in open play.
4.Урош Јевђенијевић
2004.
Position: Lock
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
Our colleague from the round table made his debut for Serbia in the match against Moldova last fall. Mišel Milović likes to give young players a chance, and now Uroš will get the job of starting in the second line.
5. Реља Пећанац
YOB: 2001.
Position: Lock
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
We cannot say about the player who born in 2001 that he is experienced, but for Relja there is no other option. One of the most standard players in the Milović era who always provides good games.
6. Урош Пуцар
2004.
Position: Flanker
Клуб: Маси
Country: France
Debut in the Serbian national team in the senior competition. The type of player you don’t like to play against. Fantastic defender, technique and positioning perfect. A very disciplined player. We are convinced that a great career awaits Uros in France.
7. Aleksandar Mađanovic
YOB: 1993.
Position: Flanker
Club: BRK Crvena Zvezda
Country: Serbia
One of the leaders of this generation of the national team. High pace player. Very combative and temperamental. The third line that is everywhere on the field.
8. Danijel Stojanovic
2004.
Position: Number 8
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
Slowly but surely, Danijel is establishing himself in the third line of the Serbian national team. We are glad that we will have the opportunity to see again how Danijel and Uroš Pucar will cooperate in the third line. Last time they left U18 Croatia in Zagreb with 0 points scored.
9. Žulijen Todorović
YOB: 1993.
Position: Scrumhalf
Club: Siks furs de Brus
Country: France
Debutant in the Serbian jersey. An experienced scrumhalf whom we haven’t had the chance to see in action so far. We look forward to seeing how he will look in the playmaking positions with Marko Gvozdenović.
10. Marko Gvozdenović
YOB: 1992.
Position: Flyhalf
Club: CSM Gennevillois Rugby
Country: France
Marko is originally a third-line player, but he does very well in the opening position, due to his vast experience as a player, playing rugby sevens. He is the leader of this team. He is a man who likes responsibility and enjoys it. Whenever Marko played for the national team, Serbia never lost in the rugby 15 format.
11. Bojan Čečarić
DOB: 1997.
Position: wing
Club: Amersham and Chiltern RFC
Country: England
Bojan established himself as a winger both at the club level and at the national team level. A versatile player who can cover several positions without problems. Very penetrating and strong on contact.
12. Vlado Kušić
YOB: 1993.
Position: Center
Club: RC Salon XIII
Country: France
Vladimir is currently playing rugby league in France, but he is also quite experienced in rugby. The prototype of the player that Mišel Milović wants to have in the central line. Strong in contact, quick and very penetrating.
13. Janko Zemun Milinković
YOB: 1998.
Position: Center
Club: Vaduz
Country: Liechtenstein
Janko has a new club, he plays for Liechtenstein. In the new club, he got a new position, so he also got a new task from Milović in the national team. Janko is very fast, strong in contact and it will be very interesting to see how he will manage in his new role at the international level.
14. Kaspar Strugar
1996.
Position: wing
Club: Henley Hawks
Country: England
The fastest and most explosive player in our team, who has significant international experience. He needs a little space to make something big. Extremely strong in contact. He has excellent technique.
15. Igor Dejanović
YOB: 1988.
Position: Fullback
Club: RK Partizan
Country: Serbia
Igor is one of the most experienced players in the national team. A leader in every sense of the word. Excellent on both sides of the court. One of the players in whom Milović has the most confidence.
Finishers:
16.Miljan Nikolić
YOB: 1995.
Position: Hooker
Club: BRK Crvena Zvezda
Country: Serbia
Finally, let’s see him in the Serbian jersey. A large crankcase in the field. Very penetrating, strong in duels and contact. We expect him to make a difference on the pitch.
17. Petar Pavlović
YOB: 1989.
Position: Prop
Club: RK Dorćol 1998
Country: Serbia
In Moldova, he lived up to expectations. He had a very difficult task to match a very strong scrum. Fighting and hearty.
18. Kiprijan Đorić
YOB: 2000.
Position: Flanker
Club: Rugby Union Donau Vienna
Country: Austria
Kip managed to recover from a very inconvenient injury. When he is on the field, he always gives his best on both sides of the field. A player who can change the flow of a game.
19. Dragan Kokanović
YOB: 2005.
Position: Center
Club: BRK Crvena Zvezda
Country: Serbia
The youngest player in the national team. An ideal match for him to show what he knows and can do. We would like it if he had a little more playing time, especially in the central position.
20. Stanislav Ljubičić
Годиште: 1997.
Position: Flanker
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
Stanislav has been one of the most effective players in Serbia for several seasons. Although his natural position is in the scrum, lately he has been playing on the wing, where it is very difficult to stop him in penetration.
21. Uroš Jončić
YOB: 1991.
Position Center, Hooker
Club: RK Rad
Country: Serbia
Uros can cover several positions on the field. A few seasons ago, he successfully changed his position when he switched to the counter, and that was against Turkey, where he played excellently. Can cover center and wing positions when needed.
22. Stefan Simović
YOB: 2001.
Position: Center
Club: RK Dorćol 1998
Country: Serbia
The archetype of the center player that Milović likes. Excellent in the field game. He has an incredibly strong and accurate shot, which can be very useful.
23. Dragan Matijević
YOB: 2001.
Position: Prop
Club: Roundhegians Rugby Football Club
Country: England
Although young, Dragan already has experience from two representative cycles. He will have a very demanding job to stabilize the scrum in the second half of the match.
Professional staff:
Headcoach: Michel Milović
Coach: Marko Žeravica
Coach: Marko Janković
Coach: Johnatan Ragbo
Team manager: Goran Vuković
Doctor: Enes Isaki
Doctor: Srđan Nikolić
Good luck Eagles!
