Bulgaria women's national rugby union team

Bulgaria
UnionBulgarian Rugby Federation
Head coachMaya Tsankova
World Rugby ranking
Current51 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest41 (2023)
First international
Bulgaria  5–37  Croatia
Biggest defeat
Andorra  119–0  Bulgaria

The Bulgaria women's national rugby union team represents Bulgaria in rugby union. They played their first test match in 2023.

History

Bulgaria played their first test match against Croatia on 2 December 2023 at Sinj.[1][2] It was both sides first-ever international with hosts, Croatia, winning the match.[1][2] Veronika Tasleva created history when she scored her teams first and only points.[1]

Results

Results summary

For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

(Full internationals only, updated to 22 September 2024)

Bulgaria Internationals From 2023
Opponent First Match Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
 Andorra 2024 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Croatia 2023 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Romania 2024 1 0 0 1 0.00%
Summary 2023 3 0 0 3 0.00%

Full internationals

Won Lost Draw
Test Date Opponent PF PA Venue Event
1 2 December 2023  Croatia 5 37 Sinj, Croatia First test match
2 5 April 2024  Andorra 0 119 Andorra la Vella, Andorra
3 22 September 2024  Romania 12 66 CSN Elisabeta Lipa 2024–25 Rugby Europe Women's Conference

References

  1. ^ a b c Birch, John (2023-12-02). "Croatia beat Bulgaria on test debut". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  2. ^ a b "Historic women's test can be the start of something special in the Balkans". www.world.rugby. 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-01-02.