2017 Balkans Cup (rugby league) explained

Year:2017
Points:202
Last:2014
Tournaments:Balkans Cup (rugby league)
Top Try Scorer-Flag:Greece
Topscorer-Flag:Greece
Tries:36
Balkans Cup
Matches:3
Count:1
Country:Serbia
Finalists:3
Next:2019

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

TeamCoachCaptainRLIF Rank[3]
Ljubomir Bukvić Dragan Jankovic14
Steve Georgallis Stefanos Bastas23
Tihomir Simeonov Tihomir Simeonov41

Stadiums

StadiumGamesCityStateCapacityBest Crowd
Makiš Stadium1ČukaricaBelgrade4,000150[4]
Sportski Centar Rakovica2RakovicaBelgrade

Fixtures

Round 1

Greece vs Bulgaria

Round 2

Serbia vs Greece

Round 3

Serbia vs Bulgaria

References

  1. Web site: Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org. 2020-01-08.
  2. Web site: Serbia win rugby league Balkans Championship. 2017-10-10. philcaplan. en. 2020-01-08.
  3. Web site: World Rankings released ahead of RLWC2017. www.rlif.com. 2020-01-08.
  4. Web site: Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org. 2020-01-13.