Serbia

Red Star Belgrade claimed their fourth successive Serbian rugby league title, and fifth in total, just holding off Belgrade arch rivals Partisan 1953, 20-12, in the Grand Final - held behind closed doors at the SC Inge...

Whilst there has been some notable activity in Eastern Europe - not least in Ukraine, Serbia and this weekend scheduled for Albania - greater coronavirus concerns has seen competition postponed in the Czech Republic and delayed in...

There has been a gradual return to rugby league action across eastern Europe following the interruptions of coronavirus. Serbia has been in the vanguard at senior and junior level, with leading club Red Star...

“Moving forward together” was the keynote from the Rugby League European Federation annual congress and ACM, held virtually on Saturday. Over 30 countries gathered online, among them Rugby Football League CEO Ralph Rimmer. The...

A round up of potential return to play activity across the RLEF regions following widespread lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, shows a varied picture. Positive signs have come from Czechia where Lukáš Hergott,...

The 20^th Serbian domestic campaign got underway with the now traditional curtain-raiser, the annual Risman Cup challenge match, at the Skolarac stadium in Ub. Team Bev – the Serbian U21s - defeated Team John, their national U19s, 28-16; Valentino Milovanović with two of the victor’s five tries.

By Brian Lowe,

The final round of the European qualifiers for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) are set to get underway later this month.

As Challenge Cup final week heats up, Red Star Belgrade have revealed their intention to return to the competition next year.

New Serbia head coach Stuart Wilkinson has reflected on his side’s two game tour against the Yorkshire Lionhearts, saying that it is the perfect platform for them to build upon. Wilkinson brings a wealth of experience to the role having previously been on the coaching staff at Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors, and has international experience with Great Britain Academy, England, Wales, France and Russia.

Serbia’s mini-tour of Yorkshire continues this week (Wednesday 10 July) with a second match against the Yorkshire Lionhearts at the Stanningley club in Leeds (kick off 7.45pm).