Rugby Club Rad

Rugby Club Rad Mozzart Belgrade (Serbian: Рагби Клуб Рад Моззарт Београд) is a rugby union club from Belgrade, Serbia. RK Rad, previously known as RK Pobednik, is one of the biggest rugby clubs within the former Yugoslavia, having won ten national championships and five national cup trophies. The club is a member of the Serbian Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby club Rad
Full nameRugby club Rad Mozzart Beograd
Founded1996 as RC Pobednik
2014 renamed RC Rad
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Ground(s)Stadion Kralj Petar I   (Capacity 6,000) Stadion Zarkovo    (Capacity 1,000)
PresidentMarko Kapor
League(s)Rugby Championship of Serbia
Official website
www.rugbypobednik.com/index.php

History
1996 RK Pobednik logo.

In December 1996, a group of enthusiasts and lovers of rugby, led by Bosko Strugar, founded Rugby Club Pobednik. The early years were not easy as there were no pitches or club house. However, all members helped develop the club which brought results quickly. In difficult times, the players bought the required equipment and funded travel so the club could survive. The club is now sponsored by Mozzart Sports Betting.

In December 2014 Pobednik was renamed Rad.[2] This was previously the name of its associated junior rugby club, after a link was established with football club FK Rad. In English, Rad translates as "work" or "labour", and the football club was formed by the Serbian construction company of the same name. RK Rad's president Marko Kapor is also on the board of directors of FK Rad.[2] The club wears a blue and white kit.

Domestic competitions

In the 1997/1998 season Pobednik joined the Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia and reached the playoffs. The first game ended with the triumph, with victory over the well-established club KBRK (now BRK Red Star). Ultimately Ragbi Klub Partizan took the championship in that season, but only two years later Pobednik defeated Partizan to become the new States champion. Pobednik won their second title the following year, and extended the winning streak to claim seven straight Championships from 2007 to 2013. Pobednik has also won 4 domestic Cups.

Regional league

Regional Rugby Championship started in 2007,[3] 3 teams from Serbia, 3 teams from Croatia, 2 teams from Slovenia, 3 teams from Hungary, 2 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, one team from Greece and one team from Austria. RC Pobednik were the runners-up in 4 seasons between 2007 and 2012.

Club honours
  • Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia:
Winners (2): 2000, 2001
Winners (8): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017
  • Rugby Cup of Serbia:
Winners (5): 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017
Runners Up (4): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

Records

Current squad

The club currently has more than a hundred members who compete in five categories. The youth categories are the greatest source of the club's strength with talented young players being produced every year. Pobednik (now Rad) has provided more national representative players for Serbia than any other club.

2016 Team

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Danijel Septeu Hooker Serbia
Stefan Dragutinović Hooker Serbia
Nikola Rodić Hooker Serbia
Vladimir Đukić (c) Prop Serbia
Predrag Vraneš Prop Serbia
Milan Bogdanović Prop Serbia
Uroš Martinović Prop Serbia
Mirko Ranković Lock Serbia
Dejan Flori Lock Serbia
Stevan Nikolić Lock Serbia
Milan Radović Lock
Vladimir Radulović Flanker Serbia
Boris Mančić Flanker Serbia
Stanislav Ljubičić Flanker
Branimir Petrović Number 8 Serbia
Marko Ristić Number 8 Serbia
Player Position Union
Milan Mitrović Scrum-half Serbia
Mladen Stošić Scrum-half Serbia
Miladin Živanov Fly-half Serbia
Đorđe Stanković Centre Serbia
Ivan Pirković Centre Serbia
Nenad Todorović Centre Serbia
Ivan Stefanović Centre Serbia
Dimitrije Konjević Wing Serbia
Marko Knežević Wing Serbia
Luka Bulatović Wing Serbia
Milan Rakić Wing Serbia
Uroš Babić Fullback Serbia

Personnel

Team officials
  • President: Marko Kapor
  • Technical Director: Marko Jovanović
  • Team Manager: Dejan Ranđelović
  • Head Coach: Milan Orlović
  • Forwards Coach: Marko Ristić
  • Backs Coach: Miladin Živanov
  • Doctor: Srđan Nikolić
  • Youth coaches: Marko Žeravica and Zoran Mičić

Club 100

The following players are members of the 100 club, having played 100 or more games for the club:

Kapor Marko, Rastovac Milan, Vuković Goran, Nikolić Srđan, Radulović Vladimir, Labus Jerko, Marković Predrag, Vraneš Predrag, Ristić Marko, Kapor Branko, Orlović Milan, Živanov Miladin, Jovanović Nebojša, Simonović Nemanja, Đukić Vladimir

Foreign players
  • Delhyne Greguar
  • Schmidt Vincent
  • Apisai Logaivau Mule
  • Rudge Stuart
  • Tulisani Jabulane
  • Ruggery David

Notable former players
  • Labus Jerko
  • Vuković Goran
  • Nikolic Srdjan
  • Rastovac Milan
  • Kapor Marko
  • Marković Predrag
  • Bulatović Danilo

References
  1. "Members". Rugby Serbia (in Serbian). 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. "Pobednik becomes Rad: The multiple champion of Serbia has changed its name!". Supersport.rs (in Serbian). 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. http://rrcrugby.com/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2013-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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