Slovakia national rugby union team

The Slovakia national rugby union team has yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup. They are currently affiliated to FIRA-AER, but not yet to World Rugby.

Slovakia

Union	Slovak Rugby Union
Coach(es)	J Fišer
Captain(s)	Patrik Poledna
Most caps	3 players (8)
Team kit
First international
Slovakia 0–6 Monaco  (14 October 2006)
Largest win
Slovakia 65–0 Montenegro  (23 April 2022)
Largest defeat
Ukraine 135–13 Slovakia  (Piešťany, Slovakia; 9 November 2024)

History

Slovakia played their first match in 2006 against the Principality of Monaco and lost 0-6. However, the points went to them after it was discovered that Monaco had used ineligible players.

In 2009, they withdrew from European competition for financial reasons,^[1] after having been unable to secure sponsorship. However, they returned to European competition in 2010, playing in the 2010–12 European Nations Cup Third Division.

The new dynamic has been supported by the city of Bratislava and the Government of Slovakia.

Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Slovakia national XV at test level up until 3 May 2025, updated after match with  Austria.

Against	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Andorra	1	0	1	0	0%
Austria	2	0	2	0	0%
Austria XV	1	1	0	0	100%
Azerbaijan	4	4	0	0	100%
Belarus	1	1	0	0	100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	2	0	0%
Bulgaria	2	0	2	0	0%
Cyprus	3	0	3	0	0%
Estonia	1	0	1	0	0%
Greece	1	0	1	0	0%
Monaco	2	1	1	0	50%
Montenegro	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Presidents XV	1	1	0	0	100%
Serbia	2	0	2	0	0%
Slovenia	2	0	2	0	0%
Turkey	2	0	2	0	0%
Total	30	10	20	0	33.33%

See also

• Rugby union in Slovakia
• Czechoslovakia national rugby union team