RK Nada Split

RK Nada (full name Ragbi klub Nada, English: Rugby Club Nada) is a rugby union club from Split, Croatia. It participates in the Croatian Rugby Championship, the Croatian Rugby Cup and the Regional Rugby Championship. The club was founded on February 23, 1959.

Rugby klub Nada

Founded	February 23, 1959
Location	Split, Croatia
Ground(s)	Stadion Stari plac
Coach(es)	Denis Puljiz
Captain(s)	Mate Borozan
League(s)	Prvenstvo Hrvatske u ragbiju
2010-11	1st
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.nada-rugby.hr

Club seat is on the address Zrinsko-Frankopanska 17, Split.

The club was the most successful in the Rugby Championship of Yugoslavia, with eleven championships, as well as in modern Croatian competitions.

Team

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Goran Čulić Hooker Croatia Krešo Čorić Hooker Croatia Saša Sljepčević Prop Croatia Mate Borozan Prop Croatia Mislav Milanović Prop Croatia Ivan Miljak Prop Croatia Ivica Rubelj Lock Croatia Nikola Vrzić Lock Croatia Luka Vukušić Lock Croatia Luka Perlain Lock Croatia Marino Đikić Lock Croatia Nikola Denić Flanker Croatia Frane Marčić Flanker Croatia Dario Jurčević Flanker Croatia Jakov Jerčić Flanker Croatia Jure Popović Flanker Croatia Ante Lalić Flanker Croatia Tonči Buzov Number 8 Croatia

Player Position Union Marin Tvrdić Scrum-half Croatia Luka Rosso Scrum-half Croatia Vedran Antić Scrum-half Croatia Vlado Ursić Fly-half Croatia Saša Sekovanec Fly-half Croatia Luka Lerotić Fly-half Croatia Tomislav Tomić-Ferić Fly-half Croatia Tomislav Burazin Centre Croatia Paško Ivančić Centre Croatia Damir Draganić Centre Croatia Duje Grubišić Centre Croatia Roko Krstulović Centre Croatia Ivan Rešetar Wing Croatia Ante Plazibat Wing Croatia Toni Žunić Wing Croatia Luka Popović Wing Croatia Špiro Matić Wing Croatia Vlado Kušeta Fullback Croatia Ante Olujić Fullback Croatia

Trophies

Trophee International Du Fair-Play Pierre De Coubertin 1987

Championships

• Croatian champions (26):
  • 1981¹, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21

¹ The only such championship held during Yugoslavia.

• Yugoslav champions (11):
  • 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1989.
• Croatian champions Rugby 7 (5):
  • 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Cups

• Croatian cup (15):
  • 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
• Yugoslav cup (9):
  • 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1989

European and regional championships

• Central European Champions' Cup (1):
  • 2001: champions (victory over Czech team Dragon Brno)
• Interleague (Croatia, Slovenia) champions (3):
  • 2003/04, 2006/07, 2007/08
• Regional (BiH, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia) Rugby champions (9):
  • 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/2011, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2016/17, 2017/18
• European Champions' Cup for amateur teams:
  • 2005: third
  • 2006: second (lost in finals to Russian team Slava Zenit)

Youth Trophies

National champions

• U-19
  • 1969, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
• U-17
  • 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010
• U-16
  • 1982, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
• U-14
  • 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• U-12
  • 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005

Cup winners

• U-19
  • 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
• U-17
  • 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010
• U-16
  • 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008

External links

• (in Croatian) RK Nada website
• (in English) Profile on Regional Rugby Championship website