WELCOME TO 7th KRUSEVAC 7s 2009!!! ENJOY THE GAME!!!

SEKEM - 7th KRUSEVAC 7s OFFICIAL BALL SUPPLIER


Dear rugby friends,

Members of Rugby Club Krusevac are very happy to invite your side to take part in 7th International Rugby Sevens Tournament – KRUSEVAC 2009 that will be held on August 29&30, 2009.

All show-up sides will enjoy this opportunity to get to know our town and its places of interest, apart from playing in this very unique Rugby Festival.
The Tournament will consist of 2 levels:
- SENIORS
- LADIES

From the first tournament ,2001, more than 40 teams from Australia, Fiji,England, Bulgaria, Russia, Romania, Wales, Hungary, Poland, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Belgie, Slovenia and Serbia took part on Krusevac 7s.

Participation fee is 150 Euros per side for Seniors, 80 Euros per side for Ladies.

Participation fee include:
- T-shirts for all members of team (12 items)
- 2 tickets per persons for free drink on Rugby party
- barbeque and drink on the pitch after closing ceremony

We can offer a few options for accommodations:

- Student hostel - price 13 Euros per person/per day (include accommodation and 3 meals)
- Privat hostel (just sleeping for 10 Euros per night)
- Camping in own tents
- Three stars hotels in Krusevac downtown
We recommend arrival in Friday afternoon.

On Saturday night - RUGBY PARTY with:
- MISS RUGBY contest
- Beer drinking competition

Prices in Krusevac bars and restaurants are very acceptable for all budgets.
Glass of beer is 1 EUR or less, soft drinks too.
Hamburger with salads 1,5 EUR.
Meals in restaurant about 3 EUR.
Nightlife is good with lot of discos and night clubs open all night long.

For further details navigate around our Official website http://www.rugbykrusevac.org/
or blog krusevacsevens.blogspot.com

Contact me on following e-mails: rugbyks@yahoo.com slavisamilenkovic37@gmail.com
Milenkovic37@aol.com
slavisamilenkovic@rugbykrusevac.org


Yours sincerely
Slavisa Milenkovic
Tournament Manager
Phone: +381.37.636216
Cell phone: +381.64.63 58 201
Fax: +381.37.449 945

WELCOME TO KRUSEVAC 7s – WELCOME TO SERBIA!


Roll of Honours
Men’s

2001 RC Pobednik Belgrade (Serbia)
2002 RC Internationals (Fiji&England)
2003 Belgian Barbarians (Belgie)
2006 Poland Rugby 7s (Poland)
2007 Badly Packed Kebab (England)
2008 RC Pobednik Belgrade (Serbia)

Ladies
2006 Moscow Dragons RFC (Russia)
2007 Fehervar RC (Hungary)
2008 NSA Sofia Ladies (Bulgaria)

The Best Players

Mens
2006 Leszek KOMON (Poland Rugby 7s)
2007 Richard FIRMIN (Badly Packed Kebab)
2008 Milan RASTOVAC (RC Pobednik)



Ladies
2006 Maria SOLODOVA (Moscow Dragons RFC)
2007 Eszter PAP (Fehervar RC)
2008 Meglena YANKOVA (NSA Sofia Ladies)

RC POBEDNIK Belgrade and NSA Sofia Ladies took 6th KRUSEVAC 7s!

RC Pobednik Belgrade NSA Ladies won trophy From game Vitez - Balkan Babaas

Rugby Club Pobednik from Belgrade is the first team that won "Krusevac 7s" two times.
The first time pobednik won on the very first event 2001 and they repeat it in 2008.

In final game of 6th "Krusevac7s" Pobednik defeted RC Partizan from Belgrade 39:15.
Silverware for third place took NSA Sofia from Bulgaria.

Ladies team of NSA won womens competition ahead of home team She-Wolves.

Overall 13 teams , 10 mens & 3 womens, from Serbia, Bosna&Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Slovenia competed on 6th Krusevac 7s.

Results - Mens competition

FINAL: RC Pobednik Belgrade - RC Partizan Belgrade 39:15

For 3rd place: RC Krusevac - NSA Sofia 5:22

Standing:

1. RC POBEDNIK

2. RC Partizan

3. NSA Sofia

4. RC Krusevac

5. Rudar Zenica

6. Rudar Zenica 2

7. RC Palilulac Cekicar Nis

8. Balkan Barbarians - Krusevac 2

9. RK Vitez

10.KBRK Veterans

Ladies competition:

1. NSA Sofia

2. She-Wolves krusevac

3. RC Bezigrad LJubljana

The Best player: Milan RASTOVAC (Pobednik)

The Best Ladies player: Meglena Jankova (NSA Sofia)

Travel Guide to Krusevac

Krusevac is a industrial and historical town with about 135.000 inhabitants suited in Central Serbia, about 190 kms south from Belgrade and 20 kms from highway Belgrade - Nis - Thessaloniki.
For transport from United Kingdom and Western Europe you can use flights to Belgrade Airport and than bus from Belgrade to Krusevac.
If you prefer low cost companies flights the best solutions are flights to Zagreb or Budapest and then bus transport to Belgrade and Krusevac.
If you flight to Sofia with Wizz Air you need a train or bus connection from capital of Bulgaria to Nis or Stalac (Pojate) and then 12 kms travel to Krusevac.
For guests from region we suggest to use own buses and highway Belgrade - Nis.

Reminder for past Krusevac 7s tournaments

The first Krusevac 7s tournament was held in third week in August 2001, connected for August 19th - The Club Day. Ten teams from Serbia, Australia and Bulgaria took part in. Petar Lujic, Australian with Serbian roots brought invitation side Mekong Pirates from Australia and gave a special flavour on our first event.

Second Krusevac 7s , held 2002, was probably the strongest sevens tournament ever in this part of Europe. Total 16 teams from Fiji, Wales, Romania, Belgie, Bulgaria and Serbia participated in this unique event. RFC Internationals, consisted from Fijians, Irishman and led by manager Pierse Thompson was too strong for opponents.

Winners of 3rd Krusevac 7s were our friends from Belgie - Belgian Barbarians. In second participation they won winners silverware.

Due to some financial problems Krusevac 7s made a three years long break and in 2006 we organize fourth event with teams from Poland, Hungary, Bosnia&Herzegovina,Russia & Serbia. The first time ladies played on Krusevac 7s. In 3 teams competition Moscow Dragons RFC Ladies won.



In 2007 Krusevac hosted guests from England, Bosnia & Hungary. Well drilled on and outside pitch invitation side Badly Packed Kebab, consisted from former U18 players of Bath FC and Leicester Tiger, was supperior.


List of teams which participated on Krusevac 7s

Australia: Mekong Pirates
Belgie: Belgian Barbarians
Hungary: Fehervar RK (mens&ladies)
Bosnia&Herzegovina: Rudar (mens), Celik (ladies)
Bulgaria: Bulgaria U20, NSA
Romania: Grivitza Old Boys
England: Badly Packed Kebab
Fiji: Internationals RFC (2 teams)
Poland: Poland 7s (2 teams)
Russia: Moscow Dragons Ladies
Wales: Maidenhead RFC
Serbia: Pobednik, Dorcol, Royal Belgrade, YU Legende, Partizan Belgrade, Zarkovo, Takovo Gornji Milanovac, Nis