Rugby league in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rugby league is played in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which now has over 1000 registered players nationwide, many of which are juniors. These numbers are rapidly increasing each year. History In 2012, following the formation of the first club in Republika Srpska, one of the two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a second club was formed in the city of Novi Grad, named New Thunder RLFC. Three coaches from the area took part in the Serbian Rugby League Federation Level 1 course in the middle of August, with them then overseeing the first ever domestic rugby league game in the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Novi Grad Mlakve stadium, home of FC Sloboda Novi Grad. Dimitris Dajc refereed the game watched by around 300 curious locals, between New Thunder and the splendidly named White Rabbits, with the home team winning 28-20 in a very competitive game despite the visitors greater experience. Jovan Vujosevic, RLEF Central and East Europe director, shared his delight with the progress that was being made. "This is huge step for rugby league in Europe", he said. "We put a new country on the European rugby league map. The next objective is the formation of