ENC Division 3 - Hosts Montenegro triumph in their first International 15 a side match

11/04/2015 - 14/04/2015

It was a momentous day for Montenegrin Rugby as Rugby Europe’s newest Member Union beat Estonia 29-27 in a thrilling match at Bar Stadium.  In glorious sunshine, the visitors Estonia raced to an early 10-0 lead with a brace of tries from pacy left wing Marten Martinson. Montenegro, playing their very first international match, hit back with a try from the impressive centre Vucicevic with Srdjan Popovic adding the conversion and a penalty to make the score 10-10 at half time. 

 In the second half, it was the turn of Montenegro, buoyed by a strong finish to the first period, who struck twice in the first 7 minutes after the break to make the score 22-10. The Estonians were by no means finished and incredibly, hit back with three tries of their own, with just one converted, to take the lead 22-27.