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FRIDAS: five days of friendship and inclusion

Five days with the FRIDAS partners brought the children new skills, friendships and a valuable lesson about accessibility through sport and art.

FRIDAS is here in Sofia!

The Bulgarian Rugby Federation and the National Sports Academy “Vasil Levski” welcome partners from Italy, Croatia, Spain and Greece for five days of rugby, art and inclusion through FRIDAS.

Autumn Rugby 2026: Programme and Bulgaria's First Supercup

Six men's Rugby 15 Championship fixtures at Trebich, Bulgaria vs Norway in women's rugby, and the inaugural Bulgarian Supercup between Balkanski Kotki and NSA.

Bulgarian Rugby Federation joins the FRIDAS project

The Bulgarian Rugby Federation is joining the new edition of the European FRIDAS project, which brings rugby, art and gamification together to support inclusion and accessibility.

General Assembly of Rugby Europe

This past weekend, the 107th General Assembly of Rugby Europe was held in Alicante, Spain.

BF Rugby's Board appoints the new head coach

At a meeting, the Board of BF Rugby appointed the new coach and staff of the Rugby 15 national team, with full continuity of what has been achieved so far and the retention of most of the national team's staff.

Mr. Lyudmil Dimov is the new President of BF Rugby

Mr. Lyudmil Dimov is the new President of BF Rugby! Mr. Dimov replaced Mr. Atanas Zafirov, who is Deputy Prime Minister in the new Government of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Training programmes with World Rugby

The Bulgarian Rugby Federation offers members of local rugby clubs the opportunity to take part in World Rugby training programmes, including coaching, refereeing, strength and conditioning and more. Those interested should send an enquiry and a motivation letter to the specified email; the application deadline is 30 August 2024.

A decisive meeting between the managements of "The Sailors" and the firstborn of Burgas rugby, "Botev"

On Bulgaria's National Day in 2024, a meeting was held between the managements of Rugby Club "The Sailors" and the firstborn of Burgas rugby, "Botev".

Rugby selector of the nationals Romain Balmis in NBU: "Rugby is an education with many values"

Students and guests of the university had the exceptional opportunity to meet with the coach of the national rugby team Romain Balmis. The French selector gave a lecture on the topic of the coach. Being a vocation leader ”at the invitation of I.D. Dean of the Faculty of Basic Education, Ch. Prof. Dr. Georgi Gochev.

6 stories of honor and passion in Bulgarian rugby

Among those unfamiliar with the philosophy of the sport of rugby, there is an opinion that it is a rough sport, full of pushing and other types of aggression. And in fact, it is a real contact sport, in which, however, the thoughts of individual competitors are directed for the sake of the good and success of the team, and the opponent is treated with great respect.

The religion of rugby in Bulgaria - thousands at the "Vasil Levski" stadium in support of the "lions"

Sport is not only results, points and videos of what is happening on the field. The story and the destinies behind it, which are at the heart of the magic of any game, are actually far more key.

Nikola and Ludovic, who play for Bulgaria's national rugby team

Meet Nikola and Ludovic. They are players in Bulgaria's national rugby team. Nikola is 20 years old, and Ludovic is 21.

Bulgarian in Rugby Europe

The technical director of BF Rugby Pavel Velkov was recruited to the team of tournament directors for Rugby 7 of the European Rugby Federation.

5,000 people cheered Bulgaria's rugby victory, the prime minister congratulated the national team

The Bulgarian national rugby team won 54:13 against Turkey in front of nearly 5,000 spectators at the Vasil Levski National Stadium. Thus, the "lions" finished with a full asset of 18 points and next year they will play in Conference 1, and in the following days they will learn their rivals for 2023.

New official website and new partner of BF Rugby!

Software company Mixtable joins BF Rugby partners. Dimitar Michev, the founder of Mixtable, is a Bulgarian who grew up in South Africa, and currently lives and works between Canada and Bulgaria. His first interest in Bulgarian rugby began in the partnership with the men's champion of Bulgaria - Balkan Cats rugby club.

Interview with the leader of our National Men's Rugby 15 team - Ivaylo Ivanov

We share with you an interview with the leader of our National Rugby 15 team, men - Ivaylo Ivanov!

Rugby with the BG brand as part of the fastest growing sport

Along with the achievements of the National Rugby 15 team in its European performance, its inclusion in the team of the year ranking, we also have our successes in Rugby 7. In partnership with WINBET, BF Rugby also sends a successful year in the Olympic direction.

BULGARIA shocked the world with their 23-14 away win over MALTA

This highlights a post on the World RUGBY Federation website and notes that after Saturday's game our team progressed another 4 places up the rankings.

The national rugby team remained in the "Trophy" division after two important victories in Budapest

The Bulgarian national men's rugby 7s team achieved two very important victories in the final tournament of the "Trophy" division of Rugby Europe and remains in the group of the second strongest tournament on the Old Continent.

The national rugby captain with an invitation to the fans

The captain of the Bulgarian national rugby team, Petar Nikolov, issued a special invitation to the audience for the match against Turkey on Saturday.