A new page in Serbian rugby league history was written on Sunday 2nd October Vranje, the southern-most city of the Republic of Serbia, near the border with Macedonia, with the launch of the Under-18 championship. Rugby League Club Dorcol’s U18 team travelled the 350 km from Belgrade to face Rugby League Club Soko U18 from Vranje. Despite their arduous five-hour trip, Dorcol juniors won the game 14:4 (half-time 4:4). The second game Red Star vs Morava was postponed due to the best Red Star juniors playing in the game vs Legion XIII from Ukraine on Sunday.

Jovan Vujosevic, RLEF Central European Regional Director: ‘’This is one of the most important projects for the Serbian Rugby League Federation for this year. This competition will have five clubs all around Serbia. From north to south there will be teams like Radnicki from Nova Pazova, Dorcol and Red Star from Belgrade, Morava from Leskovac and Soko from Vranje.  The ultimate goal is the formation of Serbian Rugby League Academy that will produce the best coaches and young players.“