Nickname | Vytis (The Knights) |
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Emblem | Vytis (Knight Riding on a Horse) |
Union | Lietuvos Regbio Federacija |
Head coach | Gediminas Marcišauskas |
Captain | Tautvydas Krasauskas |
Most caps | Mindaugas Misevičius Laurynas Tipelis (45) |
Top scorer | Kęstutis Marcišaukas (372) |
Home stadium | Šiaulių Savivaldybės Stadionas |
World Rugby ranking | |
Current | 40 (as of 16 January 2023) |
Highest | 34 (2018, 2019) |
Lowest | 70 (2005) |
First international | |
Germany 31-5 Lithuania (Berlin, Germany; 1 May 1993) | |
Biggest win | |
Serbia 5-77 Lithuania (Belgrade, Serbia; 24 April 2010) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Denmark 83-6 Lithuania (Copenhagen, Denmark; 29 May 1999) | |
Website | regbis.lt |
The Lithuania national rugby union team (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Nacionalinė Regbio Sąjungos Komanda) represents Lithuania in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed The Knights (Vytis), is considered one of the relatively stronger tier 3 teams in European rugby and currently compete in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe Trophy, a competition which is just below the Rugby Europe Championship where the top 6 countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the 6 nations) compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup and play in black with a pattern involving the colours red, yellow and green (the colours of the Lithuanian flag).