Articles, features and media coverage about Estonian rugby from national outlets, listed in reverse chronological order. All articles are in Estonian unless noted otherwise.
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2026
August
- ERR Sport · 21 August 2026 — Naiste rannaragbi koondis läheb Moldovasse esimest võitu võtma (Preview of Estonia Women’s Beach Rugby squad heading to Chişinău — squad list, pool draw and head coach Marten Martinson quoted on ambitions)
July
- RugbyPass · 29 July 2026 — World Cup-winning coach Graham Smith open to offers after overseas rescue mission (In English: Graham Smith leaves Estonia after four years — credits Tanner Saar’s U18 programme, women’s team milestones, and improved 7s results; now seeking a new coaching role)
- ERR Sport · 21 July 2026 — Eesti U-18 ragbikoondis lõpetas ajaloolise EM-debüüdi seitsmenda kohaga (Estonia U18 finish 7th in historic European Championship debut in Budapest — Aleksander Nigul scores Estonia’s first-ever try at a European Championship; Alexis Besnard top scorer with 3 tries and 2 conversions; coach Tanner Saar and manager Paul Davidson quoted)
- Delfi Sport · 18 July 2026 — FOTOD | Esimesel EM-il osalenud U18 ragbikoondis jäi võiduta, kuid mitte nullile. Peatreener: läksime päev-päevalt paremaks (Photo report from Budapest — Estonia finish 7th in their debut European Championship; Aleksander Nigul scores Estonia’s first-ever try at a European Championship, Alexis Besnard adds three tries on day 2; coach Tanner Saar and manager Paul Davidson quoted)
- Delfi Sport · 17 July 2026 — Ajalooline samm: Eesti noorte ragbikoondis läheb esmakordselt EM-ile (Preview of Estonia’s first-ever U18 European Championship appearance in Budapest — squad list and coach Tanner Saar preview quotes)
- Rugby Europe · 18 July 2026 — Ukraine, Latvia and Georgia all crowned champions in Budapest in the U18 7s Trophy (In English: official Rugby Europe tournament report — Estonia 7th in Boys Trophy 2)
June
- ERR Sport · June 2026 — Eesti ragbinaiskond saavutas ajaloolise võidu (Women’s team beats Greece 21–12 in Andorra to claim Estonia’s first-ever international rugby win)
- ERR Sport · June 2026 — Eesti naiste ragbikoondis paneb end proovile rahvusvahelisel turniiril (Preview of women’s 7s tournament in Andorra — Estonia’s second international 7s outing)
- Delfi Sport · 13 June 2026 — Eesti meeste ragbikoondis on Kosovos medalijahil, naiskond sai ajaloolise võidu (Men’s team chasing their first medal in Kosovo as women claim historic win in Andorra — day 1 report)
May
- ERR Sport · May 2026 — Tallinna Kalevi ragbimeeskond lõpetas Märjamaa Vikati valitsusaja (Tallinna Kalev win the Estonian 7s championship, ending Märjamaa Vikati’s 12-year unbeaten run)
- ERR “Aktuaalne kaamera” · May 2026 — Ragbi kogub naiste seas populaarsust (TV feature on the growth of women’s rugby in Estonia following the national team debut)
- ERR News · May 2026 — Women’s rugby growing in Estonia as national team debuts (In English: feature on Estonian women’s rugby four years on from a single player, through the national team debut against Latvia)
- ERR Sport · May 2026 — Eesti ragbilukku kirjutatakse nädalavahetusel uus peatükk (Preview of the women’s XV match against Latvia — Estonia’s first 15s international)
- Delfi Sport · 15 May 2026 — Eesti naiste ragbikoondis võõrustab laupäeval ajaloolises mängus Lätit (Women’s first XV match against Latvia preview)
- ERR Sport · May 2026 — Eesti ragbikoondis jäi Norrale 0:51 alla (Men’s team lose 0–51 to Norway at home in Rugby Europe Conference)
- Delfi Sport · 2 May 2026 — FOTOD | Eesti ragbikoondis kaotas Norrale 0:51 (Photo report from the Norway match at Tiskre — features Chris Wallace’s refereeing debut and Marvin Üürike’s return to the squad)
April
- ERR Sport · April 2026 — Lõunanaabri loobumine andis Eesti ragbikoondisele kauaoodatud võidu (Latvia forfeit gives Estonia their first XV win in a decade)
- Delfi Sport · 14 April 2026 — Eesti ragbikoondis sai üle kümne aasta esimese võidu, sest lätlased olid sunnitud rahapuudusel kohtumisest loobuma (Latvia forced to forfeit due to lack of funding; Estonia’s first XV win since 2016)
November
- RugbyPass · November 2025 — World Cup winner relishing wide-ranging role with whipping boys of rugby (In English: profile of Graham Smith coaching Estonia ahead of a Rugby Europe Conference match against Finland — building rugby from near-zero, Estonia’s long losing run, and optimism about progress)
2025
September
- ERR “Aktuaalne kaamera” · 18 September 2025 — Endine professionaalne ragbimängija tegi Kirblasse ragbiväljaku (Christopher Hale, a former professional rugby player from England living in Pärnumaa, built a full-size rugby pitch in Kirbla village and founded Kirbla Rugby Club)
2024
- The Rugby Journal · January 2024 — Estonia (In English: long-form profile of Graham Smith — from abattoir worker to Rugby World Cup winner, life in Tallinn, and building Estonian rugby from scratch with 20 men and 5 women)
- ScrumQueens · 20 January 2024 — From World Cup glory to Estonia (In English: overview of Graham Smith’s work with the Estonian women’s sevens programme from 2022 to 2023, including Laura Nõlvak and the first-ever Estonia women’s international)
- Delfi Sport · 5 July 2024 — VIDEO | Vaata läbi kehakaamera! Eesti ragbikoondis saavutas Euroopa meistivõistlustel neljanda koha (Men’s 7s team finish fourth at Rugby Europe Championship in Montenegro — Estonia’s best-ever result at the time)
2019
- ERR Sport · November 2019 — Eesti ragbil on MM-ile raske jõuda, olümpialootust jagub rohkem (ERL communications manager Martin Hanson on Estonia’s rugby ambitions off the back of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan — World Cup unlikely, Olympic 7s more realistic)
2018
- Delfi Sport · August 2018 — Tartus toimuvad olümpiaragbi meistivõistlused (Estonian 7s national championships in Tartu, hosted by Tartu Ülikooli Ragbiklubi)
- Delfi Sport · August 2018 — Kalevi ragbiklubi võõrustab täna koduväljakul Soome meistrit (Tallinna Kalev host Finnish champions Jyväskylä in the Finnish Liiga)
- Delfi Sport · June 2018 — Soomlasi nende meistriliigas sakutav Kalev RFC läheb vastamisi endise Eesti koondise treeneriga (Kalev face former Estonia coach Casey Dent in Finnish Liiga)
2017
- Delfi TV · September 2017 — DELFI TV PERSOONILUGU | Lugu sellest, kuidas austraallasest sai Eesti ragbitäht (Feature on Chris Wallace, Australian-Estonian international and Kalev RFC player)
- Delfi Sport · September 2017 — Eesti ragbiklubi on võitmas Soome esiliigat (Tallinna Kalev reach the Finnish Esiliiga final)
- Delfi Sport · August 2017 — Kalev sai koduväljakul kibeda kaotuse (Kalev’s first defeat of the Finnish Liiga season)
- Delfi Sport · July 2017 — Viiest viis: Kalevi poisid sakutasid taas soomlasi (Kalev win five from five in their first Finnish Liiga season)
- Delfi Sport · June 2017 — Ragbiklubi Tallinna Kalev on Soome esiliigas liidrikohal (Tallinna Kalev lead the Finnish Esiliiga in their debut season)
2016
- Delfi Sport · August 2016 — Ragbiliit kutsub kõiki huvilisi rannaragbit proovima (ERU invites everyone to try beach rugby at Pirita)
- Delfi Sport · May 2016 — VIDEO: Eesti ragbikoondis võitis Slovakkiat ja tõusis teise divisjoni (Estonia beat Slovakia to win Division 3 and earn promotion to Division 2)
2015
- Delfi Eesti Naine · December 2015 — Musklis ja kuumad Tallinna Kalevi ragbimängijad pandi kalendrisse (Tallinna Kalev RFC charity calendar launch)
2014
- Delfi TV · October 2014 — TÄISPÄIKKUSES: Eesti ragbikoondis võitis oma ajaloo esimese EM-valikmängu! (Full video: Estonia beat Belarus in their first-ever EM qualifying match)
2013
- Estonian World · 15 December 2013 — Lindad — how Estonian girls learned to play rugby in Wales (In English: thirteen Estonian girls in Aberystwyth learned rugby from scratch in three months and finished 6th from 20 teams at the Welsh 7s tournament as “Lindad”)
- Delfi Sport · June 2013 — Laupäeval toimub Tallinnas rahvusvaheline ragbiturniir (International tournament in Tallinn hosted by the British Embassy)
- Delfi Sport · June 2013 — Eesti tuli ragbi EM-ilt tagasi viienda kohaga, kodune turniir ukse ees (Estonia return from 7s EM with fifth place — their first-ever international wins)
2012
- Delfi Sport · May 2012 — FOTOD: Türgi ragbiprofid kütsid Eesti amatööridele korraliku sauna (Estonia vs Turkey friendly — professionals versus amateurs)
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