HARK Mladost

The club was founded on January 17, 1954, at the inaugural meeting in the Great Hall of the Technical Faculty in Zagreb.

It all started in 1953 when the part of the athletes and rowers of Mladost conceived the idea of playing rugby, which was known only from stories of those who at the time traveled to the United Kingdom or France.

[1] The first teacher and coach was Nikola Nick Kopajtić who returned to Zagreb from Canada with knowledge about the game and taught students that were willing to learn.

A significant date in the history of the club was 11.29.1954. when the Maksimir stadium in Zagreb before more than 10,000 spectators played its first international match.

[2] 1957 saw the first organized championship of Yugoslavia, which was won by Team Jedinstva from Pancevo, and Mladost was the runner-up.