Hungarian Rugby Union

Hungarian Rugby Union
Magyar Rögbi Szövetség
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	1990
WR affiliation	1992
FIRA affiliation	1991
President	Pál Túri
Men's coach	László Szöllősi
Women's coach	László Csont

The Hungarian Rugby Union (Hungarian: Magyar Rögbi Szövetség) is the governing body for rugby union in Hungary. It was founded in 1990 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1992. It organises the three leagues, the Extraliga, the NB I and II, for what concerns rugby union. A few rugby 7s tournaments with also National 7s league and University Rugby 7s, and the various national teams. It is based in Esztergom.

History

The union was founded in 1990 by László Hardy (president), Sándor Erdélyi (secretary-general) and Béla Körmöczi (board member) with nine clubs. It has since expanded to include 9 other clubs.

Hungarian Rugby teams

Extraliga

Battai Bátor Bulldogok
Elefántok Rögbi SE
Esztergomi Vitézek Suzuki
Fit World Rugby Club
Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club

NB I

Benny Bulls Rugby Club
Fehérvári Rögbi Klub
Pécsi Indiánok
Szentesi VSC 91-esek Rögbi Szakosztálya[1]
Budapesti Exiles RE

Medvék Rögbi Club

NB II

Dunaújvárosi Szomjas Tevék
Gyöngyösi Farkasok
Velencei Kék Cápák
Általános Vállalkozási Főiskola Vak Mókusok
Gödöllői Ördögök Rögbi Klub
Restart-CVSE Kék Nefelejcs Rögbi Klub, Cegléd

Women teams

Budapest Magpies
Dunaújvárosi Szomjas Tevék
Fehérvári Rögbi Klub

Barbarian team

Kalandozó Magyarok (Hungarian adventurers)

Other teams

Vörösmarty SC
MTK Rögbiklub
Árpádföldi Rögbiklub
Újpesti Spartacus
Botond SC
OKGT
Elte-Beac
Liget SE
Zöld Sólymok
Maccabi
Mecsek Lakóterületi SE
Győri MGTSZ Rögbi Klub
Pécsi Termeszek
Érdi Ártatlanok
Érdi Darazsak
Érdi VSE Rögbiszakosztály
MGM Diósd
Békásmegyeri LSE Rugby
Pákozdi Rögbi Klub
SUB ROSA Rugby
Miskolci Keselyűk
Tárnok RC
Köfém RC
Fekete Hollók
Szegedi Mogorva Gorillák
Mogyoród RC
Testnevelési Főiskola
Rendőrtiszti Főiskola
Leányfalui Old Boy
Inter RC
Győri Újkalász MTSZ
Labor MIM
III. ker. TTVE
Szakipari Építők
Keszthelyi Kék Villámok
Debrecen Rugby Football Club
Gyáli Red Bulls Rögbi Klub
Apostagi Rögbi Klub
Szentlőrinci Rögbi Klub
Kőszegi Rögbi Klub^[1]

References

↑ Hibás cím

External links

(Hungarian) Magyar Rögbi Szövetség - Official Site

Rugby union in Hungary

Hungarian Rugby Union (Magyar Rögbi Szövetség)

National teams	Hungary 7's Women's

Competitions	European Nations Cup Egyetemi Bajnokság Magyar Kupa Extraliga NB I NB II

Other	Player of the Year

List of clubs

Rugby unions by best performance at the Men's World Cups

Winners	Australia (2 Times) England (Once) New Zealand (3 Times) South Africa (2 Times)

Runners up	France (3 Times)

Third	Argentina (Once) Wales (Once)

Fourth	Scotland (Once)

Quarter Final	Canada (Once) Fiji (2 Times) Ireland (6 Times) Samoa (2 Times)

Pool stages	Côte d'Ivoire (Once) Georgia (4 Times) Italy (8 Times) Japan (8 Times) Namibia (5 Times) Portugal (Once) Romania (8 Times) Russia (Once) Spain (Once) Tonga (7 Times) United States (7 Times) Uruguay (3 Times) Zimbabwe (2 Times)

Without World Cup experience	American Samoa Andorra Arabian Gulf Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Barbados Belgium Bermuda Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Cook Islands Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Ghana Guam Guyana Hong Kong Hungary India Iran Israel Jamaica Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lao Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Niue Norway Pakistan Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Rwanda St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Serbia Senegal Singapore Slovenia Solomon Islands South Korea Sri Lanka Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Tanzania Thailand Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Zambia

Sports governing bodies in Hungary (HUN)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu

Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union

Hungarian Olympic Committee Hungarian Paralympic Committee

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