Elefántok Rögbi SE
Encyclopedia
Elefántok Rögbi SE is a Hungarian
rugby
club in Vác
. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I
.
earlier in the decade. Initially under the guidance of former Soviet
international Vyacheslav Kozmenko, the club won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I three times within their first five years.
The club went through a bad patch in 1996, when financial and personnel problems arose. They were also suspended for two seasons by the Hungarian Rugby Union
(MRgSz) following an discriminatory incident, but managed to bounce back by winning the Cup twice in succession in the two years following their suspension.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club in Vác
Vác
Vác is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spellings of the name are Vacz and Vacs.-Location:...
. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Rugby union)
-Champions:* 1990* 1991* 1992* 1993 Zöld Sólymok* 1994 Elefántok* 1995 Elefántok* 1996 Elefántok* 1997 Battai Bulldogok* 1998 Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club* 1999 Esztergomi Vitézek* 2000 Esztergomi Vitézek* 2001 Esztergomi Vitézek...
.
History
The club was founded in 1993, although a possible forerunner team, Zöld Sólymok (Green Falcons), won the first ever Hungarian CupMagyar Kupa (rugby)
-History:The first final was contested in 1991 and won by Zöld Sólymok , a possible forerunner of Elefántok.-Results:-External links:...
earlier in the decade. Initially under the guidance of former Soviet
Soviet Union national rugby union team
The USSR national rugby union team was a sporting side that represented the Soviet Union in rugby union until the early 1990s.-History:Although such tournaments as the Soviet Cup and the Soviet Championship existed, rugby never became a major sport in the USSR...
international Vyacheslav Kozmenko, the club won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I three times within their first five years.
The club went through a bad patch in 1996, when financial and personnel problems arose. They were also suspended for two seasons by the Hungarian Rugby Union
Hungarian Rugby Union
The Hungarian Rugby Union 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 two leagues, the NB I and II, and the various national teams...
(MRgSz) following an discriminatory incident, but managed to bounce back by winning the Cup twice in succession in the two years following their suspension.
Honours
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- 1994, 1995, 1996 (all as Kispesti Elefántok)
- Hungarian Cup
- 1998, 1999