Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE
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Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE (also known as Esztergomi Vitézek Suzuki for sponsorship reasons) is a Hungarian
rugby
club in Esztergom
. They currently play in the Extraliga and are one of the most successful teams in the country, having won nine out of the last ten Championships. Their second team play in Nemzeti Bajnokság I
.
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 Esztergom
Esztergom
Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
. They currently play in the Extraliga and are one of the most successful teams in the country, having won nine out of the last ten Championships. Their second team play in 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...
.
Honours
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Nemzeti Bajnokság IINemzeti Bajnokság II (Rugby union)* Gyulai Várvédők RK were originally slated to play in this tournament as well, but they seem to have withdrawn altogether, due to lack of playing numbers.-Champions:* 1990 Battai Bulldogok* 1991* 1992 Battai Bulldogok* 1993 Budapest Exiles...
- 1994
- 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:...
- 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010