Pécsi Indiánok SK
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Pécsi Indiánok SK is a Hungarian
rugby
club in Pécs
. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I
.
The club was originally the reserve team of Termesz Rugby Club until autumn 1996, when they founded a new club under the name Pécsi Indiánok Rugby Club. First they played in the Hungarian Cadets Championship, which they have won in 1996.
For the 1997-1998 season the club joined the Croatian-Slovenian Rugby Championship.
For the 1998-1999 season they have returned to Hungary to play in Nemzeti Bajnokság II., which is the second tier of national rugby union competition in Hungary. They have won the competition in the 2003-2004 season.
In 2004 the club's name was changed to Pécsi Indiánok Sport Klub.
From 2004 they play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I., which is now the second highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Hungary, after the Extraliga.
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 Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
. 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...
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History
The club was founded in 1996.The club was originally the reserve team of Termesz Rugby Club until autumn 1996, when they founded a new club under the name Pécsi Indiánok Rugby Club. First they played in the Hungarian Cadets Championship, which they have won in 1996.
For the 1997-1998 season the club joined the Croatian-Slovenian Rugby Championship.
For the 1998-1999 season they have returned to Hungary to play in Nemzeti Bajnokság II., which is the second tier of national rugby union competition in Hungary. They have won the competition in the 2003-2004 season.
In 2004 the club's name was changed to Pécsi Indiánok Sport Klub.
From 2004 they play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I., which is now the second highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Hungary, after the Extraliga.