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| Magyar Rögbi Szövetség | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1990; 35 years ago (1990) |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1992 |
| Rugby Europe affiliation | 1991 |
| President | Antal Kiss |
| Men's coach | Tamás Peleskei |
| Women's coach | László Csont |
TheHungarian Rugby Union (Hungarian:Magyar Rögbi Szövetség,pronounced[ˈmɒɟɒrˈrøɡbiˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ]) is the governing body forrugby union inHungary. It was founded in 1990 and became affiliated to theInternational Rugby Board in 1992. It organises the three leagues, the Extraliga, theNB I andII, for what concernsrugby union. A fewrugby 7s tournaments with also National 7s league and University Rugby 7s, and the various national teams. It is based inEsztergom.
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. In 2019, Hungarian rugby celebrated its 50th anniversary.[1]
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