Ceglédi RC is a Hungarian rugby club in Cegléd.[1] Their full name is Restart-Ceglédi VSE Kék Nefelejcs Rögbi Fight Klub (és Népdalkör). They currently play in Hungarian National Championship II.[2]

Ceglédi RC
Full nameCeglédi Kék Nefelejcs Rugby Club
Founded2010
LocationCegléd, Hungary
Ground(s)Bedei pálya
PresidentHungary Miklós Pálinkás
Coach(es)Hungary István Szabó (player-coach)
League(s)Hungarian National Championship II
Team kit

History edit

The club was founded in 2010 by youngs from Cegléd and Ceglédbercel and the near villages. The first trainings were held at Ceglédbercel but in the end of the year they moved to Cegléd.[3] They competed themselves in the Hungarian Sevens Championship in 2011 (there they won their first successful match against the second team of Szeged[4] ) and started their first season in the Hungarian National Championship II in 2011/12. They have been integrated to the Ceglédi Vasutas Sport Egyesület, the oldest sport club of the city in the end of 2011. In 2012, they launched their female squad, who are playing rugby sevens.

Notable players edit

The player-coach of the club, István Szabó was a member of the u20 Hungarian National Rugby Team.

Current squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
István Szabó Hooker   Hungary
Gábor Molnár Prop   Hungary
Roland Sztojanov Prop   Hungary
Péter Kilián Prop   Hungary
Miklós Pálinkás Lock   Hungary
István Bimbó Lock   Hungary
Márk Boros Lock   Hungary
János Kiss Flanker   Hungary
Márk Vágó Flanker   Hungary
András Szabó Flanker   Hungary
Róbert Kecskeméti Number 8   Hungary
Player Position Union
Péter Szabó Scrum-half   Hungary
Péter Pomozi Fly-half   Hungary
Sándor Hodossy Centre   Hungary
Péter Vári Centre   Hungary
Roland Farkas Wing   Hungary
Zoltán Kereszturi Wing   Hungary
Tamás Varjasi Wing   Hungary
Andor Zágon Fullback   Hungary
  1. ^ "club information on the website of the Hungarian Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ "Teams in the hungarian national championship II on the page of the Hungarian Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2012-04-11.
  3. ^ "Team history on the official website". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  4. ^ "results on the webpage of Szeged".

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