Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club

Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club is a Hungarian rugby club in Kecskemét. They currently play in the Extraliga.

Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club
Full nameKecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club
Founded1979
LocationKecskemét, Hungary
Ground(s)Széktói Stadion (4th Field)
PresidentHungary Pál Túri
Coach(es)Romania Gheorghe "Gica" Vacaru
League(s)Extraliga
Team kit

History

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The club was founded in the spring of 1979 by a couple of students and teachers at the Kecskeméti Gépipari és Automatizálási Műszaki Főiskola (Kecskemét College of Engineering and Automation Technology). This makes KARC the oldest rugby club still playing in the league.

The club has been in its present form since 1996, when the Kecskeméti Sport Club merged with the rugby club. It won the national championship in 1998.

Historical names

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  • 1979 - Kecskeméti GAMF (Kecskeméti Gépipari és Automatizálási Műszaki Főiskola)
  • 1995 – Kecskeméti RC (Kecskeméti Rugby Club)
  • 1996 – Kecskeméti ARC (Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club)

Honours

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  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Current squad

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

Player Position Union
Mihály Borbély Hooker   Hungary
Attila Fehér Hooker   Hungary
Ciprian-Florin Dulgheru Prop   Romania
Balázs Kiss Prop   Hungary
László Sütő Prop   Hungary
István Szundy Lock   Hungary
Player Position Union
Gábor Beke Fly-half   Hungary
Pál Túri Centre   Hungary
Szabolcs Nagyhegyesi Fullback   Hungary

References

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  1. ^ (in Hungarian) KARC - Történet
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