Hungary national rugby league team

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Magyar Bulls
Magyar Bulls
Full name Magyar Bulls
Nickname(s) Bulls
Founded 2011 (by Adam Nunn and Zsolt Haboczki)
Location Budapest, Hungary
President Hungary Zsolt Lukács
Coach(es) Scotland Adam Nunn (player-coach in 2011 season)
Captain(s) Hungary
League(s) RLEF (Rugby League Europe Federation)
Official website
www.hrlf.hu

The Hungary national rugby league team represents Hungary in the sport of rugby league football. They made their international debut on 23 July in the 2011 European Bowl tournament. [1]

History and setting up

Magyar Bulls RLFC, Hungary's National Rugby League team was founded in Budapest in May 2011 by members of the Budapest Exiles RFC, keen to try rugby league and with an open invitation to other teams in Hungary to send players - all with the objective of honouring an invitation to play in the CEE European Bowl competition vs. the Czech Republic.

From small beginnings on a Monday evening, on Margit Island, in the middle of the Danube, the squad has grown to be able to select a nucleus of 20 players to play against the Czech Republic on 23 July. The pull of playing international RL has seen enquiries to train and play from a number of other clubs in Hungary as well as players of Hungarian origin who have travelled back to play from Italy and the UK. In 2013, Tour in Paris and Hungary played its first fully sanctioned international against Greece. Greece featured players like Michael Korkidas and Braith Anasta.

In 2014, Tour in Paris again and Hungary competed in the inaugural Balkans Cup tournament in Serbia. This was Hungary's first International tournament. Hungary finished the overall tournament in fourth place. They also made history in the tournament, as they recorded their first ever international try in their match with Bosnia.[1] In 2015 Tour in Belgrade on Euro 9' Tournament

Affiliations

RLEF - Rugby League Europe Federation

In June 2013, Hungary was granted Observer status by the RLEF, having successfully completed the first round of requirements to move up the ladder as an international organisation - this has made the Federation eligible for additional support incl. coaching, training and financial assistance. (http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/633/hungary-and-saudi-arabia-awarded)

Players with hungarian heritage: - Sándor Earl - Blaine Rozs - Nicky Kiss - David Farkas


International match results

Official Rankings as of December 2015[2]
Rank Change Team Points
1 Steady  New Zealand 897.00
2  Australia 719.00
3  England 655.00
4  Samoa 280.00
5  France 209.00
6 Increase  Ireland 162.00
7 Decrease  Fiji 147.00
8 Increase  Wales 132.00
9 Decrease  Scotland 121.00
10 Steady  United States 102.00
11 Increase  Serbia 72.00
12 Steady  Italy 65.00
13  Canada 62.00
14 Decrease  Papua New Guinea 60.00
15 Increase  Russia 46.00
16 Decrease  Tonga 40.00
17 Increase  Belgium 40.00
18  Malta 32.00
19 Steady  Germany 28.00
20  Lebanon 27.00
21 Increase  Spain 26.00
22 Decrease  Cook Islands 23.00
23  Ukraine 22.00
24 Steady  Greece 21.00
25 Increase  Denmark 20.00
26 Decrease  Norway 19.00
27 Increase  Jamaica 16.00
28 Decrease  Netherlands 15.00
29 Decrease  Sweden 15.00
30 Steady  Czech Republic 14.00
31 Decrease  South Africa 13.00
32 Steady  Niue 4.00
33  Hungary 2.00
34  Latvia 2.00
35  Morocco 0.00
vs. Date Location Score Result Tries Cons Pens/DGs MoM Match Report
Czech Republic 23 July 2011 Kecskemet, Hungary 16-38 Lost Torrance, Bihari L, Angel Torrance x 2 N/A Bihari M and Jimenez 23 July Photos
Belgrade Selection 31 July Kecskemet 0-44 Lost N/A N/A N/A Bihari M Photos
Italy 2013.06. Paris, France 6-48 Lost Timár Adam Timar
Greece 27 October 2013 Budapest, Hungary 0-90 Lost N/A N/A N/A Braith Anasta Match Report
Belgium, Ukraine,

Serbia,

Paris

 2014.05. Paris, France 5th place
Balkan Cup: Greece, Bosnia, Serbia 2014.09. Belgrade, Serbia 4th place
Euro 9'

Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia, Czeh, Hungary

 2015.06. Belgrade,Serbia 6th place

Cap Number and playing record

Cap Number Name Total Caps Total Points
1 Imre Szalontai 2 0
2 Federico Sciotti 2 0
3 Gergo Zubornyak 2 0
4 Laszlo Harangozo 3 0
5 Scott Torrance 2 8
6 Adam Nunn 2 0
7 Peter Fustos 1 0
8 Lajos Bihari 2 4
9 Joel Jimenez 2 0
10 Zsolt Haboczki 2 0
11 Geza Goletz 3 0
12 Andre Brand 2 0
13 Matyas Bihari 2 0
14 Luca Tramontin 1 0
15 Cedric Gaidet 2 0
16 Phil Angel 1 4
17 Nandor Szabo 2 0
18 Arno Franken 1 0
19 Mehdi Benaniba 2 0
20 Geza Juhas 1 0
21 Mark Tolnai 1 0
22 Benjamin Antal 3 0
23 Zoltan Solti 1 0
24 David Farkas 1 0
25 Adam Timar 1 0
26 Adam Belencsak 1 0
27 Balint Kosa 1 0
28 Sandor Lakatos 3 0
29 Adam Csiri 3 0
30 Viktor Zelenka 3 0
31 Zoltan Bertyak 1 0
32 Norbert Csapkai 3 0
33 Jozsef Surman 1 0
34 Marko Nikowitz 3 0
35 David Orsi 1 0
35 Zsolt Lukacs 2 0

Domestic Clubs

Budapest Rugby League

https://www.facebook.com/BudapestRugbyLeagueBrl/

Elefántok RSE

https://www.facebook.com/ElefantokRSE/?fref=ts

BEAC University RL

https://www.facebook.com/BEACRL/?fref=ts

Honvéd Zrinyi SE Rugby League

https://www.facebook.com/Honv%C3%A9d-Zr%C3%ADnyi-SE-Ligar%C3%B6gbi-Szakoszt%C3%A1ly-1392186811072206/

Magyar Ligarögbi Szövetség

https://www.facebook.com/HungarianRugbyLeagueFederation/

see also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000597
  2. ↑ RLIF Rankings.
  • RLEF (Rugby League Europe Federation)[2]
  • "An appetite for Rugby League?" - Forty-Twenty Magazine - article dated 30 June (pages 38–39)- Adam Nunn and Phil Caplan
  • "Reality Czech" - Rugby League World magazine - article dated August 2011 (pages 65–67) - Tom Coates

External links

  • Official website
  • Magyar Bulls RLFC blog page [3]
  • Magyar Bulls RLFC YouTube channel [4]
  • RLEF (Rugby League Europe Federation News site - Squad announcement [5]
  • RLEF (Rugby League Europe Federation News site - Official match report for the first game [6]


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