Elefántok Rögbi SE
| Full name | Elefántok Sport Egyesület | |
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| Nickname(s) | Elefántok (Elephants) | |
| Founded | 1993 | |
| Location | Vác, Hungary | |
| Ground(s) | Király Endre Ipari Szakközépiskola (Endre Király Industrial High School) | |
| Coach(es) |  Gyula Herpai, Balint Mezes (coach) | |
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Elefántok Rögbi SE is a Hungarian rugby club in Vác. They currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1993, although a possible forerunner team, Zöld Sólymok (Green Falcons), won the first ever Hungarian Cup earlier in the decade.[1] Initially under the guidance of former Soviet international Vyacheslav Kozmenko, the club won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I three times within their first five years.
The club went through a bad patch in 1996, when financial and personnel problems arose. They were also suspended for two seasons by the Hungarian Rugby Union (MRgSz) following a discriminatory incident, but managed to bounce back by winning the Cup twice in succession in the two years following their suspension.
Honours
[edit]- Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- 1994, 1995, 1996 (all as Kispesti Elefántok)
- Hungarian Cup
- 1998, 1999
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Hungarian) Elefántok Rögbi SE