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Hungary National Rugby Union Team
The Hungary national rugby union team is governed by the Hungarian Rugby Union. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, although they have entered qualifiers for all the tournaments from the 1995 edition onwards. They compete annually in the European Nations Cup, currently in Division 2C. The national side is ranked 68th in the world (as of 29 July 2019). History Hungary played their first ''official'' match against East Germany in Érd in 1990, losing 3–7, but they played a number of unofficial matches prior to this, mainly against a likewise unofficial Austrian team, including a match in Győr on 1 May 1983. Hungary first entered the qualifiers for the 1995 World Cup in 1993, being at the wrong end of an 8–67 scoreline against Israel. Things went better in the 1999 qualifying rounds, where they beat Lithuania and Luxembourg, but lost to Andorra and Sweden. In the 2003 qualifiers, they won against Andorra and Bulgaria, but lost to Bosnia, Yugoslavia (as Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnia And Herzegovina National Rugby Union Team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national rugby union team has yet to make its debut at the Rugby World Cup. Bosnia and Herzegovina have been playing international rugby since the early 1990s. The national side is ranked 73rd in the world (as of 29 July 2019). History Bosnia and Herzegovina made their international debut in November 1992 in a match against Croatia, losing 3 points to 47. They also played numerous matches during the late 1990s, including fixtures against Croatia, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Hungary before winning their first international in 2000 against Hungary, winning by one point 13-12. Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, competing in Pool B of Round 1 during 2000-01. They finished fifth in their group (winning two games). They also participated in qualifying tournaments for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Current squad Squad to 2015 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Rugby World Cup – European Qualification
There were a number of positions open to European nations to qualify for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Ireland, Romania, Georgia and Italy, joining a number of other nations that automatically qualified. Round 1 – 2000–2001 ''Three Pool Winners and top Runner-Up advanced to Round 2.'' Pool A ''Winner (Sweden) and Runner-Up (Latvia) advanced to Round 2.'' ;Final Standings , - bgcolor="C0FFC0" , , 5, , 5, , 0, , 0, , +208, , 15 , - bgcolor="E0FFE0" , , 5, , 4, , 0, , 1, , +79, , 13 , - , , 5, , 3, , 0, , 2, , +78, , 11 , - , , 5, , 2, , 0, , 3, , +51, , 9 , - , , 5, , 1, , 0, , 4, , −222, , 7 , - , , 5, , 0, , 0, , 5, , −194, , 5 ;Match Schedule Pool B ''Winner (Switzerland) advanced to Round 2.'' ;Final Standings , - bgcolor="C0FFC0" , , 5, , 4, , 0, , 1, , +166, , 13 , - , , 5, , 3, , 0, , 2, , +45, , 11 , - , , 5, , 3, , 0, , 2, , +43, , 11 , - , , 5, , 2, , 0, , 3, , −9, , 9 , - , , 5, , 2, , 0, , 3, , −58, , 9 , - , , 5, , 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European National Rugby Union Teams
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the European Union ** Citizenship of the European Union ** Demographics of the European Union In publishing * ''The European'' (1953 magazine), a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 * ''The European'' (newspaper), a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 * ''The European'' (2009 magazine), a German magazine first published in September 2009 *''The European Magazine'', a magazine published in London 1782–1826 *''The New European'', a British weekly pop-up newspaper first published in July 2016 Other uses * * Europeans (band), a British post-punk group, from Bristol See also * * * Europe (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary National Rugby Sevens Team ...
The Hungary national rugby sevens team competes in the FIRA European Sevens circuit. They first took part in a qualifying tournament for the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Lisbon in 1996. Playing four matches, they lost all four, including 0-89 and 0-80 scores against New Zealand and Ireland respectively. Results 2008 2009 * Hungarian wins in bold. References {{National sports teams of Hungary Rugby union in Hungary Rugby union teams in Hungary National rugby sevens teams Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In Hungary
Rugby union in Hungary is a minor but growing sport. The Hungarian Rugby Union ( Hungarian: "Magyar Rögbi Szövetség") was founded in 1990, and affiliated to the IRB in 1991.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p68 History As early as 1875 a group of British Embassy employees played rugby on the ''Szabadság tér'' (Freedom Square) in Budapest. At the 1935 World University Games held in Budapest, rugby was also included in the program (won 12-10 by France against Germany). Reasons given for the hosts not participating were lack of time for preparation and a serious injury suffered by a player. Italians have played a major part in the establishment of Hungarian rugby, namely the late Carlos Passalacqua and his friends from the Italian Embassy in Budapest. The game was originally introduced by a group of Italian diplomats in the 1960s and 70s. who founded a number of clubs. However, when they left, the game withered away in all but Budape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esztergom
Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda. Esztergom is the seat of the ''prímás'' (see Primate) of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary, and the former seat of the Constitutional Court of Hungary. The city has a Christian Museum with the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary. Its cathedral, Esztergom Basilica, is the largest church in Hungary. Toponym The Roman town was called ''Solva''. The medieval Latin name was ''Strigonium''. The first early medieval mention is "''ſtrigonensis trigonensiscomes''" (1079-1080). The first interpretation of the name was suggested by Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kincsem Park
Kincsem Park is a major horse racing venue in Budapest, Hungary. The 84-hectare park, named after the racehorse Kincsem, can accommodate thoroughbred racing and harness racing, and can also be configured as a concert venue. Although the track experienced a drop in attendance in recent years, it has enjoyed new popularity among racing fans due to the success of Hungarian racehorse Overdose. In August 2009, Madonna performed in front of a sold-out crowd of 41,000 fans as a part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour The Sticky & Sweet Tour was the eighth concert tour by American singer Madonna, to promote her eleventh studio album, ''Hard Candy'' (2008). It was Madonna's first major venture under a new ten-year 360 deal with Live Nation. Following a serie .... Gallery File:Kincsem_Park.JPG, File:Count Istvan Szechenyi the founder of hungarian horse racing.JPG, File:Statue of Kincsem.JPG, File:Kincsem park new building.JPG, File:Statue of Imperial.JPG, File:The old building.JPG, File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannonian Basin
The Pannonian Basin, or Carpathian Basin, is a large Sedimentary basin, basin situated in south-east Central Europe. The Geomorphology, geomorphological term Pannonian Plain is more widely used for roughly the same region though with a somewhat different sense, with only the Upland and lowland, lowlands, the plain that remained when the Pliocene Epoch ''Pannonian Sea'' dried out. It is a geomorphological subsystem of the Alpide belt, Alps-Himalaya system, specifically a sediment-filled back-arc basin which divergent boundary, spread apart during the Miocene. The plain or basin is diagonally bisected by the Transdanubian Mountains, separating the larger Great Hungarian Plain (including the Eastern Slovak Lowland) from the Little Hungarian Plain. It forms a topographically discrete unit set in the European landscape, surrounded by imposing geographic boundaries—the Carpathian Mountains and the Alps. The Rivers Danube and Tisza divide the basin roughly in half. It extends rough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Mythology
Hungarian mythology includes the myths, legends, folk tales, fairy tales and gods of the Hungarians, also known as the Magyarok. Sources of knowledge Much of Magyar mythology is believed to be lost. However, in the last hundred years scholars of the history of Hungarian culture have tried eagerly to recover a significant amount of Hungarian mythology. The most important sources are: *Folklore, as many mythical persons remain in folk tales, folk songs, legends, also special traditions linked to special dates, unknown elsewhere *Medieval chronicles such as codices and manuscripts *Secondary sources such as accounts about Hungarians by other authors (mostly before 850 AD) * Archaeological research Mythological cosmology Amongst the modern religions, Hungarian mythology is closest to the cosmology of Uralic peoples. In Hungarian myth, the world is divided into three spheres: the first is the Upper World (''Felső világ''), the home of the gods; the second is the Middle World (''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rugby World Cup – Europe Qualification
2007 Rugby World Cup – European qualification was a European Nations Cup (rugby union), European Nations Cup competition that decided which European teams participated in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. The group stages counted towards both qualification and the European Nations Cup. Hosts France national rugby union team, France and other 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2003 World Cup quarter finalists England national rugby union team, England, Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland, Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland and Wales national rugby union team, Wales qualified automatically. Qualification process ''There were three places available for European teams, and one place in the 2007 Rugby Union World Cup - Repechage qualification, repechage. The teams were ranked according to their division in the European Nations Cup, taking into account the relegations and Promotion (sports), promotions at the end of the previous competition. Note that for the 2004/05 season Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Rugby World Cup – European Qualification
In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, European teams played for six places in the final tournament. Three more places were available in the repechage. France and Wales were automatic qualifiers. Round A Pool 1 ''Ukraine qualify for Round B.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool 2 ''Croatia qualify for Round B.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool 3 ''Andorra qualify for Round B.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Round B Pool 1 ''Italy and Georgia qualify for Round C.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool 2 ''Romania and Netherlands qualify for Round C.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool 3 ''Spain and Portugal qualify for Round C.'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Round C Pool 1 ''Ireland and Romania qualify for RWC 1999, Georgia goes forward to Repechage.'' Pool 2 ''England and Italy qualify for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic National Rugby Union Team
The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic. They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but have entered the qualifiers since the 1995 edition. Rugby union in the Czech Republic is administered by the Czech Rugby Union. The sport is still amateur in the country, but there are several Czech players who are professionals in France, including Martin Jágr. The best ranking in the world ranking was 24th place in 2005. The national side is ranked 36th in the world (as of 5 November 2019). History In 2005, they took on Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs in Prague, losing 3–94. The nation played against Hong Kong at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague on 16 December 2009. They won 17–5. It was the final match for six players: Antonín Brabec, Jan Macháček, Jan Oswald, Pavel Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
