RC Soignies is a
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club currently competing in the
Belgian Elite League
The Belgian Elite League is the top flight men's competition for rugby union in Belgium.
Teams
As of the 2018/19 season The Elite League has eight teams:
* ASUB Waterloo
* Boitsfort RC
* Kituro Schaarbeek RC
* RC Frameries
* Dendermonde Rug ...
.
The club is based in
Soignies
Soignies (; nl, Zinnik, ; pcd, Sougniye; wa, Sougniye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
It consists of the following districts: Casteau, Chaussée-Notre-Dame-Louvignies, Horrues, Naast, Neufvilles, ...
in
Hainaut.
The official colours of the club are green and white.
History
The club was founded in 1973 and has never won the Belgian Elite League but recently won the
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...
for the first time.
In 2015, RC Soignies were beaten by a record 356-3 by Royal Kituro. The referee for the fixture arrived over an hour after the scheduled start time, during this period, most of the Soignies players left as they believed the match had been cancelled. The remaining players seemingly allowed the Kituro players to run unchallenged to score 56 tries and 38 conversions as a protest.
Honours
* Belgian Cup
** Champions: 2010
* Belgian 2nd Division
** Champions: 1979
* Belgian Super Cup
** Champions 2010
See also
*
Rugby union in Belgium
Rugby union in Belgium is a growing sport. The national governing body for rugby union in Belgium is the Belgian Rugby Federation. The national team plays in the European Nations Cup, and as of October 2014, they were ranked thirtieth in the Wo ...
*
Belgian Elite League
The Belgian Elite League is the top flight men's competition for rugby union in Belgium.
Teams
As of the 2018/19 season The Elite League has eight teams:
* ASUB Waterloo
* Boitsfort RC
* Kituro Schaarbeek RC
* RC Frameries
* Dendermonde Rug ...
*
Belgian Cup (Rugby Union)
References
External links
Official site
{{Belgian Elite League
Rugby union clubs in Belgium