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Budowlani Łódź (Klub Sportowy Budowlani Łódź) is a sports club based in
Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
, Poland. The club was founded in 1948. The club participates in many men's and women's sports. They are primarily known as a
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 ...
club but also compete in
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
,
hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
,
Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
and
wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
. They compete in the national men's
Rugby Ekstraliga Rugby Ekstraliga (Polish: ''Ekstraliga Polska w rugby union'') is the premier league for rugby union in Poland. Polish extra league in rugby union (formerly I Liga, Series A) - the highest level of men's rugby union league games of fifteen-person ...
and have won it five times. Budowlani translates to English as '
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', reflecting the club's origins. The club still often host road builders and other construction workers in the accommodation above the clubhouse. The club's main facility is located at Gornica Street north of Lodz city centre. There are two rugby pitches, changing rooms, a gym, a bar/restaurant and accommodation. There is also a hall at Brukowa street which houses an indoor hall for sports such as Judo, Volleyball and Wrestling. It is also used for indoor winter training.


Volleyball

The volleyball team play their home games in the
Atlas Arena Atlas Arena
- lodz.gazeta.pl - 25-08-2009 is a multipurpose
ŁKS Stadium. Budowlani SA compete in the top tier of Polish Rugby, the Ekstraliga.


See also

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Rugby union in Poland Rugby union in Poland is a minor, but growing sport and currently, the Polish men`s national team are ranked 30th in the world as of 20th November 2022. Governing body Polish Rugby Union (Polski Związek Rugby) was founded in 1957, and joined ...
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Rugby Ekstraliga Rugby Ekstraliga (Polish: ''Ekstraliga Polska w rugby union'') is the premier league for rugby union in Poland. Polish extra league in rugby union (formerly I Liga, Series A) - the highest level of men's rugby union league games of fifteen-person ...


References


External links


Official website

Fans website

Polish Union Site
Rugby union teams in Poland Sport in Łódź {{rugbyunion-team-stub