The Slovak Rugby Union ( sk, Slovenská rugbyová únia) is the governing body for

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Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. The SRU is headed by the President Eduard Krützner with Michal Mihálik acting as the Chief Executive Officer.

History

In September 2015, SRU join the project of the World Rugby "Get into rugby", prior to becoming an associate member of World Rugby in May 2016.

Domestic rugby

The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Slovak Rugby League Championship, and consisting of: *Rugby 7s league *Rugby XV league It also oversees the test match outside of Slovakia, as in Austria, Hungary, and Czech Republic.

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* Ravens Košice Rugby Club

Notes

The World Rugby Handbook lists Slovenská Rugbyová Únia as having gained associate member status in May 2016 although, as at January 2017, incorrectly records the country name as Slovenia instead of Slovakia. Slovenia's Rugby Zveza Slovenie is listed as being a World Rugby member since October 1996.

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External links

SRU Official site
{{Sports governing bodies in Slovakia

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 ...

Rugby union governing bodies in Europe Rugby union in Slovakia Organizations established in 2004