Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club

Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club is a Hungarian rugby club in Kecskemét. They currently play in the Extraliga.

Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club

Full name	Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club
Founded	1979
Location	Kecskemét, Hungary
Ground(s)	Széktói Stadion (4th Field)
President	Pál Túri
Coach(es)	Gheorghe "Gica" Vacaru
League(s)	Extraliga
Team kit

History

The club was founded in the spring of 1979 by a couple of students and teachers at the Kecskeméti Gépipari és Automatizálási Műszaki Főiskola (Kecskemét College of Engineering and Automation Technology). This makes KARC the oldest rugby club still playing in the league.

The club has been in its present form since 1996, when the Kecskeméti Sport Club merged with the rugby club. It won the national championship in 1998.

Historical names

• 1979 - Kecskeméti GAMF (Kecskeméti Gépipari és Automatizálási Műszaki Főiskola)
• 1995 – Kecskeméti RC (Kecskeméti Rugby Club)
• 1996 – Kecskeméti ARC (Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club)

Honours

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  • 1998^[1]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Mihály Borbély Hooker   Hungary Attila Fehér Hooker   Hungary Ciprian-Florin Dulgheru Prop   Romania Balázs Kiss Prop   Hungary László Sütő Prop   Hungary István Szundy Lock   Hungary

Player Position Union Gábor Beke Fly-half   Hungary Pál Túri Centre   Hungary Szabolcs Nagyhegyesi Fullback   Hungary

References

1. (in Hungarian) KARC - Történet

External links

• (in Hungarian) Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club