Budapest Exiles RFC

Budapest Exiles RFC is a Hungarian rugby club in Budapest. They are the currently champions in the Hungarian Extra Liga. The club used to be confined to expatriates, but since 2000 Hungarian players have been welcomed to join.[1]

Budapest Exiles

Full name	Budapest Exiles Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Exiles
Founded	1991
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Ground(s)	Spartacus stadium, near Hatar ut metro, Budapest
President	Francois Taillo
Coach(es)	Neil Johnston and Thomas Aponte
League(s)	Extraliga
Team kit

History

The club was founded in 1991 by Thomas Bain (the ball) and Neil Currie (the men). They were rapidly followed by Nick Langford (the kit) and Jean-Claude Fédou (the pitch), who both had significant management skills. Other players played a prominent role in the launching such as Tom Howard (the logo) and Mike Caroll (more men), and Philippe Marcheteau (the French). Bain coined the club name "The Exiles" on a recommendation from the former dissident Sulyok Miklos. The management was against a political and provocative title but it stuck with the team. Bain was "called in" to the UK Embassy for explanations, the ambassador having been a 1956 exile he did not take it lightly. The team had a steep initiation curve that culminated in the drafting of the Statutes by Currie and Langford. John Zsigo did all the official translations. Upon approval of the statutes Jean-Claude Fédou was elected first President by a large majority. Niel Currie ended up advising the referees country-wide, and refereeing international matches such as Romania / Hungary and the Sevens in Vienna. That's about it for the inception.

It later merged with Yeti RK, a club from the nearby village of Leányfalu.

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 Philip Angel Hooker England Péter Füstös Hooker Hungary Zsolt Szendrey-Kiss Hooker Hungary Tamás Bolgár Hooker Hungary Lajos Bihari Prop Hungary Ted Coe Prop United States Zsolt Habóczki Lock Hungary Géza Juhász Lock Hungary Matyas Bihari Lock Hungary Remy Segretain Flanker France Jason Weistroffer Flanker France Francois Taillander Flanker France Jake Hines Flanker England Remy Jan Flanker France André Brand Number 8 South Africa Roland Kollárszky Number 8 Hungary

Player Position Union Tibor Pásztor Scrum-half Hungary Clarence du Cellier Joubert Fly-half France Gareth Lloyd Fly-half Wales Nicolas Valloo Centre France Myles Ellison Centre Scotland Csanád Bánhegyi Wing Hungary Andy Davis Wing England Ádám Hosszú Wing Hungary Mehdi Benaniba Wing France Federico Sciotti Wing Italy Andrew Clark Wing New Zealand Conor Duignan Fullback Ireland Arnaud Chassis Fullback France Scott Torrance Fullback Scotland Eoin Kilkenny Fullback Ireland

Former players

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 Arno Franken Flanker South Africa Róbert Veress Prop Hungary Gyula Nikoletti Prop Hungary Tibor Horvath Prop Hungary Brian Fitzgerald Prop Ireland Matt Edwards Lock Canada Colin Brown Fly-half Canada Pál Mihalovics Fly-half Hungary André Marques Centre Portugal Elias Deceuster Centre Belgium Christophe Mann Centre Austria Laszlo Harangozo Centre Hungary Tatsuro Kawai Wing Japan Grant McKenzie Fullback Scotland Michael Toomey Fly-half Ireland Zoltán Máthé Flanker Hungary

References

1. Budapest Exiles History Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• (in English and Hungarian) Budapest Exiles RFC
• (in English and Hungarian)