Bergen Rugbyklubb

Bergen Rugbyklubb is a Norwegian rugby club based in Bergen. They currently compete in the Norway Rugby Championship.

Bergen RK
Full nameBergen Rugbyklubb
Founded1999
LocationBergen, Norway
Ground(s)Fana Stadion
PresidentSimon Oddy
Captain(s)Anders Teigland
League(s)Norway Rugby Championship
Team kit

History

The club was founded in 1999 by Matthew Billingham[1] and also won their first championship title that same year. The club has since its creation been one of the more successful sides in Norway featuring in the final of the championship on several occasions.

Honours

  • Norway Rugby Championship
    • Champions
      • 1999, 2009
    • Runner-up
      • 2012
  • NM VII's
    • Champions
      • 2012
    • Runner-up

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
Christopher Byrne Hooker Norway
Karl Frisch Hooker England
Lloyd Hopkin Prop Australia
Kristian Skjold Prop Australia
Xavier van Lanen Prop Netherlands
Morten Aasestrand Lock Norway
Peter Bautmans Lock Belgium
Karol Franz Lock Poland
Morten Rismose Lock Norway
Francisco Roque Lock
Ronald Danilovs Flanker
Joe Greenshield Flanker England
Ian Irving Flanker South Africa
Simon Oddy Flanker England
Joakim Pedersen Prop Norway
Stefan Svellingen Flanker Norway
David Hume Number 8 Scotland
Harry Woodage Flanker Wales
Player Position Union
Andre Slaatta Scrum-half Norway
Charles Tarver Fly-half England
Tremaine Thompson Fly-half New Zealand
Joe Kennedy Centre England
Diego Montoya Scrum-half Colombia
Tim Erceg Centre New Zealand
Tommy Vassnes Centre Norway
Sam Collins Wing
Diego Venturelli Wing Argentina
Robert Fox Fullback England
[Anders Teigland] Centre Norway

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
Michael Shelly Flanker
Player Position Union
Andre van Niekerk Centre South Africa

References

  1. "Bergen Rugbyklubb". Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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