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 nameBudapest Exiles Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)Exiles
Founded1991
LocationBudapest, 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

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