Hungary national rugby league team

Hungary
Team information
Nickname	Magyar Bulls
Governing body	Hungarian Rugby League Federation
Region	Europe
Head coach	Jonathan Wilson
Captain	Dane Weatherill, James Kovac, Nathan Farkas
Most caps	Simon Kalafusz, Joel saaghy (9)
IRL ranking	57th
Team results
	First game
	Hungary 16–38 Czech Republic ; (Kecskemét, Hungary; July 2011)
	Biggest win
	Hungary 56–4 Poland ; (Budapest, Hungary; July 2017)
	Biggest defeat
	Hungary 0–90 Greece ; (Budapest, Hungary; October 2013)
	World Cup
Appearances	0

Last updated December 30, 2024

The Hungary national rugby league team, known as the Magyar Bulls, represents Hungary in the sport of rugby league football. Making their debut against the Czech Republic in July 2011, they played their first ranked international against Greece in October 2013.

History

Magyar Bulls RLFC, Hungary's National Rugby league team was founded in Budapest in May 2011 by members of the Budapest Exiles RFC, keen to try rugby league and with an open invitation to other teams in Hungary to send players - all with the objective of honouring an invitation to play in the CEE European Bowl competition vs. the Czech Republic.

From small beginnings on a Monday evening, on Margit Island, in the middle of the Danube, the squad has grown to be able to select a nucleus of 20 players to play against the Czech Republic on 23 July.^[1] The pull of playing international RL has seen enquiries to train and play from a number of other clubs in Hungary as well as players of Hungarian origin who have travelled back to play from Italy and the UK.

In June 2013, Hungary was granted Observer status by the RLEF.^[2] They subsequently played their first fully sanctioned international against a Greece team featuring professional players Michael Korkidas and Braith Anasta.

In 2014, Tour in Paris again and Hungary competed in the inaugural Balkans Cup tournament in Serbia. This was Hungary's first International tournament. Hungary finished the overall tournament in fourth place. They also made history in the tournament, as they recorded their first ever international try in their match with Bosnia.^[3] In 2015 Tour in Belgrade on Euro 9' Tournament.

Current squad

Hungary can call eligible players like Kurt Falls, Blake Mozer and Myles Gal.

Squad selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship;^[4]

Results

A † denotes that the match did not contribute to the RLIF World Rankings.

23 July 2011† 2011 European Bowl	Hungary	16 – 38	Czech Republic	Kecskemét, Hungary
16:00	Tries: Angel, Haboczki, Torrance Goals: Torrance (2/3)		Tries: Leeuw (3), Buben (2), Mulhall, Sedina Goals: Buben (4/6), Mulhall (1/1)

14 July 2012† 2012 European Bowl	Czech Republic	42 – 16	Hungary	Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
	Tries: Sedina (2), Buben, Cernohorsky, Dolak, Lahr, Sluka, Vrana, Zemanek Goals: Sedina (3/9)		Tries: Bán, Berbesi, Haboczki Goals: Bán (2/3)	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 400

27 October 2013	Hungary	0 – 90	Greece	Budapest, Hungary
			Tries: Anasta (4), T. Constantinou (3), Bouris (2), Sell (2), Zampetides (2), Aroutsidis, Nake Goals: Anasta (15/15)	Stadium: Margitszigeti Atlétikai Centrum Attendance: 500

17 October 2014 2014 Balkans Cup	Serbia	50 – 0	Hungary	Belgrade, Serbia
15:00	Tries: Ilić (2), Manak (2), Nikolić (2), Čobanović, Gak, Radovanović Goals: Vladislav Dedić (7/9)			Stadium: FK Dorćol Attendance: 150 Referee: George Stilianos

19 October 2014† 2014 Balkans Cup	Hungary	6 – 32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Belgrade, Serbia
12:30	Tries: Grimm Goals: Nikowitz (1/1)		Tries: Kikanović, Kulašević, E. Martić, Sakan, Zec, Zekić Goals: Kikanović (3/5), Dedić (1/1)	Stadium: Makiš Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Radoslav Novaković

4 February 2017	Hungary	50 – 4	Uruguay	Sydney, Australia
17:30	Tries: N. Farkas (2), Varga (2), Acsai, A. Fricska, D. Farkas, Institoris, R. Németh Goals: A. Farkas (6/7), J. Farkas (0/1), S. Németh (0/1)		Tries: N. Cama Goals: ? (0/1)	Stadium: Hillier Oval

8 February 2017	Hungary	44 – 10	Thailand	Sydney, Australia
20:15	Tries: McKewin (2), Acsai,A Farkas, D. Farkas, J. Farkas, Institoris, Varga Goals: A. Farkas (4/5), D. Farkas (2/2), J. Farkas (0/1)		Tries: Choengkhiri, Waugh Goals: Twigg (1/2)	Stadium: Endeavour Sports High School

15 July 2017†	Hungary	56 – 4	Poland	Budapest, Hungary

22 July 2017	Hungary	6 – 26	Czech Republic	Budapest, Hungary
	Tries: Nemes Goals: Orsi		Tries: Gach, Hudrlík, Košťál, Mećava, Vojtěch Goals: Řičica (3/5)	Stadium: KFKI Sporttelep

14 October 2017	Malta	48 – 16	Hungary	Sydney, Australia
16:30	Tries: Vassallo (2), Attard, Benson, Campbell, Catania, Falzon, Glanville, Mazzelli Goals: Glanville (6/9)		Tries: Kovác (2), Varga Goals: J. Farkas (2/3)	Stadium: Cabramatta Leagues Stadium Referee: Luke Heckendorf

5 November 2017	Philippines	72 – 0	Hungary	Bangkok, Thailand
	Tries: Casinay 2, Cortez 2, Mackey 2, Stephenson 2, Goodwin Laderas, Osias, Russell, Sheedy Goals: Casinay (7), Russell (3)			Stadium: Mahasarakham Institute of Sporting Excellence

8 November 2017†	Hungary	44 – 28	ASEAN XIII	Bangkok, Thailand
				Stadium: Mahasarakham Institute of Sporting Excellence

3 February 2018	Hungary	30 – 12	Philippines	Gold Coast, Australia
18:00	Tries: Brucker (2), Flanagan (2), Kovác Goals: J. Farkas (5/6)		Tries: Sheedy, Swanson Goals: Zappia (2/2)	Stadium: Betty Diamond Sporting Complex

18 February 2018†	Malta	40 – 28	Hungary	Sydney, Australia
14:00				Stadium: St Marys Leagues Stadium

1 October 2018 2018 Emerging Nations World Cup	Greece	18 – 20	Hungary	Sydney, Australia
17:00	Tries: Mamouzelos, Stratis, A. Vrahnos Goals: Stratis (3/3)		Tries: D. Ivan, Kovac, Turay, Varga Goals: J. Farkas (2/4)	Stadium: Windsor Sporting Complex

4 October 2018 2018 Emerging Nations World Cup	Hungary	18 – 13	Vanuatu	Sydney, Australia
17:00	Tries: Nathan Farkas, Jayson Gerecss Goals: Stratis (3/3)		Tries: D. Ivan, Kovac, Turay, Varga Goals: J. Farkas (1/2)	Stadium: St Marys Leagues Stadium

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	86
3		England	84
4	1	Tonga	63
5	1	Samoa	54
6	1	Papua New Guinea	53
7	1	Fiji	44
8		France	30
9	2	Serbia	23
10		Cook Islands	22
11	1	Netherlands	22
12	5	Wales	18
13	2	Malta	17
14	6	Ukraine	13
15	1	Greece	12
16	7	Lebanon	12
17	4	Italy	11
18	2	Ireland	9
19	1	Jamaica	8
20	1	Czech Republic	8
21	2	Chile	8
22	3	Scotland	7
23	4	Philippines	7
24	7	United States	7
25	1	Poland	5
26	2	South Africa	5
27	5	Germany	5
28	3	Norway	5
29	4	Brazil	4
30	4	Kenya	4
31	10	Canada	4
32		Montenegro	4
33	2	North Macedonia	3
34	15	Argentina	3
35	5	Albania	2
36		Bulgaria	2
37	7	Ghana	2
38	9	Nigeria	2
39	5	Turkey	1
40	3	Cameroon	1
41	2	Japan	1
42	4	Spain	1
43	1	Colombia	1
44	1	El Salvador	0
45		Russia	0
46	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
47	3	Hong Kong	0
48	3	Solomon Islands	0
49	8	Vanuatu	0
50		Niue	0
51	1	Latvia	0
52	2	Denmark	0
53	2	Belgium	0
54	4	Estonia	0
55	9	Sweden	0
56	12	Morocco	0
57	9	Hungary	0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

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References

↑ Mouret, Aimé (December 2011). "Hongrie". Le Who's Who du rugby à XIII (in French). Toulouse: Ixcéa. p. 131. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
↑ "Hungary and Saudi Arabia Awarded Observer Status". RLEF. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
↑ "RLEF". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
↑ https://www.rlenwc.com/teams/hungary/ Hungary RLENWC

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[1] Mouret, Aimé (December 2011). "Hongrie". Le Who's Who du rugby à XIII (in French). Toulouse: Ixcéa. p. 131. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.

[2] "Hungary and Saudi Arabia Awarded Observer Status". RLEF. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

[3] "RLEF". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[4] ttps://www.rlenwc.com/teams/hungary/ Hungary RLENWC

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