Slovak Rugby Union

Slovak Rugby Union
Slovenská rugbyová únia
Sport Rugby union
Founded 2004
WR affiliation 2016 (Associate Member)
FIRA-AER affiliation 2004
President Eduard Krützner, Jr.[1] (2009-to present)
Men's coach Pavel Lištván
Women's coach Martin Šlosárek
Website www.slovakrugby.sk

The Slovak Rugby Union (Slovak: Slovenská rugbyová únia) is the governing body for rugby in Slovakia. The SRU is headed by the President Eduard Krützner with Michal Mihálik acting as the Chief Executive Officer.

History

In September 2015, SRU join the project of the World Rugby "Get into rugby", prior to becoming an associate member of World Rugby in May 2016.a

Domestic rugby

The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Slovak Rugby League Championship, and consisting of:

  • Rugby 7s league
  • Rugby XV league

It also oversees the test match outside of Slovakia, as in Austria, Hungary, and Czech Republic.

Notes

^a The World Rugby Handbook lists Slovenská Rugbyová Únia as having gained associate member status in May 2016 although, as at January 2017, incorrectly records the country name as Slovenia instead of Slovakia.[2] It should be noted that Slovenia's Rugby Zveza Slovenie is listed as being a World Rugby member since October 1996.[3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Slovak) Prezident SRU Eduard Krutzner ml. - Má představa o rozvoji ragby na Slovensku
  2. ↑ WR Handbook 2017, p. 19.
  3. ↑ WR Handbook 2017, p. 17.

Sources

  • "Handbook" (PDF). World Rugby. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF 6.0 MB) on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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