2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (rugby union) explained

The 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság II competition was a Hungarian domestic rugby club competition operated by the Magyar Rögbi Szövetség (MRgSz). It began on September 6, 2009 with a match between SZTE EHÖK (University of Szeged) and Szentes at the Etelka sori stadion in Szeged, and continued through to the final at the 4th Field of Széktói Stadion on June 19, 2010.

The final was contested by Szentes and Békéscsabai Benny Bulls, with the former winning 40-10.

Competition format

It was divided into the Keleti (Eastern) and Nyugati (Western) sections. There were four teams in the Eastern section and five teams in the Western section. Matches in the Eastern section were played over six rounds, while matches in the Western section were played over ten rounds.

The teams

Team	Captain	Head coach	Stadium	Capacity
	?	?	Százhalombattai Városi Szabadidőközpont	?
	?	?	Jamina pálya	?
	?	Ferenc Gyolcsos	Köfém pálya	?
	?	?	?	?
	?	István Laczikó		?
	Gábor Mahál	Péter Jó-Dobronya	Cinkotai Royal Ground	?
	?	Attila Dobos (player-coach)	MÁV pálya	?
	?	Zoltán Márton (player-coach)	Etelka sori stadion	?
	?	Dániel Soós (player-coach)	Kastély Park	?

Table

Eastern section

2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság II Table – Eastern section
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points
1	Békéscsabai Benny Bulls	4	4	0	0	193	31	19
2	Szentes	4	2	0	2	166	90	9
3	SZTE EHÖK	4	1	0	3	74	169	5
4	Gödöllői Ördögök	4	1	0	3	55	195	4

Table

Western section

2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság II Table – Western section
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points
1	Medvék	6	5	0	1	198	84	26
2	Velencei Kék Cápák	5	3	0	2	114	106	15
3	Battai Bulldogok III	6	3	0	3	132	176	14
4	Gyöngyösi Farkasok	7	2	0	5	132	196	11
5	Fehérvár	6	2	0	4	127	141	10

Schedule and results

From the official MRgSz site.^[1] Within each weekend, matches are to be listed in the following order:

1. By date.
2. If matches are held on the same day, by kickoff time.
3. Otherwise, in alphabetic order of home club.

Rounds 1 to 6

Round 1

• 6 September, 15:00 — SZTE EHÖK 28 – 63 Szentes
• 4 October, 14:00 — Gödöllői Ördögök 12 – 68 Békéscsabai Benny Bulls

Round 2

• 13 September, 16:00 — SZTE EHÖK 7 – 68 Békéscsabai Benny Bulls
• 24 October, 15:00 — Szentes 91 – 5 Gödöllői Ördögök

Round 3

• 19 September, 15:00 — Békéscsabai Benny Bulls 31 – 12 Szentes
• 18 October, 15:00 — Gödöllői Ördögök 12 – 36 SZTE EHÖK

Round 4

• 18 April, 14:00 — Békéscsabai Benny Bulls 72 – 14 Gödöllői Ördögök
• 24 April, 16:00 — Szentes 26 – 0^[2] SZTE EHÖK

Round 5

• 28 March, 14:00 — Gödöllői Ördögök 26 – 0^[3] Szentes
• 28 March, 14:00 — Békéscsabai Benny Bulls 26 – 0^[4] SZTE EHÖK

Round 6

• 4 April, 14:00 — SZTE EHÖK 30 – 64 Gödöllői Ördögök
• 9 May, 14:00 — Szentes 61 – 22 Békéscsabai Benny Bulls

Rounds 1 to 5

Round 1

• 6 September, 16:00 — Fehérvár 55 – 5 Battai Bulldogok III
• 7 November, 15:00 — Gyöngyösi Farkasok 10 – 36 Velencei Kék Cápák

Round 2

• 12 September, 14:00 — Fehérvár 10 – 49 Medvék
• 13 September, 14:00 — Battai Bulldogok III 61 – 0 Gyöngyösi Farkasok

Round 3

• 20 September, 14:00 — Velencei Kék Cápák 35 – 7 Battai Bulldogok III
• 18 October, 15:00 — Gyöngyösi Farkasok 5 – 24 Medvék

Round 4

• 4 October, 14:00 — Gyöngyösi Farkasok 27 – 5 Fehérvár
• 4 October, 17:00 — Medvék 48 – 0 Velencei Kék Cápák

Round 5

• 25 October, 13:00 — Battai Bulldogok III 28 – 21 Medvék
• 25 October, 14:00 — Fehérvár 36 – 10 Velencei Kék Cápák

Rounds 6 to 10

Round 6

• 14 March, 14:00 — Velencei Kék Cápák 33 – 5 Gyöngyösi Farkasok
• 14 March, 15:00 — Battai Bulldogok III 26 – 0^[5] Fehérvár

Round 7

• 27 March, 14:00 — Gyöngyösi Farkasok 65 – 5 Battai Bulldogok III
• 27 March, 14:00 — Medvék 24 – 21 Fehérvár

Round 8

• 3 April, 14:00 — Medvék 32 – 20 Gyöngyösi Farkasok
• 27 May, 18:00 — Velencei Kék Cápák 10 – 32 Battai Bulldogok III

Round 9

• 18 April, 15:00 — Fehérvár 0 – 26^[6] Gyöngyösi Farkasok
• 25 April, 14:00 — Velencei Kék Cápák 5 – 22 Medvék

Round 10

• 8 May, 14:00 — Medvék 35 – 24 Battai Bulldogok III
• 9 May, 15:00 — Velencei Kék Cápák 17 – 14 Fehérvár

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Notes and References

1. Nemzeti Bajnokság II
2. Not played
3. Gödöllői Ördögök were awarded the match due to the Szentes players not being properly registered.
4. Not played
5. Fehérvár failed to show for the match.
6. http://www.rugby.hu/bajnoksagok/2009/nb2/merkozesek/370