# Hungary national rugby union team

The Hungary national rugby union team is governed by the Hungarian Rugby Union. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, although they have entered qualifiers for all the tournaments from the 1995 edition onwards. They compete annually in the European Nations Cup, currently in Division 2C.
The national side is ranked 79th in the world (as of 4 November 2024).

## History

Hungary played their first official match against East Germany in Érd in 1990, losing 3–7, but they played a number of unofficial matches prior to this, mainly against a likewise unofficial Austrian team, including a match in Győr on 1 May 1983.
Hungary first entered the qualifiers for the 1995 World Cup in 1993, being at the wrong end of an 8–67 scoreline against Israel. Things went better in the 1999 qualifying rounds, where they beat Lithuania and Luxembourg, but lost to Andorra and Sweden.
In the 2003 qualifiers, they won against Andorra and Bulgaria, but lost to Bosnia, Yugoslavia (as Serbia was then still known), and Switzerland. The 2007 qualifying was their worst performance to date, losing all four matches played, including a 9–63 thumping by Spain.

## Current squad

Squad for opening 2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference match against Austria.
* Caps & age not updated.
* Head coach: Richard Roberts
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Tamás Szabó | Prop | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Fit World Gorillák RC |
| Áron Erdélyi | Hooker | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Budapest Exiles RFC |
| Dániel Stevens | Prop | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Budapest Exiles RFC |
| Zsombor Kade | Lock | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Rouen Normandie Rugby |
| Alex Hernádi | Lock | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Budapest Exiles RFC |
| Hunor Vodicska | Flanker | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| Mózes Gyurcsik | Flanker | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Battai Bulldogok RK |
| Thomas Ducrocq | Number 8 | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | FC Lourdes |
| Márton Sacaze | Scrum-half | (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 27) | {{{caps}}} | Servette RC |
| Marc Koteczky | Fly-half | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Shelford Rugby Club |
| Erik Csapó | Wing | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| Márk Stiglmayer | Centre | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| Erhard Sovány | Centre | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| Erik Szalma | Wing | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| Kornél Kiss | Fullback | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| István Szabó | Prop | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Honfoglalók Rugby |
| Sámuel Pataki | Hooker | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Battai Bulldogok RK |
| Dávid Őrsi | Prop | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Fehérvár RC |
| Szabolcs Szőke | Lock | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Honfoglalók Rugby |
| Dániel Talpai | Flanker | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Fit World Gorillák RC |
| Imre Szóda | Wing | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE |
| Dániel Dragonya | Scrum-half | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Battai Bulldogok RK |
| Bertalan Koltai | Wing | {{{age}}} | {{{caps}}} | Fit World Gorillák RC |

## Strip

The badge on the shirt derives from the Csodaszarvas, a mythological stag that led the ancient Hungarian people to the Pannonian Basin.
In the Austria match of 1983, they played in presumably white jerseys with either a black or dark green hoop, black shorts, and either black or dark green socks with white tops. After the MRgSz was established, the team reverted to the flag colors of red, white, and green, with the current strip consisting of red shirts and shorts and green socks.

## Grounds

Hungary plays its home games at the Budapest Rugby Center in Kincsem Park. Most games, before the new stadium was built in 2019, used to be held in Esztergom.

## Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Hungary national XV at test level up until 26 October 2024, updated after match with Slovakia.
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage |
| Andorra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Austria | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Croatia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Denmark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| Latvia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Lithuania | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Malta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Norway | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Slovenia | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38.46% |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% |
| Total | 95 | 36 | 58 | 1 | 37.89% |