The National Championship II (, also DHL Nemzeti Bajnokság II for sponsorship reasons) is the third and lowest level of domestic club rugby union in Hungary after the Extraliga and the National Championship I. The competition was introduced in 1989. It has undergone a major overhaul for the 2011-12 season, changing into a championship for some newer teams where promotion is unlikely.
Format and structure For the 2011-12 season, the league is played by five teams who play in a number of centralized tournaments (tournaments held in one location). Matches consist of two halves of twenty minutes. Hungarian National Championship II
Current teams 2011–12 season
ClubFull nameCityStadiumCeglédCeglédi Rugby ClubCeglédBedei pályaGödöllői ÖrdögökGödöllői Ördögök Rögbi CsapatGödöllő?Gyöngyösi FarkasokGyöngyösi Farkasok Rugby KlubGyöngyösMátra Szakképzõ Iskola sportpályája, MátrafüredSZTE EHÖKSzegedi Tudományegyetem Egyetemi Hallgatói Önkormányzat Sport EgyesületSzegedEtelka sori stadion Gyulai Várvédők RK were originally slated to play in this tournament as well, but they seem to have withdrawn altogether, due to lack of playing numbers.
Champions 1990 Battai Bulldogok gas.hu Battai Bulldogok Rögbi Klub 1991 1992 Battai Bulldogok 1993 Budapest Exiles 1994 Esztergomi Vitézek Esztergomi Vitézek Suzuki Rugby SE - eredményeink 1995 1996 1997 Szentes Szentes 91-esek Rögbi Klub 1998 1999 2000 Szentes 2001 Esztergomi Vitézek II 2002 Esztergomi Vitézek II 2003 Esztergomi Vitézek II 2004 Pécsi Indiánok Pécsi Indiánok története 2005 Szentes 2006 Szentes 2007 2008 2009 2010 Szentes
Notes and references
See also Rugby union in Hungary