rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
club located in
Gdynia
Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in th ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
2004
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2000
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Polish Cup (rugby)
The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an annual knockout football competition for Polish football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the E ...
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**Winners (1): 2010
History
Arka Gdynia Rugby Club's history begins in the mid-1990s. The
Arka Arka may refer to:
* Arka, Hungary, a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary
* Arka, Iran, village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
* Arka (monument), a monument in Klaipėda, Lithuania
* Arka Media Works, Indian film production company
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hooligans decided to start a rugby team. Forming the team and winning the " sevens" tournament in
Sopot
Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest c ...
in 1996, is considered the date which the rugby section was established. Arka performances in the league began in 1997. In the 1999/2000 season, the "
Bulldogs
The Bulldog is a British breed of dog of mastiff type. It may also be known as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog. It is of medium size, a muscular, hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose.
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Rugby union in Poland
Rugby union in Poland is a minor, but growing sport and currently, the Polish men`s national team are ranked 30th in the world as of 20th November 2022.
Governing body
Polish Rugby Union (Polski Związek Rugby) was founded in 1957, and joined ...
Arka Arka may refer to:
* Arka, Hungary, a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary
* Arka, Iran, village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
* Arka (monument), a monument in Klaipėda, Lithuania
* Arka Media Works, Indian film production company
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