BUDOWLANI LUBLIN SPORTS CLUB
Address:
20-709 Lublin ul. Krasińskiego 11
POLAND
telephone/ facsimile 0048 81 525-18-11
email address:
Adres poczty elektronicznej jest chroniony przed robotami spamującymi. W przeglądarce musi być włączona obsługa JavaScript, żeby go zobaczyć.
Budowlani Lublin Sports Club came into existence in the autumn of 1974 and developed from the community sports club called ?Spójnia?. First training sessions took place in March 1975. In time, the founder and the first secretary of the club Leszek Naskręt was appointed its vice president. Jan Jagieniak, who represented Poland in rugby competitions, became the club?s first coach. In the seasons of 1975-76, 1978-79 and 1983-84 Budowlani Lublin Sports Club played in the second league. The club entered first league competitions in the season of 1976-78 and continued to compete with the best teams in the country during the seasons of 1979-82 and 1985-2007, altogether 22 years. In the years 2007-2009 the club played in the second league.
In 2009/2010 the Polish Rugby Union introduced some amendments to rugby competitions by dividing them into three divisions ? Extra League, First and Second Division. Budowlani Lublin rugby club was assigned to the first division.
Success Stories:
Seniors:
Second place in Polish Rugby Championship in 1990 and 1992 (coach: Maciej Niedźwiecki), bronze medal in 1991, 1993 (coach: Maciej Niedźwiecki), 2003 (coaches: Andrzej Kozak and Maciej Niedźwiecki ), the winner of the Polish Rugby Cup in 2002 (coach: Stanisław Więciorek) and Fair-play Cup in 2006 (coach: Piotr Choduń).
Juniors:
Polish Rugby Champion in 1988 (coach: Marian Florek), second place in Polish Rugby Championships in 2008 (coach: Piotr Choduń), third place in 1989 (coach: Marian Florek), 1993 (coach: Mirosław Janeczko) and 2009 (coach: Krzysztof Okapa).
16 and 17-year olds
National Championship winners in 2007 (coaches: Krzysztof Okapa and Sebastian Berestek), second place in National Championship in 2001 (coach: Krzysztof Okapa), 2004 and 2005 (coach: Piotr Choduń), bronze medal in National Championship in 1988 (coach: Jacek Kwiatkowski), 1995 (coach: Mirosław Janeczko), 1998 (coach: Maciej Niedźwiecki) and 2008 (coach: Krzysztof Okapa).
Polish Rugby Championship for Children and Teenagers under 15
Polish Rugby Championship winner in 1999, 2003 and 2007, second place in 1996, 2004 and third place in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2005. Scoring system for Polish Rugby Championship takes into account the sum of points collected by all age groups which are: children under 11 years old, 12-13 and 14-15 years old.
Budowlani Lublin Sports Club is currently providing training opportunities for all age groups. Its players attend rugby competitions organized by the Polish Rugby Union. Currently, there are about 100 players at different ages. The club stadium is located at Krasinskiego Street in Lublin. It can hold up to one thousand rugby supporters during the match. At the beginning of the nineties when Budowlani Lublin was a medal winner at the National Championships, the stadium saw a record number of about 2,500 supporters. Numerous times it was a host venue for games played by Polish national representation and youth teams. The last international rugby match played at Krasinskiego Street took place in 2000 between Poland and Tunisia.
For over 30 years Budowlani Lublin rugby club has trained a few national team players at various age groups. One of them is Stanislaw Więciorek ? a player with the highest number of matches played in national representation and who also took part in European rugby tournée in Namibia. Another player ? Stanislaw Niedzwiecki currently plays in the national team. U20 consists of the following players who started in Budowlani Lublin: Michał Kędra, Bartłomiej Łukaszek and Daniel Opaliński. Wojciech Piotrowicz plays in U19, Filip Gaćkowski, Jakub Chmiel and Krzysztof Szczepański in U18, Michał Sadowski and Karol Szado in U17.
For many years, Maciej Niedzwiecki who greatly contributed to the club?s success back in the nineties, was also the coach for national senior and junior teams.
The club?s president is Krzysztof Okapa and vice president position is held by Jacek Zalejarz.
Juniors:
Polish Rugby Champion in 1988 (coach: Marian Florek), second place in Polish Rugby Championships in 2008 (coach: Piotr Choduń), third place in 1989 (coach: Marian Florek), 1993 (coach: Mirosław Janeczko) and 2009 (coach: Krzysztof Okapa).
