Arka Gdynia (ˈarka ˈɡdɨɲa) is a Polish rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club based in Gdynia

Gdynia

Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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Honours

• Rugby Ekstraliga
  Rugby Ekstraliga
  Rugby Ekstraliga is the premier league for rugby union in Poland.The competition was founded in 1957 and currently it is divided into two divisions – first and second. First Division consists of eight teams, second – of six. For victory, a team gets four points, two points for a tie and zero for a...
  
  
  • Champions: 2004, 2005, 2011
  • Runners-up: 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009

History

"Arka Gdynia Rugby Club" history begins in the mid-90s Hooligans football section of the Arka

Arka Gdynia

Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish 1 Liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. Its activities were interrupted between 1939–1945 due to the German occupation of Poland...

 decided to start a team rugby. Performance (Arka Gdynia Hooligans) and win the tournament "sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

" to them. Edward Hodury in Sopot

Sopot

Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000....

 in 1996, is considered date of the rugby section. Arka performances in league began in 1997. In the 1999/2000 season, "Bulldogs

Bulldog breeds

Bulldog Breeds is a collective name for various breeds of dog of a particular type, also known as Bull Breeds.-Baiting sports:The sport of baiting animals has occurred since antiquity, most famously in the Roman Colosseum, a direct precursor to the modern Spanish bullfighting...

" won her first medal, and four years later was the first time the best team in the country.