Hungarian National Championship I | |
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Current season or competition:: 2011-12 Hungarian National Championship I (rugby union) season |
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Sport | Rugby union |
Instituted | 1989 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Country | Hungary |
The National Championship I (Hungarian: Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also DHL Nemzeti Bajnokság I for sponsorship reasons) is the second level of domestic club rugby union in Hungary after the Extraliga. There is promotion and relegation involved between National Championship I and the next level down, National Championship II (the second division). The current champions are Battai Bulldogok.
Eight teams take part and the competition is composed of a single league. Each team plays every other team.
Teams are awarded four points for a win, a bonus point for scoring four or more tries, and a bonus point for losing by seven points or less.
2011-12 season