History of the European Underwater Rugby League I/II
On the creation of an underwater rugby tournament for the first time, I thought in 2005, following my first major international tournament - the European Championships in Helsinki. Of course,…
UWR is a team sport. Beefs, rants, gossip, respect. Be open, be civil!
Long silence
Dear readers, after a year of silence, UWR.ZONE is updated again!Last year we got a Thursday evening session at Duna Aréna, but half of the summer season was off due…
What’s up Downunder?
Last week we had Bobby Simonsson joining our training, and it was great to talk rugby with such an experienced player. I'm always curious to learn how the development of…
Hungarian TOP3 @ Hajós.
Zsolti's photo.
I. Hungarian UWR Nationals
“The first round of the first Hungarian Underwater Rugby Nationals were held today! I. place: PFBSE Dolphins II. place: The Mayfly III. place: The Current We were happy to see so many participants playing exciting matches, leaving behind the previous, long era! But this is just the first step, we’re preparing for more rounds!
Documents
Founding document (2018)Rules of UWR in Hungarian (2020)Application for state support & training opportunity (2020)
A flag girl, the captain of the Orcas and The Current's draft on one screen during the ceremony
Euroleague 20/02: high heels and Belgrade
Coming in late Friday we just slept in the car right by the pool. If you visit tournaments regularly, you probably know how chaotic things look in the morning when all players are gathering around at the meeting of the team leaders eager to learn who and when they play against. Well, we woke to nothing like that.
First dives under the surface
I think I know quite much about rugby teams, but I never really had an idea, what a coach does. Something I needed myself, something I needed to do myself.
UWR Minions - Laura Sambo Nieto (Spain)
YOU are wanted
Are you a greater strategist than Napoleon Bonaparte? You twist the ball better than James LeBron? You enjoy the freedom of diving without scuba tanks? You wanna be faster in the water than the IronLady? And you have not yet tried underwater rugby?!
Colombian coaches Samuel Gaviria and Jorge Franco pose with their Molde buddies. Photo: Molde Facebook page
Philosphy to build a club
“If you don't have enough money, sell your house. If your job will not let you off on Fridays, get a new job. If your wife or girlfriend complains about too much rugby, get a new woman,”