Grzegorz Kacała
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| Full name | Grzegorz Kacała | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 March 1966 Gdańsk, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Front row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grzegorz Kacała, born 15 March 1966, is a Polish former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and has coached rugby union in the 2000s and 2010s. In rugby union, his position was in the back row, usually number eight. He is the only Polish player to have been on a Heineken Cup-winning team, in 1997 with CA Brive. He was named man of the match in the final against Leicester Tigers.[1] He currently coaches in Poland at Lechia Gdańsk (2009/2010).[2] He also played with Cardiff RFC. He started his professional career in the Polish League.
He was the first Polish player to play in the rugby league Super League when he played for Paris Saint-Germain in the first season of 1996's Super League I, as a forward.[3]
Currently Kacala has been a member of the Polish Rugby Union c. 2015.[4]
Clubs
- Lechia Gdańsk
- Ogniwo Sopot
- Club Olympique Creusot Bourgogne
- FC Grenoble
- Paris Saint-Germain (RL)
- CA Brive
- Cardiff RFC
Achievements
- French premiership 1993 Runners-up - FC Grenoble
- Heineken Cup 1997 - CA Brive
- Welsh Scottish League (now Pro14) 1999/2000 - Cardiff RFC
- Polish Cup x 2- Ogniwo Sopot
- Polish League - Ogniwo Sopot
References
- ^ "Facebook". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to warsaw". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/leeds-rhinos-team-news-mikilaj-oledski-poised-to-make-super-league-debut-against-catalans-dragons-1-8530520 Leeds Rhinos team news Mikilaj Oledski poised to make Super League debut against Catalans Dragons
- ^ "Polski Związek Rugby". Archived from the original on 21 September 2015.