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Czech Republic national rugby union team

Czech Republic national rugby union team

National rugby union team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Czech Republic women's national rugby union team.

The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.

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They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but have entered the qualifiers since the 1995 edition. Rugby union in the Czech Republic is administered by the Czech Rugby Union. The sport is still amateur in the country, but there are several Czech players who are professionals in France, including Martin Jágr.

The best ranking in the world ranking was 24th place in 2005. The national side is ranked 36th in the world (as of 5 November 2019).[1]

History

In 2005, they took on Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs in Prague, losing 3–94.[2]

The nation played against Hong Kong at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague on 16 December 2009. They won 17–5. It was the final match for six players:[3] Antonín Brabec, Jan Macháček, Jan Oswald, Pavel Syrový, Ladislav Vondrášek and Jan Žíla.

The Czech Republic were relegated from the European Nations Cup First Division to the Second Division in 2014, after finishing 6th in their group.

On 9 November 2016 The Czech Republic played in a historical match against the Barbarians to celebrate the Czech Rugby Union's 90th anniversary. The match was held at the Marketa Stadium in Prague. They lost the match to the Barbarians, 71–0.[4][5]

Record

World Cup

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European Competitions Since 2000

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Overall

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Czech Republic national XV at test level up until 23 March 2024:

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Recent Matches

Matches played in the last 12 months

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Current squad

Netherlands v Czech Republic. Match in Amsterdam, 20 Nov 2010.
Spain vs. Czech Republic 11 November 2007, Madrid.

The following players were selected for the 2021-2022 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North match against Luxembourg Luxembourg on 27th November 2021.[6]

Head Coach: Czech Republic Miroslav Němeček

Caps Updated:

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

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Coaches

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Notable former players

  • Milan Mrtýnek
  • Petr Michovský
  • Pavel Bureš
  • Luděk Kudláček
  • Jiří Koutný
  • Miroslav Fuchs
  • Petr Skopal
  • Jiří Skall st
  • Jaromír Kourek
  • Bruno Kudrna
  • Karel Berka
  • Vlastimil Jágr
  • Václav Fanta
  • Zdeněk Mrazčínský
  • Barchánek

See also

References

  1. [1]
    world.rugby. "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. [2]
    "Waratahs attract record crowd in Prague | Czech Rugby News Archive | Home | Rugby CZ". www.rugby.cz. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  3. [3]
    (in Czech) Loučení opor s národním týmem Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    "Barbarians entertain with 11-try win". Sport24.co.za. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  5. [5]
    "Barbarians crush Czech Republic". Planetrugby.com. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  6. [6]
    "Luxembourg vs Czech Republic Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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