Czech Republic national rugby union team
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The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.
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
| World Cup record | World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1987 | Not Invited | Part of Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
| Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1991 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1995 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 188 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 105 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2003 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 71 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2007 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 306 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 135 | 142 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 310 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2019 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 104 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Automatically eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 1060 | 1226 | |
European Competitions Since 2000
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| 2000 | European Nations Cup Third Division | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 73 | +46 | 12 | 1st |
| 2000-01 | European Nations Cup Second Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 109 | +23 | 9 | 5th |
| 2003-04 | European Nations Cup First Division | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 139 | 263 | -124 | 15 | 5th |
| 2004-06 | European Nations Cup First Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 306 | -142 | 16 | 5th |
| 2006-08 | European Nations Cup First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 506 | -447 | 10 | 6th |
| 2008-10 | European Nations Cup Second Division 2A | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 135 | 142 | -7 | 15 | 3rd |
| 2010-12 | European Nations Cup First Division 1B | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 160 | 217 | -57 | 20 | 5th |
| 2012-14 | European Nations Cup First Division 1B | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 310 | -168 | 11 | 6th |
| 2014-16 | European Nations Cup Second Division 2A | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 119 | +73 | 32 | 2nd |
| 2016-17 | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 26 | +132 | 20 | 1st |
| 2017-18 | Rugby Europe Trophy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 120 | -27 | 12 | 3rd |
| 2018-19 | Rugby Europe Trophy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 205 | -146 | 1 | 6th |
| 2019-20 | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | +93 | 10 | 1st |
| 2021-22* | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 10 | 1st |
Overall
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Czech Republic national XV at test level up until 29 March 2025, updated after match with File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania.
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Recent Matches
Matches played in the last 12 months
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Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2021-2022 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North match against Template:Flagicon Luxembourg on 27th November 2021.[6]
Head Coach: Template:Flagicon Miroslav Němeček
Caps Updated:
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Tomáš Adámek | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mountfield Říčany | |
| Hubert Dřímal | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sparta Prague | |
| Radek Novotný | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Praga Prague | |
| Robert Trefný | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mountfield Říčany | |
| Jakub Homer | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Valence Romans Drôme Rugby | |
| James Faktor | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Honourable Artillery Company | |
| Vojtěch Vomáčka | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Saint Marcellin Sports | |
| Dan Hošek (c) | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Praga Prague | |
| Marek Šimák | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tatra Smíchov | |
| Matyáš Hopp | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Praga Prague | |
| Sheldon Fortuin | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sparta Prague | |
| Richard Hřebačka | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sparta Prague | |
| Albert Froněk | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Praga Prague | |
| Jakub Čížek | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Přelouč | |
| Martin Cimprich | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Honourable Artillery Company | |
| Ondřej Kučera | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dragon Brno | |
| Tomáš Stránský | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mountfield Říčany | |
| Václav Calta | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mountfield Říčany | |
| Vlastimil Diviš | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Praga Prague | |
| Jan Tieber | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dragon Brno | |
| Jan Kohout | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Přelouč | |
| Pavel Šíma | Template:Rugby squad role | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Czech RepublicScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Slavia Prague |
Coaches
| Name | Nationality | Years | Assistants | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voska | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1931 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudolf Otto Bauše | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1933 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kratochvíl | Template:FlagiconCzechoslovakia | 1934 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gustav Vlk | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1946–49 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Jiří Žižka | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1954 | Vladimír Škvor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Vladimír Škvor | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1955 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alfa Zeda | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1956 | Vladimír Škvor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Miloš Dobrý | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1956–57 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Alfa Zeda | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1958–59 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oldřich Pazdera | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1959–65 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Pětroš | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1966–67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimír Vondráček | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1969–1972 | Viktor Šťastný | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimír Škvor | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1972–76 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduard Krützner | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1976–78 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Milan Malovaný | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1979–81 | Bohumil Sláma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Malovaný | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1982–83 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Malovaný | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1984–88 | Jiří Kotlový | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Malovaný | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1988–1989 | Vilibald Hervert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduard Krützner | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1989–90 | Vilibald Hervert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduard Krützner | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1990–91 | Bruno Kudrna, Milan Buriánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Kudrna | Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia | 1991–93 | Milan Buryánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Kudrna | Template:Flagcountry | 1993–95 | Milan Buryánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karel Berka | Template:Flagcountry | 1995–97 | Jaromír Kourek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Kudrna | Template:Flagcountry | 1997–99 | Václav Horáček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Václav Horáček | Template:Flagcountry | 1999– | Pavel Jágr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiří Šťastný | Template:Flagcountry | 2001–2003 | Václav Čermák | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Michovský | Template:Flagcountry | 2003 | Michel Bernardin Template:Flagicon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bernardin | Template:Flagcountry | 2003–2004 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Galonier | Template:Flagcountry | 2004–2005 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Fatka | Template:Flagcountry | 2005–2006 | Petr Michovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levan Mgeladze | Template:Flagcountry | 2007 | Martin Kafka, Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Kafka | Template:Flagcountry | 2007–2008 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Gajan | Template:Flagcountry | 2008–2009 | Martin Kafka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Kafka | Template:Flagcountry | 2010–2013 | Jan Oswald (2010–13), Tomasz Putra (2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomasz Putra | Template:Flagcountry | 2014–2016 | Roman Šuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomasz Putra | Template:Flagcountry | 2016–2017 | Pavel Pala, Filip Vacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Pretorius | Template:Flagcountry | 2017–2018 | Hein Kriek Template:Flagicon, Daniel Beneš | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Beneš | Template:Flagcountry | 2018–2019 | Miroslav Němeček, Roman Šuster | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miroslav Němeček & Pavel Pala | Template:Flagcountry | 2019–2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Němeček | Template:Flagcountry | 2021– | Jan Rohlík, Jan Čížek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notable former players
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See also
References
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External links
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- Czech Rugby Union - Official site Template:In lang
- Current Squad
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