Union | Czech Rugby Union | ||
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Head coach | Miroslav Němeček and Pavel Pala | ||
Captain | Marek Loutocký | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 35 (as of 16 January 2023) | ||
First international | |||
Czechoslovakia 5–21 Romania (22 May 1927) Andorra 6–3 Czech Republic (15 May 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Czech Republic 95–5 Croatia (7 April 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 104–8 Czech Republic (18 May 1994) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
Website | www.rugbyunion.cz |
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]
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]
World Cup record | World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | |
1987 | Not Invited | Part of Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
1991 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||
1995 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 188 | ||||||||
1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 105 | ||||||||
2003 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 71 | ||||||||
2007 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 306 | ||||||||
2011 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 135 | 142 | ||||||||
2015 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 142 | 310 | ||||||||
2019 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 104 | ||||||||
2023 | Automatically eliminated | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 1060 | 1226 | |
Season | Division | G | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | Pos |
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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 |
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Czech Republic national XV at test level up until 23 November 2024, updated after match with Poland.
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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Andorra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Barbarians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Belgium | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% |
Brown University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Croatia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% |
Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Georgia | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
Germany | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.22% |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Israel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% |
Luxembourg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Malta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Moldova | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Netherlands | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% |
Poland | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40% |
Portugal | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0% |
Romania | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Russia | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
Spain | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
Sweden | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% |
Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60% |
USA South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Total | 155 | 69 | 82 | 4 | 44.52% |
Matches played in the last 12 months
Matches | ||||||||
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The following players were selected for the 2021-2022 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North match against Luxembourg on 27th November 2021. [6]
Head Coach: 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 | Prop | 30 July 1999 | Mountfield Říčany | |
Hubert Dřímal | Hooker | 3 May 1996 | Sparta Prague | |
Radek Novotný | Prop | 8 August 1999 | Praga Prague | |
Robert Trefný | Lock | 28 September 1992 | Mountfield Říčany | |
Jakub Homer | Lock | 6 August 1992 | Valence Romans Drôme Rugby | |
James Faktor | Back row | 8 January 1998 | Honourable Artillery Company | |
Vojtěch Vomáčka | Back row | 16 October 1994 | Saint Marcellin Sports | |
Dan Hošek (c) | Number 8 | 8 December 1995 | Praga Prague | |
Marek Šimák | Scrum-half | 13 January 1992 | Tatra Smíchov | |
Matyáš Hopp | Fly-half | 3 October 1991 | Praga Prague | |
Sheldon Fortuin | Wing | 28 November 2002 | Sparta Prague | |
Richard Hřebačka | Centre | 22 March 1997 | Sparta Prague | |
Albert Froněk | Centre | 28 November 2001 | Praga Prague | |
Jakub Čížek | Wing | 1 January 1997 | Přelouč | |
Martin Cimprich | Fullback | 5 March 1999 | Honourable Artillery Company | |
Ondřej Kučera | Prop | 30 November 2000 | Dragon Brno | |
Tomáš Stránský | Hooker | 15 May 1998 | Mountfield Říčany | |
Václav Calta | Prop | 11 December 1999 | Mountfield Říčany | |
Vlastimil Diviš | Lock | 28 November 2000 | Praga Prague | |
Jan Tieber | Centre | 18 November 2001 | Dragon Brno | |
Jan Kohout | Wing | 18 October 2000 | Přelouč | |
Pavel Šíma | ?? | 19 October 2000 | Slavia Prague |
Name | Nationality | Years | Assistants | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % |
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Voska | Czechoslovakia | 1931 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rudolf Otto Bauše | Czechoslovakia | 1933 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kratochvíl | Czechoslovakia | 1934 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gustav Vlk | Czechoslovakia | 1946–49 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
Jiří Žižka | Czechoslovakia | 1954 | Vladimír Škvor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Vladimír Škvor | Czechoslovakia | 1955 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Alfa Zeda | Czechoslovakia | 1956 | Vladimír Škvor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
Miloš Dobrý | Czechoslovakia | 1956–57 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
Alfa Zeda | Czechoslovakia | 1958–59 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oldřich Pazdera | Czechoslovakia | 1959–65 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Pětroš | Czechoslovakia | 1966–67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vladimír Vondráček | Czechoslovakia | 1969–1972 | Viktor Šťastný | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vladimír Škvor | Czechoslovakia | 1972–76 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eduard Krützner | Czechoslovakia | 1976–78 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1979–81 | Bohumil Sláma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1982–83 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1984–88 | Jiří Kotlový | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1988–1989 | Vilibald Hervert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eduard Krützner | Czechoslovakia | 1989–90 | Vilibald Hervert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eduard Krützner | Czechoslovakia | 1990–91 | Bruno Kudrna, Milan Buriánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruno Kudrna | Czechoslovakia | 1991–93 | Milan Buryánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruno Kudrna | Czech Republic | 1993–95 | Milan Buryánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karel Berka | Czech Republic | 1995–97 | Jaromír Kourek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruno Kudrna | Czech Republic | 1997–99 | Václav Horáček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Václav Horáček | Czech Republic | 1999– | Pavel Jágr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jiří Šťastný | Czech Republic | 2001–2003 | Václav Čermák | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petr Michovský | Czech Republic | 2003 | Michel Bernardin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Bernardin | France | 2003–2004 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian Galonier | France | 2004–2005 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josef Fatka | Czech Republic | 2005–2006 | Petr Michovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Levan Mgeladze | Georgia | 2007 | Martin Kafka, Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Kafka | Czech Republic | 2007–2008 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian Gajan | France | 2008–2009 | Martin Kafka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Kafka | Czech Republic | 2010–2013 | Jan Oswald (2010–13), Tomasz Putra (2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomasz Putra | Poland | 2014–2016 | Roman Šuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomasz Putra | Poland | 2016–2017 | Pavel Pala, Filip Vacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Pretorius | South Africa | 2017–2018 | Hein Kriek , Daniel Beneš | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Beneš | Czech Republic | 2018–2019 | Miroslav Němeček, Roman Šuster | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Miroslav Němeček & Pavel Pala | Czech Republic | 2019–2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miroslav Němeček | Czech Republic | 2021– | Jan Rohlík, Jan Čížek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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