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- ↑ (in Czech) Významné události českého ragby v bodech Archived 2009-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Czech) Ragbistou roku 2006 je Karel Kučera Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Czech) Ragbista roku 2007 Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ (in Czech) Ragbistou roku 2008 opět Martin Jágr Archived 2009-11-20 at the Wayback Machine