Praga Rugby
Encyclopedia
Praga Rugby is a Czech
rugby
club based in Prague
.
They currently play in the KB Extraliga
and are considered to be one of the strongest teams in the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
They currently play in the KB Extraliga
KB Extraliga
-Results:The scores in blue are links to accounts of finals on the site of the Czech Rugby Union - in Czech -Performance by club:-Regions:The following table lists the Czech rugby champions by region.-External links:*...
and are considered to be one of the strongest teams in the Czech Republic.
Honours
- Czechoslovak Championships
- 1948, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992
- KB Extraliga
- 2002
- 2010 (sevensRugby sevensRugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
) - 2011 (sevensRugby sevensRugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
)
Former names
- 1944-45 Radostně Vpřed
- 1945-48 LTC Praha
- 1949-50 TJ Textilia Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Textilia Praha)
- 1951–52 TJ Sokol Autopraga (Tělovýchovná jednota Sokol Autopraga)
- 1953–67 TJ Spartak AZKG Praha
- 1968–2006 TJ Praga Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Praga Praha)
- 2007– RC Praga Praha
Current squad
Team Management
- Head Coach: Eduard Krützner, Jr.
- Masseur: Eduard Holý
- Athletic Coach: Martina Stárová