Czech Republic national rugby union team
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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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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 |
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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]