Czech Republic national rugby sevens team
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Union | Czech Rugby Union | |
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Coach(es) | Antonín Brabec | |
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The Czech Republic national rugby union sevens is a minor national sevens side.
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History
Their most notable achievement to date was in 2001, when they won the Bowl final of the Singer Sevens in Sri Lanka.
Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's
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Year Cup Plate Bowl 1999 South Korea Malaysia India 2000 Chinese Taipei Japan Thailand 2001 Chinese Taipei Denmark Czech Republic 2002 Portugal South Korea Hong Kong 2003 Kenya Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf 2004 Japan Sri Lanka Kazakhstan 2005 Japan Sri Lanka Arabian Gulf 2006 South Korea Thailand Malaysia 2007 Hong Kong China India 2008
European Championship
The Czechs made their first European Championship appearance at Heidelberg in 2002, where they finished 11th out of a possible 12. In 2003, when the final tournament was again at Heidelberg, they finished 10th. The following year saw the tournament, which also doubled as qualifiers for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens, at Palma de Majorca in Spain, with the team claiming the Shield after beating Poland 17-5. They haven't qualified for the Championship again since that particular tournament.
European Championship results
Year | Place |
2002 | 11th[1] |
2003 | 10th[2] |
2004 | 13th[3] |
2005 | not qualified |
2006 | not qualified |
2007 | not qualified |
2008 | not qualified |
2009 | not qualified |
Results
2008
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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31 May - 1 June | Zagreb | Romania | 7-12 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
31 May - 1 June | Zagreb | Netherlands | 14-21 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
31 May - 1 June | Zagreb | Croatia | 7-21 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
31 May - 1 June | Zagreb | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0-12 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
14 - 15 June | Ostrava | Spain | 12-14 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
14 - 15 June | Ostrava | Croatia | 12-21 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
14 - 15 June | Ostrava | Portugal | 0-31 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
14 - 15 June | Ostrava | Switzerland | 34-10 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
2009
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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16 - 17 May | Sopot | Georgia | 12-14 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
16 - 17 May | Sopot | Denmark | 5-21 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
16 - 17 May | Sopot | Poland | 0-46 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
16 - 17 May | Sopot | Norway | 12-12 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
6 - 7 June | Ostrava | Portugal | 21-54 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens[4] |
6 - 7 June | Ostrava | Belgium | 33-12 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens |
6 - 7 June | Ostrava | Netherlands | 10-26 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens |
6 - 7 June | Ostrava | Monaco | 14-14 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens |
- Czech wins in bold.
Current players
Squad for 2008 Zagreb Sevens:
- Ota Hejmala (Zlín)
- Jan Rudolf (Petrovice)
- Jakub Procházka (Tatra Smíchov)
- Jan Frýdl (Tatra Smíchov)
- Václav Jursík (Sparta Prague)
- Michal Schlanger (Petrovice)
- Jan Konečný (Bystrc)
- Petr Okleštěk (Auxerre, France)
- Michal Ouředník (Sparta Prague/ARC Iuridica)
- Antonín Brabec (Tatra Smíchov) (player-coach)