- Czech Republic national rugby union team (sevens)
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Czech Republic Union Czech Rugby Union Coach(es) Antonín Brabec
Team kitThe Czech Republic national rugby union sevens is a minor national sevens side.
Contents
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
Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2008 Date Location Opposition Result Tournament 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
Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2009 Date Location Opposition Result Tournament 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)
Notes and references
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