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Czechoslovak Rugby Union Československé Rugbyové Unie Sport Rugby union Founded 1926 IRB affiliation 1988 FIRA affiliation 1934 The Czechoslovak Rugby Union (Czech: Československé Rugbyové Unie) was the governing body for rugby in Czechoslovakia. It was responsible for the national leagues as well as the national teams.
History
The Union was founded as the Czechoslovak Rugby Football Association (Czech: Československého svazu rugby-footballu) in 1928 with a Mr Trlica as the first president and 160 registered players.[1] Famous Czech writer and illustrator Ondřej Sekora was the second president of the association.[2] In 1990 the name changed to the Czechoslovak Rugby Union (Czech: Československé Rugbyové Unie) with Miloš Dobrý as the last president before the split of Czechoslovakia.
See also
- Rugby union in the Czech Republic
- Czech Rugby Union
- Czechoslovakia national rugby union team
References
- ^ (Czech) Významné události českého ragby v bodech
- ^ (Czech) [1]
Rugby union in the Czech Republic National teams Competitions ČSRU Cup · KB Cup · KB Extraliga · KB První LigaRelated articles Czechoslovak Rugby Union · Czechoslovakia national rugby union team · Czechoslovakia national rugby union sevens team · Ondřej Sekora · Rugby Championship of CzechoslovakiaOther List of clubsCategories:- Rugby union in Czechoslovakia
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