Praga Rugby

Praga Rugby

Full name	Rugby Club Praga Praha
Founded	1944
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
President	Luděk Kudláček
Coach(es)	Roman Šuster
Captain(s)	Tomáš Matras
League(s)	KB Extraliga
2013-14	1st
1st kit 2nd kit

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.

History

The club was founded in 1944.

Honours

• Czechoslovak Championships
  • 1948, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2002, 2014, 2015
• KB Extraliga
  • 2002
  • 2010 (sevens)
  • 2011 (sevens)

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

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Michal Novák Hooker Czech Republic Martin Lištvan Hooker Czech Republic Tomáš Matras Prop Czech Republic Jakub Král Prop Czech Republic Radek Novotný Prop Czech Republic Kryštof Zeman Prop Czech Republic Filip Klein Lock Czech Republic Roman Maňas Lock Czech Republic Gustav Pešek Lock Czech Republic Aleš Charvát Lock Czech Republic Jiří Boháček Flanker Czech Republic Martin Charvát Flanker Czech Republic Sebastian Náse Flanker Czech Republic Dan Hošek Number 8 Czech Republic Michal Kulhánek Number 8 Czech Republic

Player Position Union Richard Novák Scrum-half Czech Republic Tomáš Bartůněk Scrum-half Czech Republic Petr Čížek Fly-half Czech Republic Matyáš Hopp Fly-half Czech Republic Albert Aaron Froněk Centre Czech Republic Adam Skotnický Centre Czech Republic Michal Malý Fullback Czech Republic Jan Chupík Wing Czech Republic Adam Hrníčko Wing Czech Republic Michal Petrouš Wing Czech Republic Tomáš Forst Fullback Czech Republic Jakub Žalud Centre Czech Republic

Team Management

• Head Coach: Roman Šuster
• Rugby Coaches: Pavel Šťastný, Michal Kinter
• Athletic Coach: Václav Pokorný
• Physio: Michal Přibyl, Filip Strakoš

External links

• (in Czech) Praga Rugby