The Czech Republic national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.
History Their most notable achievement to date was in 2001, when they won the Bowl final of the Sri Lanka Sevens.
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 YearPlace 2002 11th 2003 10th 2004 13th 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 7-12 2008 Zagreb Sevens 31 May - 1 June Zagreb 14-21 2008 Zagreb Sevens 31 May - 1 June Zagreb 7-21 2008 Zagreb Sevens 31 May - 1 June Zagreb 0-12 2008 Zagreb Sevens 14 - 15 June Ostrava 12-14 2008 Ostrava Sevens 14 - 15 June Ostrava 12-21 2008 Ostrava Sevens 14 - 15 June Ostrava 0-31 2008 Ostrava Sevens 14 - 15 June Ostrava 34-10 2008 Ostrava Sevens
2009 + Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2009 Date Location Opposition Result Tournament 16 - 17 May Sopot 12-14 2009 Sopot Sevens 16 - 17 May Sopot 5-21 2009 Sopot Sevens 16 - 17 May Sopot 0-46 2009 Sopot Sevens 16 - 17 May Sopot 12-12 2009 Sopot Sevens 6 - 7 June Ostrava 21-54 2009 Ostrava Sevens 6 - 7 June Ostrava 33-12 2009 Ostrava Sevens 6 - 7 June Ostrava 10-26 2009 Ostrava Sevens 6 - 7 June Ostrava 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)
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