The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.
They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but have entered the qualifiers since the 1995 edition. Rugby union in the Czech Republic is administered by the Czech Rugby Union. The sport is still amateur in the country, but there are several Czech players who are professionals in France, including Martin Jágr.
The best ranking in the world ranking was 24th place in 2005. The national side is ranked 36th in the world (as of 5 November 2019).
History In 2005, they took on Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs in Prague, losing 3–94.
The nation played against Hong Kong at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague on 16 December 2009. They won 17–5. It was the final match for six players: Loučení opor s národním týmem Antonín Brabec, Jan Macháček, Jan Oswald, Pavel Syrový, Ladislav Vondrášek and Jan Žíla.
The Czech Republic were relegated from the European Nations Cup First Division to the Second Division in 2014, after finishing 6th in their group.
On 9 November 2016 The Czech Republic played in a historic match against the Barbarians to celebrate the Czech Rugby Union's 90th anniversary. The match was held at the Marketa Stadium in Prague. They lost the match to the Barbarians, 71–0.
Record
World Cup World Cup recordWorld Cup Qualification recordYearRound 1987Not InvitedPart of Czechoslovakia 1991did not qualify 1995520385188 1999410380105 2003650118971 200710307164306 20118314135142 201510208142310 20197601265104 2023Automatically eliminatedTotal0/9000000502212710601226
European Competitions Since 2000 Season Division2000European Nations Cup Third Division4400 119 73 +46 12 1st2000-01European Nations Cup Second Division5203 132 109 +23 9 5th2003-04European Nations Cup First Division9306 139 263 -124 15 5th2004-06European Nations Cup First Division10307 164 306 -142 16 5th2006-08European Nations Cup First Division100010 59 506 -447 10 6th2008-10European Nations Cup Second Division 2A8314 135 142 -7 15 3rd2010-12European Nations Cup First Division 1B10406 160 217 -57 20 5th2012-14European Nations Cup First Division 1B10208 142 310 -168 11 6th2014-16European Nations Cup Second Division 2A8611 192 119 +73 32 2nd2016-17Rugby Europe Conference 1 North4400 158 26 +132 20 1st2017-18Rugby Europe Trophy5302 93 120 -27 12 3rd2018-19Rugby Europe Trophy5005 59 205 -146 1 6th2019-20Rugby Europe Conference 1 North2200 100 7 +93 10 1st2021-22*Rugby Europe Conference 1 North2200 70 25 +45 10 1st
Overall
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Czech Republic national XV at test level up until 19 September 2026, updated after match with .
Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn % Won 3 2 1 0 % 1 1 0 0 % Barbarians 1 0 1 0 0% Basque Country 1 0 1 0 0.00% 7 2 4 1 % Brown University 1 1 0 0 % Catalonia 1 0 1 0 0% 10 8 2 0 % 3 3 0 0 % 8 0 8 0 0% 10 2 8 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 4 4 0 0 % 4 3 0 1 % 1 0 1 0 0% 4 4 0 0 % 5 4 1 0 % 5 5 0 0 % 3 3 0 0 % 1 1 0 0 % 8 4 4 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 9 4 5 0 % 17 7 9 1 % 10 0 10 0 0% 6 0 6 0 0% 8 2 6 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 9 2 7 0 % 9 4 5 0 % 7 4 3 0 % 1 0 1 0 0% 10 6 4 0 % USA South 1 1 0 0 % Total 170 78 86 4 %
Recent Matches Matches played in the last 12 months Matches
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2021-2022 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North match against Luxembourg on 27th November 2021.
Head Coach: Miroslav Němeček
Caps Updated:
Coaches
Czech (Czechoslovakia) coaches Name Nationality Years Assistants Tests Won Drew Lost Win % Voska Czechoslovakia 1931 - 1 0 0 1 0 Rudolf Otto Bauše Czechoslovakia 1933 - 2 0 0 2 0 Kratochvíl Czechoslovakia 1934 - 1 0 0 1 0 Gustav Vlk Czechoslovakia 1946–49 - 4 1 0 3 25 Jiří Žižka Czechoslovakia 1954 Vladimír Škvor 2 2 0 0 100 Vladimír Škvor Czechoslovakia 1955 - 2 0 0 2 0 Alfa Zeda Czechoslovakia 1956 Vladimír Škvor 1 0 0 1 100 Miloš Dobrý Czechoslovakia 1956–57 - 5 1 0 4 20 Alfa Zeda Czechoslovakia 1958–59 - 0 0 0 0 0 Oldřich Pazdera Czechoslovakia 1959–65 - 0 0 0 0 0 Milan Pětroš Czechoslovakia 1966–67 - 0 0 0 0 0 Vladimír Vondráček Czechoslovakia 1969–1972 Viktor Šťastný 0 0 0 0 0 Vladimír Škvor Czechoslovakia 1972–76 - 0 0 0 0 0 Eduard Krützner Czechoslovakia 1976–78 - 2 2 0 0 100 Milan Malovaný Czechoslovakia 1979–81 Bohumil Sláma 0 0 0 0 0 Milan Malovaný Czechoslovakia 1982–83 - 0 0 0 0 0 Milan Malovaný Czechoslovakia 1984–88 Jiří Kotlový 0 0 0 0 0 Milan Malovaný Czechoslovakia 1988–1989 Vilibald Hervert 0 0 0 0 0 Eduard Krützner Czechoslovakia 1989–90 Vilibald Hervert 0 0 0 0 0 Eduard Krützner Czechoslovakia 1990–91 Bruno Kudrna, Milan Buriánek 0 0 0 0 0 Bruno Kudrna Czechoslovakia 1991–93 Milan Buryánek 0 0 0 0 0 Bruno Kudrna 1993–95 Milan Buryánek 0 0 0 0 0 Karel Berka 1995–97 Jaromír Kourek 0 0 0 0 0 Bruno Kudrna 1997–99 Václav Horáček 0 0 0 0 0 Václav Horáček 1999– Pavel Jágr 0 0 0 0 0 Jiří Šťastný 2001–2003 Václav Čermák 0 0 0 0 0 Petr Michovský 2003 Michel Bernardin 0 0 0 0 0 Michel Bernardin 2003–2004 Jan Macháček 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Galonier 2004–2005 Jan Macháček 0 0 0 0 0 Josef Fatka 2005–2006 Petr Michovský 0 0 0 0 0 Levan Mgeladze 2007 Martin Kafka, Jan Macháček 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Kafka 2007–2008 Jan Macháček 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Gajan 2008–2009 Martin Kafka 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Kafka 2010–2013 Jan Oswald (2010–13), Tomasz Putra (2013) 0 0 0 0 0 Thomasz Putra 2014–2016 Roman Šuster 0 0 0 0 0 Thomasz Putra 2016–2017 Pavel Pala, Filip Vacek 0 0 0 0 0 Phil Pretorius 2017–2018 Hein Kriek , Daniel Beneš 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Beneš 2018–2019 Miroslav Němeček, Roman Šuster 0 3 0 3 0 Miroslav Němeček & Pavel Pala 2019–2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miroslav Němeček 2021– Jan Rohlík, Jan Čížek 0 0 0 0 0
Notable former players Martin Jágr Jan Macháček Roman Šuster Martin Kafka Ladislav Vondrášek Antonín Brabec Jiří Skall Jan Žíla Miroslav Němeček Václav Jursík Pavel Vokrouhlík Jiří Buryánek Milan Mrtýnek Petr Michovský Pavel Bureš Luděk Kudláček Jiří Koutný Miroslav Fuchs Petr Skopal Jiří Skall st Jaromír Kourek Bruno Kudrna Karel Berka Vlastimil Jágr Václav Fanta Zdeněk Mrazčínský Barchánek
See also Rugby union in the Czech Republic Czech Rugby Union
References
External links
Czech Rugby Union - Official site Current Squad