Czech Republic national rugby sevens team

The Czech Republic national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.

Czech Republic
UnionCzech Rugby Union
Coach(es)Antonín Brabec
Team kit

History

Their most notable achievement to date was in 2001, when they won the Bowl final of the Sri Lanka Sevens.

Sri Lanka Sevens

YearCupPlateBowl
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

YearPlace
200211th[1]
200310th[2]
200413th[3]
2005not qualified
2006not qualified
2007not qualified
2008not qualified
2009not qualified

Results

2008

Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2008
DateLocationOppositionResultTournament
31 May - 1 JuneZagreb  Romania7-122008 Zagreb Sevens
31 May - 1 JuneZagreb  Netherlands14-212008 Zagreb Sevens
31 May - 1 JuneZagreb  Croatia7-212008 Zagreb Sevens
31 May - 1 JuneZagreb  Bosnia and Herzegovina0-122008 Zagreb Sevens
14 - 15 JuneOstrava  Spain12-142008 Ostrava Sevens
14 - 15 JuneOstrava  Croatia12-212008 Ostrava Sevens
14 - 15 JuneOstrava  Portugal0-312008 Ostrava Sevens
14 - 15 JuneOstrava   Switzerland34-102008 Ostrava Sevens

2009

Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2009
DateLocationOppositionResultTournament
16 - 17 MaySopot  Georgia12-142009 Sopot Sevens
16 - 17 MaySopot  Denmark5-212009 Sopot Sevens
16 - 17 MaySopot  Poland0-462009 Sopot Sevens
16 - 17 MaySopot  Norway12-122009 Sopot Sevens
6 - 7 JuneOstrava  Portugal21-542009 Ostrava Sevens[4]
6 - 7 JuneOstrava  Belgium33-122009 Ostrava Sevens
6 - 7 JuneOstrava  Netherlands10-262009 Ostrava Sevens
6 - 7 JuneOstrava  Monaco14-142009 Ostrava Sevens
  • Czech wins in bold.

Current players

Squad for 2008 Zagreb Sevens:

  1. Ota Hejmala (Zlín)
  2. Jan Rudolf (Petrovice)
  3. Jakub Procházka (Tatra Smíchov)
  4. Jan Frýdl (Tatra Smíchov)
  5. Václav Jursík (Sparta Prague)
  6. Michal Schlanger (Petrovice)
  7. Jan Konečný (Bystrc)
  8. Petr Okleštěk (Auxerre, France)
  9. Michal Ouředník (Sparta Prague/ARC Iuridica)
  10. Antonín Brabec (Tatra Smíchov) (player-coach)

Notes and references