Czech Republic national rugby sevens team
The Czech Republic national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.
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| Union | Czech Rugby Union | |
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| Coach(es) | Antonín Brabec | |
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History
Their most notable achievement to date was in 2001, when they won the Bowl final of the Sri Lanka Sevens.
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.
Results
2008
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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| 31 May - 1 June | Zagreb |  Romania | 7-12 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
| 31 May - 1 June | Zagreb |  Netherlands | 14-21 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
| 31 May - 1 June | Zagreb |  Croatia | 7-21 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
| 31 May - 1 June | Zagreb |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0-12 | 2008 Zagreb Sevens |
| 14 - 15 June | Ostrava |  Spain | 12-14 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
| 14 - 15 June | Ostrava | Croatia | 12-21 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
| 14 - 15 June | Ostrava |  Portugal | 0-31 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
| 14 - 15 June | Ostrava |  Switzerland | 34-10 | 2008 Ostrava Sevens |
2009
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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| 16 - 17 May | Sopot |  Georgia | 12-14 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
| 16 - 17 May | Sopot |  Denmark | 5-21 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
| 16 - 17 May | Sopot |  Poland | 0-46 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
| 16 - 17 May | Sopot |  Norway | 12-12 | 2009 Sopot Sevens |
| 6 - 7 June | Ostrava | Portugal | 21-54 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens[4] |
| 6 - 7 June | Ostrava | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 33-12 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens |
| 6 - 7 June | Ostrava | Netherlands | 10-26 | 2009 Ostrava Sevens |
| 6 - 7 June | Ostrava |  Monaco | 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)
Notes and references
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2010-01-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Also served as qualifiers for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
- A second Czech team played in Group B in the place of Azerbaijan, who withdrew.
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