The Czech Rugby Player of the Year (Ragbista roku) is awarded to the player voted the best in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
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The awards have grown since 2001. They are presented at an evening ceremony.
* 2001: Coach of the Year and U20 Talent of the Year
* 2002: Referee of the Year
* 2005: Rugby Event of the Year
* 2008: Woman Player of the Year and Woman U20 Talent of the Year
* 2009: Personality of Domestic Competition
* 2010: Sevens Player of the Year
* 2013: National Player of the Year and Miss Rugby
* 2014: U18 Talent of the Year
* 2015: U16 Talent of the Year
History
It was first awarded in 1972
Významné události českého ragby v bodech
with Jiří Skall senior, father of former international prop Jiří Skall, as the inaugural winner.
Winners
Trivia
* Vlastimil and Martin Jágr
Martin Jágr (born 29 September 1979 in Prague) is a Czech rugby union footballer. He is nicknamed "Jaguar". His position on the field is on the wing. Jágr is usually considered one of the best rugby union players from his country.
He was first ...
are a father-and-son combination who have both won the award. Vlastimil Jágr won in 1978 and 1980. Martin Jágr
Martin Jágr (born 29 September 1979 in Prague) is a Czech rugby union footballer. He is nicknamed "Jaguar". His position on the field is on the wing. Jágr is usually considered one of the best rugby union players from his country.
He was first ...
won five times in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
* Bruno Kudrna won six times. his son Jan Kudrna won U20 Talent in 2003.
* Jan Macháček
Jan Macháček (born 15 February 1972 in Prague) is a former Czech rugby player. He is one of arguably the two most famous Czech rugby players, along with Martin Jágr. He played for Newport RFC and Pontypridd RFC in Wales, Sale Sharks in England ...
won in two categories. He won the Player of the Year five times in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001 and one time the Personality of the Domestic Competition in 2010.
* Antonín Brabec won in three categories. He won the Player of the Year in 1995 and the Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011. He won as organizer of the Rugby Event of the Year in 2010 with the legendary international tournament Prague Beach 5s.
* Martin Kafka
Martin Paul Kafka (born 1947) is an American psychiatrist best known for his work on sex offenders, paraphilias and what he calls "paraphilia-related disorders" such as sex addiction and hypersexuality.
Career
Kafka earned his undergraduate deg ...
won in two categories. He won the Player of the Year in 2002 and the Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
Other categories
Sevens Player of the Year
Woman Player of the Year
Talent of the Year
Coach of the Year
Referee of the Year
National Team Player of the Year
Personality of Domestic Competition
Event of the Year
Miss Rugby
References
{{Rugby union in the Czech Republic
Rugby union trophies and awards