Jan Macháček (born 15 February 1972 in Prague) is a former Czech

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player. He is one of arguably the two most famous Czech rugby players, along with

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. He played for

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Early life

He was born in Prague and started playing rugby on account of his father Dušan having played. The first team he played for was the Czech Slavia Prague.

International career

He played his final match on 16 December 2009 in a 17–5 win against

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in Prague, aged 37 years.

Early life

International career

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