RC Bystrc is a
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech, ...
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
club in
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
. As the name implies, they are based in the
Bystrc
Bystrc is a district of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. Former village on the banks of the Svratka river. The Brno Zoo, Brno Reservoir, Deer Glen Nature Reserve, Krnovec Nature Reserve, Veveří Castle, Monk's Hill and Kopeček Hill (T ...
district of the city. They currently play in the
1. Liga ragby XV, having won the
1. Liga ragby XV in 2008.
History
Rugby in the then Czechoslovakia was much affected following the nationwide restructuring of Physical Education and Sport in 1953. The Sokol Zbrojovka Brno club split in two, Spartak Zbrojovka Brno (now
Dragon Brno) and Slavia VŠ Brno.
The club played in the Řečkovice, Pisárky, Tuřany, and Kníničky areas of Brno as well as the town of
Šlapanice and the village of
Troubsko
Troubsko (german: Strutz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Etymology
According to a legend, in the early 11th, Prince Jaromír was to be ass ...
, before finally managing to secure their present home ground, the Sportovní areá Ondreje Sekory, at Bystrc.
Honours
* První KB Liga
** 2008
Historical names
* 1953 - 1959 Slavia VŠ Brno
* 1960 - 1975 Slavia VSŽ Brno
* 1976–1981 Ingstav Brno
* 1982–1999 Lokomotiva-Ingstav Brno
* 2000 – RC Bystrc
Current squad
Team Management
* Head Coach: Pavel Vrána
* Assistant Coach: Roman Bačík
* Conditioning Coach: Karel Walter
External links
*
RC Bystrc
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Rugby union teams in the Czech Republic
Sport in Brno
Rugby clubs established in 1953
1953 establishments in Czechoslovakia