RC Slavia Prague is a

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club based in Prague. They currently play in the

KB Extraliga The Extraliga rugby is a rugby club competition played in the Czech Republic and is the top level of rugby in the country. There is a promotion-relegation process between the Extraliga ragby and the Národní liga ragby. The league used to be know ...

and are the oldest existing club in the Czech Republic. The club forms part of the Slavia Prague sports network.

History

The club was founded on 13 April 1927. On 7 May of that year, the first rugby match in Prague took place at Slavia, with Slavia Bratislava squaring off against Slavia Brno. Slavia were the first winners of the Czechoslovak Championships, back in 1929. It turned out to be the start of a very successful period for them, winning five out of the first six championships. The club has supplied a number of internationals over the years, among others Jan Macháček, one of arguably the two most well-known Czech rugby players (the other being

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 ...

Historical names

* 1927 - SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) * 1951 – Dynamo Praha * 1964 – TJ Slavia Praha IPS (Tělovýchovná jednota Slavia Praha Inženýrské průmyslové stavby) * 1988 – SK Slavia Praha (Sportovní klub Slavia Praha) * 1993 – RC Slavia Praha (Rugby Club Slavia Praha)

Honours

* Czechoslovak Championships ** 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1969, 1971 * KB Extraliga ** 2010

Notable players

* Zdenek Barchánek *

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, ...

External links

RC Slavia Prague

80 years of Czcech Rugby
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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 ...