TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory is a
Czech rugby
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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 based in
Mariánské Hory, Ostrava. They currently play in the
1. Liga ragby XV.
History
The club was founded in 1947. On 4 July of that year, they played their first match against a team called Slavia Brno.
In 1949 the club played against CFR Bucharest, their first match against opponents outside Czechoslovakia.
In 1979 they reached the final of the Czechoslovak Cup, losing to
Praga Rugby
Praga Rugby is a Czech rugby club based in Prague.
They currently play in the Extraliga ragby XV
The Extraliga rugby XV is a rugby club competition played in the Czech Republic and is the top level of rugby in the country. There is a promotion- ...
34-14.
More recently, in 2005, they won the Overton International Festival in
Overton, England.
Historical names
* Sokol Vítkovické Železárny (1947–53)
* Baník VŽKG Ostrava (1953–56)
* VŽKG Ostrava (1956–60)
* Lokomotiva Ostrava (1960–97)
* Sokol Mariánské Hory
External links
TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory80 let Českého Ragby (80 years of Czech Rugby)
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Rugby union teams in the Czech Republic
Rugby clubs established in 1947
Sport in Ostrava
Sokol
1947 establishments in Czechoslovakia