The Czechoslovak Rugby Union ( cs, Československá rugbyová unie) was the governing body for

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in Czechoslovakia. It was responsible for the national leagues as well as the national teams.

History

The Union was founded as the Czechoslovak Rugby Football Association ( cs, Československý svaz rugby-footballu) in 1928 with Antonín Trlica as the first president and 160 registered players. Famous Czech writer and illustrator

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was the second president of the association.
In 1990 the name changed to the Czechoslovak Rugby Union ( cs, Československá rugbyová unie) with Miloš Dobrý as the last president before the split of Czechoslovakia.

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{{Rugby union in the Czech Republic Rugby union in Czechoslovakia Defunct rugby union governing bodies

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