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Czechoslovak Rugby Union

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Czechoslovak Rugby Union
Československá rugbyová unie
SportRugby union
Founded1926 (1926)
World Rugby affiliation1988
FIRA affiliation1934

The Czechoslovak Rugby Union (Czech: Československá rugbyová unie) was the governing body for rugby in Czechoslovakia. It was responsible for the national leagues as well as the national teams.

History

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The Union was founded as the Czechoslovak Rugby Football Association (Czech: Československý svaz rugby-footballu) in 1928 with Antonín Trlica as the first president and 160 registered players.[1] Famous Czech writer and illustrator Ondřej Sekora was the second president of the association.[2] In 1990 the name changed to the Czechoslovak Rugby Union (Czech: Československá rugbyová unie) with Miloš Dobrý as the last president before the split of Czechoslovakia.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Czech) Významné události českého ragby v bodech Archived 2019-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (in Czech) [1] Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine