Czech Republic national rugby union team
The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.
They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but have entered the qualifiers since the 1995 edition. Rugby union in the Czech Republic is administered by the Czech Rugby Union. The sport is still amateur in the country, but there are several Czech players who are professionals in France, including Martin Jágr.
The best ranking in the world ranking was 24th place in 2005.
The national side is ranked 36th in the world.
History
In 2005, they took on Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs in Prague, losing 3-94.The nation played against Hong Kong at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague on 16 December 2009. They won 17-5. It was the final match for six players: Antonín Brabec, Jan Macháček, Jan Oswald, Pavel Syrový, Ladislav Vondrášek and Jan Žíla.
The Czech Republic were relegated from the European Nations Cup First Division to the Second Division in 2014, after finishing 6th in their group.
On 9 November 2016 The Czech Republic played in a historical match against the Barbarians to celebrate the Czech Rugby Union's 90th anniversary. The match was held at the Marketa Stadium in Prague. They lost the match to the Barbarians, 71-0.
Coaches
| Name | Nationality | Years | Assistants | Tests | Won | Drew | Lost | Win % |
| Voska |  Czechoslovakia | 1931 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudolf Otto Bauše | Czechoslovakia | 1933 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kratochvíl | Czechoslovakia | 1934 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gustav Vlk | Czechoslovakia | 1946–49 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Jiří Žižka | Czechoslovakia | 1954 | Vladimír Škvor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Vladimír Škvor | Czechoslovakia | 1955 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alfa Zeda | Czechoslovakia | 1956 | Vladimír Škvor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Miloš Dobrý | Czechoslovakia | 1956–57 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Alfa Zeda | Czechoslovakia | 1958–59 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oldřich Pazdera | Czechoslovakia | 1959-65 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Pětroš | Czechoslovakia | 1966–67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimír Vondráček | Czechoslovakia | 1969-1972 | Viktor Šťastný | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimír Škvor | Czechoslovakia | 1972–76 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduard Krützner | Czechoslovakia | 1976-78 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1979–81 | Bohumil Sláma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1982-83 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1984-88 | Jiří Kotlový | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Malovaný | Czechoslovakia | 1988-1989 | Vilibald Hervert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduard Krützner | Czechoslovakia | 1989-90 | Vilibald Hervert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduard Krützner | Czechoslovakia | 1990-91 | Bruno Kudrna, Milan Buriánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Kudrna | Czechoslovakia | 1991-93 | Milan Buryánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Kudrna | CZE | 1993-95 | Milan Buryánek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karel Berka | CZE | 1995-97 | Jaromír Kourek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Kudrna | CZE | 1997-99 | Václav Horáček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Václav Horáček | CZE | 1999- | Pavel Jágr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiří Šťastný | CZE | 2001-2003 | Václav Čermák | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Michovský | CZE | 2003 | Michel Bernardin  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Bernardin | FRA | 2003-2004 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Galonier | FRA | 2004-2005 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Fatka | CZE | 2005-2006 | Petr Michovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levan Mgeladze | GEO | 2007 | Martin Kafka, Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Kafka | CZE | 2007-2008 | Jan Macháček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Gajan | FRA | 2008-2009 | Martin Kafka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Kafka | CZE | 2010-2013 | Jan Oswald, Tomasz Putra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomasz Putra | POL | 2014-2016 | Roman Šuster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomasz Putra | POL | 2016-2017 | Pavel Pala, Filip Vacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Pretorius | SA | 2017- 2018 | Hein Kriek  , Daniel Beneš | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Beneš | CZE | 2018-2019 | Miroslav Němeček, Roman Šuster | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miroslav Němeček & Pavel Pala | CZE | 2019- | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Current squad
| Forwards | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Position | Caps | Date of Birthday | Nationality | Club |
| Matouš Hodek | Hooker | - | - | CZE |  RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Vojtěch Mára | Hooker | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Emilio Caldaroni | Prop | - | - | CZE | RC Sparta Praha |
| Martin Havlíček | Prop | - | - | CZE | RA Olymp Praha |
| Anthony Kent | Prop | - | - | GBR |  Belenenses |
| Michal Průša | Prop | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Pavel Šťastný | Prop | - | - | CZE | RC Prague Praha |
| Jiří Frank | Lock | - | - | CZE | Leucate Corbieres Méditérranée XV |
| Daniel Hošek | Lock | - | - | CZE | RC Prague Praha |
| Jan Olbrich | Lock | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Robert Trefný | Lock | - | - | CZE | RA Olymp Praha |
| James Faktor | Flanker | - | - | GBR |  Honourable Artillery Company RFC |
| Vojtěch Havel | Flanker | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Michal Křižánek | Flanker | - | - | CZE | RC Sparta Praha |
| Marek Loutocký | Number 8 | - | - | CZE | CA Lannemezan |
| Backs | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Position | Caps | Date of Birthday | Nationality | Club |
| Albert Froněk | Scrum-half | - | - | CZE | RA Olymp Praha |
| Zbyněk Schütz | Scrum-half | - | - | CZE | RC Dragon Brno |
| Marek Šimák | Scrum-half | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Martin Cimprich | Fly-half | - | - | CZE | RC Mountfield Říčany |
| Jan Kučera | Fly-half | - | - | CZE | RC Mountfield Říčany |
| Karel Berounský | Centre | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Jan Čížek | Centre | - | - | CZE | RC Přelouč |
| Ali Mohamed Samet | Centre | - | - | CZE | RC Praga Praha |
| Aleš Stejskal | Centre | - | - | CZE | RA Olymp Praha |
| Pavel Pytela | Wing | - | - | CZE | RC Sparta Praha |
| Michal Schlanger | Wing | - | - | CZE | RC Mountfield Říčany |
| Daniel Starka | Wing | - | - | CZE | RC Tatra Smíchov |
| Petr Čížek | Fullback | - | - | CZE | RC Praga Praha |
| Craig Kolarik | Fullback | - | - | SA |  Marr Rugby |