Czech Republic national rugby sevens team explained

Country:	Czech Republic
Union:	Czech Rugby Union
Coach:	Antonín Brabec
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The Czech Republic national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side.

History

Their most notable achievement to date was in 2001, when they won the Bowl final of the Sri Lanka Sevens.

Sri Lanka Sevens

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1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

European Championship

The Czechs made their first European Championship appearance at Heidelberg in 2002, where they finished 11th out of a possible 12. In 2003, when the final tournament was again at Heidelberg, they finished 10th. The following year saw the tournament, which also doubled as qualifiers for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens, at Palma de Majorca in Spain, with the team claiming the Shield after beating Poland 17-5. They haven't qualified for the Championship again since that particular tournament.

European Championship results

Year	Place
2002	11th^[1]
2003	10th^[2]
2004	13th^[3]
2005	not qualified
2006	not qualified
2007	not qualified
2008	not qualified
2009	not qualified

Results

2008

+ Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2008	Date	Location	Opposition	Result	Tournament
31 May - 1 June			7-12	2008 Zagreb Sevens
31 May - 1 June	Zagreb		14-21	2008 Zagreb Sevens
31 May - 1 June	Zagreb		7-21	2008 Zagreb Sevens
31 May - 1 June	Zagreb		0-12	2008 Zagreb Sevens
14 - 15 June			12-14	2008 Ostrava Sevens
14 - 15 June	Ostrava		12-21	2008 Ostrava Sevens
14 - 15 June	Ostrava		0-31	2008 Ostrava Sevens
14 - 15 June	Ostrava		34-10	2008 Ostrava Sevens

2009

+ Rugby Sevens – Czech internationals in 2009	Date	Location	Opposition	Result	Tournament
16 - 17 May			12-14	2009 Sopot Sevens
16 - 17 May	Sopot		5-21	2009 Sopot Sevens
16 - 17 May	Sopot		0-46	2009 Sopot Sevens
16 - 17 May	Sopot		12-12	2009 Sopot Sevens
6 - 7 June	Ostrava		21-54	2009 Ostrava Sevens^[4]
6 - 7 June	Ostrava		33-12	2009 Ostrava Sevens
6 - 7 June	Ostrava		10-26	2009 Ostrava Sevens
6 - 7 June	Ostrava		14-14	2009 Ostrava Sevens

• Czech wins in bold.

Current players

Squad for 2008 Zagreb Sevens:

1. Ota Hejmala (Zlín)
   
2. Jan Rudolf (Petrovice)
   
3. Jakub Procházka (Tatra Smíchov)
   
4. Jan Frýdl (Tatra Smíchov)
   
5. Václav Jursík (Sparta Prague)
   
6. Michal Schlanger (Petrovice)
   
7. Jan Konečný (Bystrc)
   
8. Petr Okleštěk (Auxerre, France)
   
9. Michal Ouředník (Sparta Prague/ARC Iuridica)
   
10. Antonín Brabec (Tatra Smíchov) (player-coach)
    
    

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408045339/http://02d4131.netsolhost.com/r7/show_tourney.asp?T=GER-2002 . 2009-04-08 .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408045345/http://02d4131.netsolhost.com/r7/show_tourney.asp?T=GER-2003 . 2009-04-08 .
3. Also served as qualifiers for the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
4. A second Czech team played in Group B in the place of Azerbaijan, who withdrew.