Praga Rugby

Praga Rugby
Full name	Rugby Club Praga Praha, z.s.
Founded	1944
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
President	Luděk Kudláček
Coach(es)	Roman Šuster
Captain(s)	Tomáš Matras
League(s)	Extraliga ragby XV
2023	5th
1st kit	2nd kit

Praga Rugby is a Czech rugby club based in Prague. They currently play in the Extraliga ragby XV and are considered to be one of the strongest teams in the Czech Republic.

History

The club was founded in 1944.

Former club logo

Honours

Czechoslovak Championships
- 1948, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2002, 2014, 2015
Extraliga ragby XV
- 2002
- 2010 (sevens)
- 2011 (sevens)

Former names

1944-45 Radostně Vpřed
1945-48 LTC Praha
1949-50 TJ Textilia Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Textilia Praha)
1951–52 TJ Sokol Autopraga (Tělovýchovná jednota Sokol Autopraga)
1953–67 TJ Spartak AZKG Praha
1968–2006 TJ Praga Praha (Tělovýchovná jednota Praga Praha)
2007– RC Praga Praha

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
Michal Novák	Hooker	Czech Republic
Martin Lištvan	Hooker	Czech Republic
Tomáš Matras	Prop	Czech Republic
Jakub Král	Prop	Czech Republic
Radek Novotný	Prop	Czech Republic
Kryštof Zeman	Prop	Czech Republic
Filip Klein	Lock	Czech Republic
Roman Maňas	Lock	Czech Republic
Gustav Pešek	Lock	Czech Republic
Aleš Charvát	Lock	Czech Republic
Jiří Boháček	Flanker	Czech Republic
Martin Charvát	Flanker	Czech Republic
Sebastian Náse	Flanker	Czech Republic
Dan Hošek	Number 8	Czech Republic
Michal Kulhánek	Number 8	Czech Republic

Player	Position	Union
Richard Novák	Scrum-half	Czech Republic
Tomáš Bartůněk	Scrum-half	Czech Republic
Petr Čížek	Fly-half	Czech Republic
Matyáš Hopp	Fly-half	Czech Republic
Albert Aaron Froněk	Centre	Czech Republic
Adam Skotnický	Centre	Czech Republic
Michal Malý	Fullback	Czech Republic
Jan Chupík	Wing	Czech Republic
Adam Hrníčko	Wing	Czech Republic
Michal Petrouš	Wing	Czech Republic
Tomáš Forst	Fullback	Czech Republic
Jakub Žalud	Centre	Czech Republic

Team Management

Head Coach: Roman Šuster
Rugby Coaches: Pavel Šťastný, Michal Kinter
Athletic Coach: Václav Pokorný
Physio: Michal Přibyl, Filip Strakoš

External links

(in Czech) Praga Rugby