RC Bystrc is a Czech rugby club in Brno. As the name implies, they are based in the Bystrc district of the city. They currently play in the 1. Liga ragby XV, having won the 1. Liga ragby XV in 2008.

RC Bystrc
Full nameRugby Club Bystrc
Founded1953
LocationBrno, Czech Republic
Ground(s)Sportovní areá Ondreje Sekory
PresidentCzech Republic Pavel Holeček
Coach(es)Czech Republic Pavel Vrána (player-coach)
League(s)1. Liga ragby XV
Team kit

History

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Rugby in the then Czechoslovakia was much affected following the nationwide restructuring of Physical Education and Sport in 1953. The Sokol Zbrojovka Brno club split in two, Spartak Zbrojovka Brno (now Dragon Brno) and Slavia VŠ Brno.

The club played in the Řečkovice, Pisárky, Tuřany, and Kníničky areas of Brno as well as the town of Šlapanice and the village of Troubsko, before finally managing to secure their present home ground, the Sportovní areá Ondreje Sekory, at Bystrc.

Honours

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  • První KB Liga
    • 2008

Historical names

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  • 1953 - 1959 Slavia VŠ Brno
  • 1960 - 1975 Slavia VSŽ Brno
  • 1976–1981 Ingstav Brno
  • 1982–1999 Lokomotiva-Ingstav Brno
  • 2000 – RC Bystrc

Current squad

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

Player Position Union
Jiří Vrána Hooker   Czech Republic
Martin Horáček Prop   Czech Republic
Josef Klauda Prop   Czech Republic
Libor Kornia Prop   Czech Republic
Jan Navrátil Prop   Czech Republic
Oldřich Beneš Lock   Czech Republic
Petr Havlíček Lock   Czech Republic
Vlastimil Hodaň Lock   Czech Republic
Miloslav Fiala Lock   Czech Republic
Radek Smutný Lock   Czech Republic
Jan Votava Lock   Czech Republic
Jaroslav Anderle Flanker   Czech Republic
Martin Hodaň Flanker   Czech Republic
Pavel Holeček Flanker   Czech Republic
Igor Jilčík Flanker   Czech Republic
Radek Konečný Flanker   Czech Republic
Stanislav Krejčí Flanker   Czech Republic
Michael Mann Flanker   Czech Republic
David Marek Flanker   Czech Republic
Lukáš Novák Flanker   Czech Republic
Tomáš Pařík Flanker   Czech Republic
Emilio Caldaroni Number 8   Italy
Karel Opravil Number 8   Czech Republic
Player Position Union
Tomáš Čepelák Scrum-half   Czech Republic
Pavel Vrána Fly-half   Czech Republic
Otto Friedl Centre   Czech Republic
Sebastien Revellet Centre   France
Radim Kovařík Centre   Czech Republic
Jan Kudrna Centre   Czech Republic
Tomáš Kintr Wing   Czech Republic
Jan Konečný Wing   Czech Republic
Martin Spěvák Wing   Czech Republic
Jiří Šťáva Wing   Czech Republic
Lukáš Trtílek Wing   Czech Republic
Jakub Vrána Wing   Czech Republic
Roman Bačík Fullback   Czech Republic

Team Management

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  • Head Coach: Pavel Vrána
  • Assistant Coach: Roman Bačík
  • Conditioning Coach: Karel Walter
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