Czechoslovak Rugby Union
Czechoslovak Rugby UnionČeskoslovenské Rugbyové Unie |
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Sport |
Rugby union |
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Founded |
1926 |
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WR affiliation |
1988 |
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FIRA affiliation |
1934 |
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The Czechoslovak Rugby Union (Czech: Československé Rugbyové Unie) was the governing body for rugby in Czechoslovakia. It was responsible for the national leagues as well as the national teams.
History
The Union was founded as the Czechoslovak Rugby Football Association (Czech: Československého svazu rugby-footballu) in 1928 with a Mr 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: Československé Rugbyové Unie) with Miloš Dobrý as the last president before the split of Czechoslovakia.
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