Czechoslovak Rugby Union
The Czechoslovak Rugby Union (Czech: Československá rugbyová unie) was the governing body for rugby in Czechoslovakia. It was responsible for the national leagues as well as the national teams.
| Československá rugbyová unie | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1926 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1988 |
| FIRA affiliation | 1934 |
History
The Union was founded as the Czechoslovak Rugby Football Association (Czech: Československý svaz rugby-footballu) in 1928 with Antonín 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: Československá rugbyová unie) with Miloš Dobrý as the last president before the split of Czechoslovakia.
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See also
References
- (in Czech) Významné události českého ragby v bodech
- (in Czech) Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
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