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2009–10 KB Extraliga Season
The 2009–10 KB Extraliga competition was a Czech Republic, Czech domestic Rugby union, rugby club competition operated by the Czech Rugby Union, Česká Rugbyová Unie (ČSRU). It began on August 29, 2009 with a match between RC Tatra Smíchov, Tatra Smíchov and RK Petrovice, Petrovice at the Stadion ragby Císařka in Prague, and continued through to the final at the Synot Tip Arena on June 19, 2010. RC Bystrc, Bystrc and RC Zlín, Zlín were promoted, with the former having won the KB První Liga in 2008 and the latter the promotion playoffs, while RC Havířov, Havířov and RC Přelouč, Přelouč were relegated. Both Bystrc and Zlín went directly back to the První Liga, after occupying the bottom two places on the log at the end of the season. The final saw "home side" RC Slavia Prague, Slavia Prague narrowly beating defending champions RC Tatra Smíchov, Tatra Smíchov 11-10. Competition format Each club played every other club twice, with matches being played over eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KB Extraliga
The Extraliga rugby XV is a Rugby union, rugby club competition played in the Czech Republic and is the top level of rugby in the country. There is a promotion-relegation process between the Extraliga ragby and the 1. Liga ragby XV. The league used to be known as KB Extraliga due to sponsorship by Komerční banka (KB) which lasted until the 2014/15 season. The season usually runs from September to May, although in the 2008 season, it was only from August through November 2008. Since 2008 the final has been played at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague. RC Říčany, RC Mountfield Říčany are the current champions. History The league was first played in 1993, with RC Vyškov, Vyškov as the first champions. Prior to the foundation of the league, clubs competed in the Czechoslovak Championship. It became known under the KB Extraliga name in 2003, when KB started sponsoring the Czech Rugby Union, as well as the national teams and leagues. For the 2016/17 season the name changed to Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |