RC Dragon Brno is a
Czech
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*Czech (surnam ...
rugby
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Sport
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club in
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
. They currently play in the
Extraliga ragby XV
The Extraliga rugby XV is a 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 know ...
. They have also been involved in the
Central & Eastern European Rugby Cup since its inception in 2008.
History
The club started out as Sokol Brno I, with the name changing to Sokol Zbrojovka Brno in 1951. Following the nationwide restructuring of Physical Education and Sport in 1953, which affected rugby among others, the Sokol Zbrojovka Brno club split in two, Spartak Zbrojovka Brno and Slavia VŠ Brno (now
RC Bystrc
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.
History
Rugby in the then Czechoslovakia was ...
).
Honours
*
Czechoslovak Championships
** 1950, 1965
* Czech Cup
** 2000
* Extraliga ragby XV
** 2000
Historical names
* 1946 - 1950 Sokol Brno I
* 1951 - 1952 Sokol Zbrojovka Brno
* 1953 Spartak Zbrojovka Brno
* 1954 - 1968 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
* 1969 - 1990 TJ Zbrojovka Brno
* 1991 - RC Dragon Brno
Coaches
* Jiří Náprstek (1946–1948)
* Viktor Šťastný (1949)
* Jiří Náprstek (1950–1951)
* Viktor Šťastný (1952)
* Jiří Náprstek (1953–1955)
* Oldřich Pazdera (1956–1963)
* Ladislav Baloun (1964)
* Viktor Šťastný (1964–1973)
* Vítězslav Smrž (1974)
* Viktor Šťastný (1975–1987)
* Milan Buryánek, Jiří Šťastný (1987–1990)
* Milan Buryánek, Vítězslav Dosedla Sr. (1990–1993)
* Jiří Šťastný, Břetislav Vlk Sr. (1993–2002)
* Jiří Šťastný, Břetislav Vlk Sr., Milan Buryánek (2003–2006)
* Zdenek Zapletal, Karel Trojan (2006)
* Zdenek Zapletal, Břetislav Vlk Jr. (2007)
* Jiří Šťastný, Milan Buryánek (2008-)
External links
*
RC Dragon Brno
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Rugby union teams in the Czech Republic
Sport in Brno
Rugby clubs established in 1946
1946 establishments in Czechoslovakia