RC Havířov is a
Czech
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rugby
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Sport
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club based in
Havířov
Havířov () is a city in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 69,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the region. Havířov was founded in 1955 and is the youngest Czech city. It is ...
. They currently play in the
1. Liga ragby XV.
History
The club was founded in 1966 by Eduard Vaníček and Karel Gaman, two ex-Lokomotiva Ostrava (now
Sokol Mariánské Hory) players.
Initially the club had only a youth team, but a senior side was added in 1972. The club changed its name to the present one in 1998.
The club was relegated from
Extraliga ragby XV in 2007. They later returned to the Extraliga, finishing in second place in 2012.
Honours
*
První Liga winner
** 2001, 2003, 2010, 2017
* Czech Cup winner
** 2005, 2007, 2008
* Czech Sevens Championship winner
** 2004, 2006
References
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Sport in Havířov
Rugby union teams in the Czech Republic
Rugby clubs established in 1966
1966 establishments in Czechoslovakia