RC Olomouc is a
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
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Places
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rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
club based in Olomouc. They currently play in the
KB První Liga
The 1. Liga ragby XV is the second level of domestic club rugby union in the Czech Republic, below the first division, the Extraliga ragby XV. There is also one club from Slovakia in the league.
The season runs from mid-September to the end of Ma ...
.
History
The club was founded in 1953. It started when Miloš Dobrý, a former Czechoslovak international and the last president of the Czechoslovak union, moved to Olomouc from Prague in 1951. Initially the club consisted of the Dukla Zenit Olomouc army team and a civilian team.
One of the club's biggest problems in the early years was securing a home ground. They played at a number of grounds, in the Černovír and Holice areas of the city, the village of Bohuňovice, the race track in Lazce and an open field next to Andrův Stadium.
In 2003 the club celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Historical names
* 1953 - 1960 Dukla Zenit Olomouc
* 1956 - 1958 TJ Spartak ŽPB Olomouc
* 1958–present RC Lokomotiva Olomouc
External links
RC OlomoucRugby Club Olomouc - official sites
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Czech rugby union teams
Sport in Olomouc
Rugby clubs established in 1953