RK Petrovice is a
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
*Czech, ...
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 in
Petrovice, Prague. They currently play in the
1. Liga ragby XV in the Czech Republic.
History
The club was founded in 1944. After having played in
Troja,
Stodůlky
Stodůlky, , is a cadastral area (''katastrální území'') in Prague, Czech Republic. Originally a village (first written mention of which dates from 1159), later municipality (since 1849), it remained a predominantly agricultural settlement unti ...
,
Lhotka and
Nebušice
Nebušice is a district of Prague 6
Prague 6, formally the municipal district Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest Prague district.
It is located in the north-west of Prague. It covers 41.54 km² and has 100,600 inhabitan ...
, they started playing in Petrovice in 1980, which came about after club member Otto Kodera discovered a disused football field.
Historical names
* Radostně vpřed a HC Blesk (1944)
* I. ČLTK (1945–49)
* Sokol Praha 1 (1950)
* TJ Motorlet Praha (1950–91)
* RK Petrovice (1992-)
External links
RK Petrovice80 years of Czech Rugby
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Rugby union teams in the Czech Republic
Sport in Prague
Rugby clubs established in 1944