Czechoslovakia national rugby union team

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Czechoslovakia
Union Czechoslovak Rugby Football Association
First international
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 6 - 23 Romania Flag of Romania
(Bratislava, Slovakia; 22 May 1927)
Largest win
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 56 - 4 East Germany Flag of the German Democratic Republic
(Varna, Bulgaria; 18 September 1974)
Worst defeat
Flag of Romania Romania 60 - 6 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia
(Bucharest, Romania; 9 April 1978)

The Czechoslovakia national rugby union team was the national rugby team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Rugby in Czechoslovakia started out in 1926, with renowned writer and illustrator Ondřej Sekora a major force in promoting the game. Sekora learned the game while in France and played himself. The first rugby match in the country was played on May 9, 1926 when SK Moravská Slavia took on AFK Žižka Brno in Brno, with the former winning 31-17.