Rugby union in Czechoslovakia
It was most popular in Moravia (especially Brno), Prague and Bratislava Czechoslovakia was a founder member of FIRA in 1934, and joined the IRB in 1988.[1] Rugby union was a moderately popular sport in Czechoslovakia Josef Rössler-Ořovský, who introduced a number of sports in the then Czechoslovakia, among others skiing and tennis, was originally credited with starting rugby as well back in 1895.Efforts were made to play the game at the Czech Yacht Club, but a public struggle ensued, and rugby subsequently never really caught on.[1][3][4] Brno, the Moravian capital is considered the cradle of rugby in Czechoslovakia, and is where the first match took place, between SK Moravská Slávie and AFK Žižka Brno, with the former winning 31–17.Rugby union, like many other sports, was long to be connected in the public mind with the less savoury aspects of Communism: The breakup of Czechoslovakia led to the similar breakup of its sporting bodies, with separate Czech and Slovak teams etc.
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