Czech Rugby Player of the Year

The Czech Rugby Player of the Year (Ragbista roku) is awarded to the player voted the best in the Czech Republic.

The awards have grown since 2001. They are presented at an evening ceremony.

  • 2001: Coach of the Year and U20 Talent of the Year
  • 2002: Referee of the Year
  • 2005: Rugby Event of the Year
  • 2008: Woman Player of the Year and Woman U20 Talent of the Year
  • 2009: Personality of Domestic Competition
  • 2010: Sevens Player of the Year
  • 2013: National Player of the Year and Miss Rugby
  • 2014: U18 Talent of the Year
  • 2015: U16 Talent of the Year

History

It was first awarded in 1972[1] with Jiří Skall senior, father of former international prop Jiří Skall, as the inaugural winner.

Winners

Year Winner Club 2nd place Club 3rd place Club
1972 Jiří Skall senior Rugby Club Sparta Praha
1973 Jaromír Kourek Rugby Club Sparta Praha
1974 Bruno Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha
1975 Karel Berka Rugby Club Vyškov
1976 Karel Berka Rugby Club Vyškov
1977 Bruno Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha
1978 Vlastimil Jágr Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
1979 Bruno Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha
1980 Vlastimil Jágr Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
1981 Bruno Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha
1982 Bruno Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha
1983 Václav Fanta Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
1984 Zdeněk Mrazčínský Rugby Club Vyškov
1985 Miroslav Fuchs Rugby Club Praga Praha
1986 Bruno Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha
1987 Miroslav Fuchs Rugby Club Praga Praha
1988 Petr Skopal Rugby Club Zbrojovka Brno
1989 Miroslav Fuchs Rugby Club Praga Praha
1990 Jiří Koutný Rugby Club Vyškov
1991 Luděk Kudláček Rugby Club Praga Praha
1992 Pavel Bureš Rugby Club Říčany
1993 Petr Michovský Rugby Club Říčany
1994 Jan Macháček Rugby Club Slavia Praha
1995 Antonín Brabec Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
1996 Jan Macháček Newport RFC Milan Mrtýnek Rugby Club Praga Praha Antonín Brabec Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
1997 Ladislav Vondrášek Rugby Club Slavia Praha Roman Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov Milan Mrtýnek Rugby Club Praga Praha
1998 Jan Macháček Sale Sharks Jiří Skall Rugby Club Sparta Praha Ladislav Vondrášek Rugby Club Slavia Praha
1999 Jan Fojtík Rugby Club Slavia Praha Jan Macháček Rugby Club Slavia Praha Roman Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2000 Jan Macháček ASM Clermont Ferrand Martin Kafka -- Martin Jágr --
2001 Jan Macháček ASM Clermont Ferrand Martin Kafka -- Martin Jágr --
2002 Martin Kafka La Moraleja Alcobendas Martin Jágr Rugby Club Toulonnais Jan Macháček ASM Clermont Ferrand
2003 Jan Žíla Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov Martin Kafka Castres Olympiques Roman Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2004 Martin Jágr Rugby Club Toulonnais Ladislav Vondráček RFC Bracknell Martin Kafka Métro Racing Paris
2005 Martin Jágr Rugby Club Toulonnais
2006 Karel Kučera[2] Rugby Club Říčany Martin Jágr Rugby Club Toulonnais Ladislav Vondráček RFC Esher
2007 Martin Jágr[3] Rugby Club Toulonnais Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Jan Oswald Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2008 Martin Jágr[4] Rugby Club Toulonnais Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby
2009 Martin Jágr Union Bourdeaux-Bégles Roman Šuster Rugby Club Aurillac Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby
2010 Roman Šuster Rugby Club Aurillac Robert Voves Racing Club Narbonne Mediterranée Pavel Vokrouhlík Rugby Club Sparta Praha
2011 Roman Šuster Rugby Club Aurillac Miroslav Němeček US Oyonnax Rugby Ondřej Kutil SOC Rugby Chambery
2012 Petr Čížek Rugby Club Praga Praha Martin Jágr Stade Montois Ondřej Kutil SOC Rugby Chambery
2013 Miroslav Němeček US Oyonnax Rugby Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby Vojtěch Mára Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2014 Miroslav Němeček US Oyonnax Rugby Robert Voves Rugby Club Praga Praha Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha
2015 Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby Miroslav Němeček RC Hyeres Carqueiranne La Crau Jan Rohlík Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany
2016 Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby Vojtěch Hruška RC Auxerrois Vojtěch Havel RC Tatra Smíchov

Trivia

  • Vlastimil and Martin Jágr are a father-and-son combination who have both won the award. Vlastimil Jágr won in 1978 and 1980. Martin Jágr won five times in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
  • Bruno Kudrna won six times. his son Jan Kudrna won U20 Talent in 2003.
  • Jan Macháček won in two categories. He won the Player of the Year five times in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001 and one time the Personality of the Domestic Competition in 2010.
  • Antonín Brabec won in three categories. He won the Player of the Year in 1995 and the Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011. He won as organizer of the Rugby Event of the Year in 2010 with the legendary international tournament Prague Beach 5s.
  • Martin Kafka won in two categories. He won the Player of the Year in 2002 and the Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009.

Other categories

Sevens Player of the Year

Year Winner Club 2nd place Club 3rd place Club
2010 Michal Schlanger Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2011 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2012 Vachtang Pailodze Rugby Club Sparta Praha Aleš Stejskal Scarborough RUFC Tomáš Forst Rugby Club Praga Praha
2013 Vachtang Pailodze Rugby Club Sparta Praha -- -- -- --
2014 Tomáš Forst Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2015 Tomáš Forst RC Praga Praha Vojtěch Havel Sporting Nazairen Rugby Vachtang Pailodze Rugby Club Sparta Praha
2016 Tomáš Forst RC Praga Praha Vojtěch Havel RC Tatra Smíchov Čížek Jan RC Přelouč

Woman Player of the Year

Year Winner Club Talent of the Year U20 Club
2008 Klára Hladilová Rugby Club Sparta Praha Pavlína Čuprová JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov
2009 Hana Schlangerová Rugby Club Sparta Praha Ester Charvátová/Karolína Valentová Rugby Club Sparta Praha/Ragby Klub Petrovice
2010 Hana Schlangerová Rugby Club Sparta Praha Barbora Bendová Ragby Klub Petrovice
2011 Kateřina Kulová Rugby Club Slavia Praha Nela Veselá TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory
2012 Pavlína Čuprová JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov Kateřina Vrbacká JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov
2013 Pavlína Čuprová JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov Alexandra Zítková/Dominika Dohnalová Rugby Club Dragon Brno/RC Havířov
2014 Věra Samková Rugby Club Sparta Praha Kateřina Nováková Rugby Club Plzeň
2015 Pavlína Čuprová JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov Anežka Sládková RK Petrovice
2016 Pavlína Čuprová JIMI RC Vyškov Anežka Sládková RK Petrovice

Talent of the Year

Year Talent of the Year U20 Club Talent of the Year U18 Club Talent of the Year U16 Club
2001 Jan Rohlík Rugby Club Říčany -- -- -- --
2002 Lukáš Rapant Rugby Club Havířov -- -- -- --
2003 Jan Kudrna Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2004 Michal Schlanger Ragby Klub Petrovice -- -- -- --
2005 Jan Rudolf Ragby Klub Petrovice -- -- -- --
2006 Ondřej Kutil JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov -- -- -- --
2007 Milan Jirman Rugby Club Slavia Praha -- -- -- --
2008 Tomáš Forst Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2009 Michal Vančura Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2010 Vojtěch Havel Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2011 Aleš Stejskal Rugby Club Dragon Brno -- -- -- --
2012 Vojtěch Hruška Rugby Club Sparta Praha -- -- -- --
2013 Jan Kohout Rugby Club Přelouč -- -- -- --
2014 Jan Školař JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov Hubert Dřímal Rugby Club Sparta Praha Martin Cimprich Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany
2015 Jiří Pantůček JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov Martin Cimprich Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany Daniel Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2016 Hubert Dřímal SOC Chambery Martin Cimprich Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany Adam Putna Rugby Club Bystrc

Coach of the Year

Year Winner Club Women coach Club Youth coach Club
2001 Jiří Šťastný Rugby Club Dragon Brno -- -- -- --
2002 Josef Fatka Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2003 Josef Fatka Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2004 Radomír Kloda Rugby Club Havířov -- -- -- --
2005 Josef Fatka Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2006 Marek Valeš Rugby Club Říčany -- -- -- --
2007 Suvad Kapetonovič Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2008 Martin Kafka National team XV -- -- -- --
2009 Martin Kafka National team XV -- -- -- --
2010 Antonín Brabec Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2011 Antonín Brabec Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2012 Jan Oswald Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2013 Jan Oswald Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2014 Eduard Krützner Jr. Rugby Club Praga Praha Zdeněk Albrecht Rugby Club Sparta Praha -- --
2015 Eduard Krützner Jr. Rugby Club Praga Praha Zdeněk Albrecht Rugby Club Sparta Praha Tomáš Kohout Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany
2016 Pavel Pala JIMI RC Vyškov Stanislav Král RC Tatra Smíchov Tomáš Kohout Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany

Referee of the Year

Year Winner Club 2nd place Club 3rd place Club
2002 Jiří Štuksa Rugby Club Říčany Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Říčany Miroslav Šustek Rugby Club Vyškov
2003 Jiří Štuksa Rugby Club Říčany Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Říčany Jaroslav Bednařík RC Dragon Brno
2004 Jiří Štuksa Rugby Club Říčany Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Říčany Jaroslav Bednařík RC Dragon Brno
2005 Jiří Štuksa Rugby Club Říčany -- -- -- --
2006 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Říčany -- -- -- --
2007 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Říčany -- -- -- --
2008 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2009 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2010 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany Jiří Štuksa Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany Jaroslav Bednařík Rugby Club Dragon Brno
2011 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- -- -- --
2012 Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany Jaroslav Bednařík Rugby Club Dragon Brno Štěpán Čekal Rugby Club Praga Praha
2013 Matěj Rázga Rugby Club Slavia Praha Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany -- --
2014 Matěj Rázga Rugby Club Slavia Praha Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany Jaroslav Bednařík Rugby Club Dragon Brno
2015 Matěj Rázga Rugby Club Slavia Praha Jaroslav Bednařík Rugby Club Dragon Brno Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany
2016 Matěj Rázga Rugby Club Slavia Praha Jaroslav Bednařík Rugby Club Dragon Brno Tomáš Tůma Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany
2017 Jaroslav Bednařík Rugby Club Dragon Brno Matěj Rázga Rugby Club Slavia Praha Hana Erika Radochová Rugby Club Petrovice

National Team Player of the Year

Year Winner Club 2nd place Club 3rd place Club
2013 Robert Voves Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2014 Robert Voves Rugby Club Praga Praha Roman Šuster Stade Rouennais Marek Loutocký Rugby Club Sparta Praha
2015 Robert Voves Rugby Club Praga Praha Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby Klára Hladilová Rugby Club Sparta Praha
2015 Lukáš Rapant US Oyonnax Rugby Vojtěch Havel RC Tatra Smíchov Jan Rohlík RC Mountfield Říčany

Personality of Domestic Competition

Year Winner Club 2nd place Club 3rd place Club
2009 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2010 Jan Macháček Rugby Club Slavia Praha Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Roman Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2011 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2012 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Robert Voves Rugby Club Praga Praha Roman Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov
2013 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Jan Macháček Rugby Club Slavia Praha Jan Rohlík Rugby Club Mountfield Říčany
2014 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Robert Voves Rugby Club Praga Praha Jiří Skall Rugby Club Sparta Praha
2015 Pavel Syrový Rugby Club Praga Praha Roman Rygl Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov Jiří Skall Rugby Club Sparta Praha
2016 Jiří Skall RC Sparta Praha Jan Rohlík RC Mountfield Říčany Roman Rygl RC Tatra Smíchov
2017 Pavel Šťastný RC Praga Praha -- -- -- --
2018 Roman Rygl RC Tatra Smíchov -- -- -- --
2019 Antonín Brabec RC Mountfield Říčany Pavel Vokrouhlík RC Sparta Praha Karel Školař JIMI RC Vyškov

Event of the Year

Year Winner Club/person 2nd place Club/person 3rd place Club/person
2005 Match ČR vs Waratahs Czech Rugby Union -- -- -- --
2006 Rugby broadcast on Czech TV Česká televize -- -- -- --
2007 European Championship U20 Czech Rugby Union -- -- -- --
2008 Match Extraliga finale Czech Rugby Union -- -- -- --
2009 Match ČR vs Hong Kong Czech Rugby Union -- -- -- --
2010 Tournament Prague Beach 5s Antonín Brabec & Jiří Skall Match Extraliga finale Czech Rugby Union Kids day Rugby Club Mountfield
2011 Tournament Old Prague Ham Rugby Club Old Boys Prague Match Extraliga finale ČSRU Tournament Prague 7s Antonín Brabec & Michal Schlanger
2012 Tournament European Championship U20 Czech Rugby Union -- -- -- --
2013 Tournament Old Prague Ham Rugby Club Old Boys Prague -- Rugby Club -- Rugby Club
2014 European Championship U20 ČSRU & Dragon Brno, Bytrc, JIMI RC Vyškov Tournament Prague Beach Rugby 5s Antonín Brabec & Jiří Skall Tournament European 7s Czech Rugby Union
2015 Match ČR vs NZ Ambassador´s XV ČSRU & Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov European Championship U20 ČSRU & RC Dragon Brno & JIMI RC Vyškov Tournament Prague Beach Rugby 5s Antonín Brabec & Jiří Skall
2016 Match ČR vs Barbarian F.C. ČSRU Match ČR vs NZ Ambassador´s XV ČSRU & Rugby Club Tatra Smíchov - -

Miss Rugby

Year Winner Club 2nd place Club 3rd place Club
2013 Martina Douděrová Rugby Club Přelouč Dominika Dohnalová Rugby Club Havířov Květa Kottková Rugby Club Slavia Praha
2014 Jana Jarošová Rugby Club Přelouč Zuzana Malá Ragby Klub Petrovice Denisa Adamusová Rugby Club Havířov
2015 Jana Gottwaldová JIMI Rugby Club Vyškov Anna Fráňová Rugby Club Dragon Brno Lucie Vavříková Rugby Club Olomouc

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