The Extraliga rugby XV is a rugby club competition played in the Czech Republic and is the top level of rugby in the country. There is a promotion-relegation process between the Extraliga ragby and the 1. Liga ragby XV. The league used to be known as KB Extraliga due to sponsorship by Komerční banka (KB) which lasted until the 2014/15 season.
The season usually runs from September to May, although in the 2008 season, it was only from August through November 2008. Since 2008 the final has been played at the Synot Tip Arena in Prague.
RC Mountfield Říčany are the current champions.
History The league was first played in 1993, with Vyškov as the first champions. Prior to the foundation of the league, clubs competed in the Czechoslovak Championship.
It became known under the KB Extraliga name in 2003, when KB started sponsoring the Czech Rugby Union, as well as the national teams and leagues. For the 2016/17 season the name changed to Extraliga ragby in line with the Czech rugby union league system restructure. In 2021 the name changed to Extraliga ragby XV.
Current teams 2024 season
ClubFull nameCityStadiumRC Dragon BrnoRugby Club Dragon BrnoBrnoBrno - Maloměřice, Cacovická ul., Za mlýnem RC Praga PrahaRugby Club Praga RugbyPrague 9Praha 9 - Vysočany, u Rokytky 1025/37RC Mountfield ŘíčanyRugby Club Mountfield ŘíčanyŘíčanyStadion Josefa Kohouta, Široká 150/22RC Slavia PragueRugby Club Slavia PrahaPrague 10Praha 10 - Eden, Vladivostocká 10RC Sparta PragueRugby Club Sparta PrahaPrague 9Aréna Sparta Podvinný mlýn - Kovanecká 2405/27RC Tatra SmíchovRugby Club Tatra SmíchovPrague 5Stadion ragby Císařka, Podbělohorská (Smrčínská) streetRC VyškovJIMI Rugby Club VyškovVyškovAreál Jana Navrátila, Purkyňova 419RC ZlínRugby Club ZlínZlínStadion Mládeže, Hradská 854
Results With the exception of the 2008 season onwards, all finals were played over at least two legs (an additional match being played whenever both teams have won a leg). The score given is that of the deciding match.
The scores in blue are links to accounts of finals on the site of the Czech Rugby Union (ČSRU) - in Czech YearChampionScoreRunner-upPlace1993JIMI RC Vyškov RC Říčany1994JIMI RC Vyškov TJ Praga Praha1995RC Tatra Smíchov RC Sparta Prague1996RC Říčany 6:9, 23:9 RC Dragon Brno1997RC Tatra Smíchov 21:10, 7:10 RC Říčany1998RC Sparta Prague 24:23, 15:18 TJ Praga Praha1999RC Sparta Prague 18:5, 24:37, 6:13 RC Říčany2000RC Dragon Brno 24:29, 44:3, 22:28 JIMI RC Vyškov2001RC Říčany15-11TJ Praga PrahaStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2002TJ Praga Praha53-30RC Tatra SmíchovStadion ragby Císařka, Prague2003RC Tatra Smíchov20-15RC ŘíčanyStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2004RC Říčany36-12JIMI RC VyškovAreál Jana Navrátila, Vyškov2005RC Říčany23-20RC Tatra SmíchovStadion ragby Císařka, Prague2006RC Říčany12-6RC Tatra SmíchovStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2007RC Tatra Smíchov13-12RC ŘíčanyStadion ragby Císařka, Prague2008RC Tatra Smíchov17-9RC ŘíčanySynot Tip Arena, Prague2010RC Slavia Prague11-10RC Tatra SmíchovSynot Tip Arena, Prague2011RC Mountfield Říčany21-10RC Slavia PragueStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2012RC Mountfield Říčany25-11RC Rental.cz HavířovStadion Josefa Kohouta, Říčany2013RC Tatra Smíchov39-20RC Praga PrahaStadion ragby Císařka, Praha 5 - Smíchov2014RC Praga Praha23-10RC Sparta PraguePraga (Praha 9-Vysočany)2015RC Praga Praha41-7JIMI RC VyškovPraga (Praha 9-Vysočany)2016JIMI RC Vyškov29-20RC Tatra SmíchovAreál Jana Navrátila, Vyškov2017RC Sparta Prague20-6RC Tatra SmíchovStadion ČSRU Markéta, Praha 6 - Petřiny2018RC Tatra Smíchov30-19JIMI RC VyškovStadion ragby Císařka, Praha 5 - Smíchov2019RC Sparta Prague40-3RC Tatra SmíchovAréna Sparta, Podvinný mlýn, Praha 92020cancelled2021RC Mountfield Říčanynot playedJIMI RC Vyškov2022RC Mountfield Říčany45–8RC Tatra Smíchov2023RC Mountfield Říčany16–9RC Sparta Prague2024RC Mountfield Říčany28–14RC Praga Praha2025RC Tatra Smíchov27–20RC Mountfield Říčany2026RC Mountfield Říčany19–12RC Tatra Smíchov
Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years RC Mountfield Říčany 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 RC Tatra Smíchov 1995, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2025 RC Sparta Prague 1998, 1999, 2017, 2019 RC Praga Praha 2002, 2014, 2015 JIMI RC Vyškov 1993, 1994, 2016 RC Dragon Brno 2000 RC Slavia Prague 2010 RC Havířov
Regions The following table lists the Czech rugby champions by region. Region Titles Winning clubs Tatra Smíchov (8), Sparta Prague (4), Praga Rugby (3), Slavia Prague (1) Mountfield Říčany (12) JIMI Vyškov (3), Dragon Brno (1)
See also Rugby union in the Czech Republic
External links 80 let Českého Ragby 1926-2006 (80 years of Czech Rugby 1926-2006)