Jan Macháček is a former Czech rugby

Rugby union

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 player. He is one of arguably the two most famous Czech rugby players, along with Martin Jágr

Martin Jágr

Martin Jágr is a Czech rugby union footballer. He is nicknamed "Jaguar". His position on the field is on the wing...

. He played for Newport RFC and Pontypridd RFC

Pontypridd RFC

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 in Wales

Wales

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, Sale Sharks in England

England

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, Clermont Auvergne in France

France

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 as well as the Barbarians

Barbarian F.C.

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.

He is currently CEO and owner of Infonia s.r.o., a webdesign company.

Early life

He was born in Prague and started playing rugby on account of his father Dušan having played. The first team he played for was Czech outfit Slavia Prague.

International career

He played his final match on 16 December 2009 in a 17-5 win against Hong Kong

Hong Kong national rugby union team

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 in Prague, aged 37 years old.

External links

Jan Macháček on slavia.rugby.cz

• Jan Macháček on historyofnewport.co.uk
• Jan Macháček on ponty.net
• Jan Macháček on ercrugby.com