Germany national rugby league team

The Germany national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of Germany.

History The captain of the national side is Brad Billsborough. Bob Doughton is head coach. The most capped player is Liam Doughton who has 24 Caps.

As well as playing friendlies, the team currently competes in European Championship C. They also play against the Netherlands in the annual Griffin Cup. In October 2022, Germany won the 10th edition of the Griffin Cup, defeating the Netherlands 29-24.

In the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations in 2006 they won both of their matches narrowly beating Austria in Bad Reichenhall in front of over 350 people. They then beat Estonia in Tallinn to seal victory of the competition.

Coaching staff

Coaches Name Role Date Appointed Date Departed P W L D Win% Uwe Jansen Head coach 2006 2008 4 3 1 0 75% Dan Stocks Head coach 2009 ? ? ? ? ? ? Paul Szehofner Assistant coach ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Simon Cooper Head coach ? 2020 ? ? ? ? ? Bob Doughton Head coach 2020 present 2 1 1 0 50%

2024 squad

Competitive record

Overall Team Played Win Draw Loss Win % 1 1 0 0 100% 1 0 0 1 0% 5 4 0 1 80% 1 1 0 0 100% 2 1 0 1 50% 5 0 1 4 0% Italy A 1 1 0 0 100% 1 1 0 0 100% 11 5 0 6 45% 2 0 0 2 0% 2 2 0 0 100% 2 0 0 2 0% 5 1 0 4 20% 1 1 0 0 100% Wales A 2 1 0 1 50% England A 1 0 0 1 0% Total 43 19 1 23 44%

European Championship B Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.

In the 2008 European Shield, Germany again defeated the Czech team. However, they lost to the subsequent champions Italy and again took second for the tournament.

The 2009 European Shield featured the same three sides as in 2008. The first match of the tournament saw Germany lose to the Czech Republic 30–4 in Olomouc. That game marked the first international victory for the Czech team.

In the 2010 European Shield, Germany lost to the subsequent group winners Serbia and defeated the Czech team, finishing in the second place.

European Championship B RecordYearRoundPositionWinDrawLoss2006 Champions1/322002007 Second Place2/321012008 Second Place2/321012009 Third Place3/320022010 Second Place2/321012011 Champions1/321012012-13 Fourth Place4/461052014-15 Not invited2018Not invited

European Championship C

European Championship C RecordYearRoundPositionWinDrawLoss2008 Not invited2009 Not invited2010 Not invited2011 Not invited2012 Not invited2013 Not invited2014Not invited2015Not invited2016Not invited2018-19Not invited2020Qualified

Results Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance 25 June 2006 34–32 2006 Euro B Nonner Stadion, Bad Reichenhall 358 22 July 2006 24–38 Viimsi Stadium, Tallinn 548 7 July 2007 6–38 2007 Euro B Heidelberg, Germany Not known 4 August 2007 22–44 Slavia Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Not known 13 June 2008 58–26 2008 Euro B Stadio Communale del Plebiscito, Padova, Italy Not known 3 August 2008 62–20 Karlsruhe, Germany Not known 4 July 2009 30–4 2009 Euro B Lokomotiva Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic Not known 18 July 2009 30–42 Heurth Stadion, Cologne, Germany Not known 3 July 2010 40–14 2010 Euro B West Division FC Radnicki, Belgrade, Serbia Not known 17 July 2010 96–0 Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany 350 approx 22 April 2011 6–90 Friendly Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany Not known 9 July 2011 32–28 2011 Euro B Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway Not known 23 July 2011 36–12 Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany 300 approx 12 May 2012 25–24 2012–13 Euro B Heidelberg, Germany Not Known 7 July 2012 72–10 Stadio Beltrametti, Piacenza Not Known 19 May 2012 26–32 Heidelberg, Germany Not Known 4 May 2013 28–22 2013 Griffin Cup Heidelberg, Germany Not Known 18 May 2013 46–10 2012–13 Euro B Makiš Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Not Known 27 July 2013 30–66 Nordstern Stadion, Karlsruhe Not Known 10 August 2013 0–30 Not Known 3 May 2014 16-70 2014 Griffin Cup Delft, Netherlands Not Known 20 June 2015 46-12 2015 Griffin Cup Not known Not Known August 2016 26-12 Friendly Dortmund Not Known 13 August 2016 6-8 2016 Griffin Cup Rotterdam Not Known October 2016 Wales A 40-32 Friendly Not known Not Known 26 August 2017 18-30 2017 Griffin Cup Osnabrück Not Known October 2017 Wales A 34-38 Friendly Not known Not Known 25 August 2018 24-4 2018–19 Euro C Osnabrück Not Known 1 September 2018 38-22 2018 Griffin Cup Rotterdam Not Known 15 September 2018 22-40 2018–19 Euro C Porsgrunn Not Known August 2019 England A 24-18 Friendly Leigh Miners Rangers Not Known September 2019 18-56 2019 Griffin Cup Gnarrenburg Not Known October 2019 Italy A 6-26 Friendly Lignano Sabbiadoro Not Known 26 September 2020 20-18 2020 Griffin Cup Zwolle Not Known 2 October 2021 16-48 2021 Griffin Cup Düsseldorf Not Known 8 October 2022 24-29 2022 Griffin Cup Voorschoten 500 21 October 2023 18-44 2023 Griffin Cup Hattingen Not Known November 2023 54-10 Friendly Berlin Not Known September 2024 18-58 Friendly Nowe Skalmierzyce Not Known18 October 2025 10-72 2025 Euro D Stadion HZS, Hradec Králové 25 October 2025 32-18 Sportplatz Welper, Hattingen 12 September 2026 14-28 2026 Griffin Cup Zaandijk Rugby Club, Zaandam 3 October 2026 - 2026 Euro C Sportsplatz Welper, Hattingen 17 October 2026 - Elena Venizelou Stadium, Chania

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