This is a List of rugby union clubs in Germany. It lists all rugby union clubs in Germany registered with the German Rugby Federation, the DRV, or taking part in the German league system.German rugby results & tables Rugby-Journal website, accessed: 16 April 2010 As of April 2010, the International Rugby Board lists the number of clubs in Germany at 110.IRB website – Country information Germany accessed: 17 April 2010
Some of the clubs competing in the German league system are clubs of the US and British armed forces in Germany and therefore not necessarily members of the DRV. Examples of US Army rugby clubs in Germany are the teams in Illesheim,Illesheim RFC website – History accessed: 17 April 2010 Ramstein and Vilseck, while other clubs, like in the RC Kaiserslautern, recruit some of their players from the US forces but have German players as well.Americans set to compete for German rugby clubs Stars and Stripes, published: 7 September 2006, accessed: 16 April 2010 Up to 32 US forces teams had been playing in Southern Germany at its peak, based in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, being organised in the "United States Forces Europe Rugby Union" (USFERU).History of Bavarian Rugby Bavarian Rugby Federation website, accessed: 19 April 2010 Most disappeared with the withdrawal of US forces from Germany at the end of the Cold War. A number of clubs remained but have since dropped out of the German league system, like the Bamberg RFC, Darmstadt 233rd BSB RFC, Hanau Hornets, Schweinfurt RFC, Spangdahlem RFC and Würzburg RFC, while a few, like the Ramstein Rogues RFC, Illesheim RFC and Baumholder RFC still compete in 2009–10.U.S. FORCES EUROPE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION – CLUB LISTING AND CONTACTS Unofficial Army Rugby Team Homepage, accessed: 19 April 2010
The RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos and the Elmpt Falcons are rugby teams of the British Army in Germany and still active.Solingen suffer record defeat in Moenchengladbach Solingen Zebras website, accessed: 17 April 2010BFG INSTALLATION ACCESS PASS FOR VETERANS DETAILS OF FACILITIES FOR JHQ/ELMPT/WILDENRATH British Army Rugby Union website, accessed: 17 April 2010
The oldest rugby union club in Germany is the DSV 78 Hannover, formed in 1878 as DFV Hannover, in a time when a differencation between rugby and football was not yet made in Germany.Die große Tat des Ferdinand-Wilhelm Fricke DSV 78 website – History, accessed: 24 January 2009 While there is older clubs in Germany then DSV 78, like the Heidelberger TV which was formed in 1846, their rugby departments were established after DSV's.
Clubs by state The German rugby clubs, listed by federal state, with the league their first men's and women's teams play in 2009–10, in as far as the clubs field a senior side at all:
Baden-Württemberg Rugby clubs in the state of Baden-Württemberg:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 6 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 6, accessed: 16 April 2010Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 7 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 7, accessed: 16 April 2010Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 8 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 8, accessed: 16 April 2010< 3. Liga Süd-West , accessed: 1 April 2016< 1. Bundesliga Süd/West , accessed: 1 April 2016 ClubCity 2015–16* Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Freiburger RC Freiburg RLBW III — — TSV Handschuhsheim Heidelberg BL I — — RG Heidelberg Heidelberg BL I — — RG Heidelberg II Heidelberg RLBW III — — Heidelberger RK Heidelberg BL I WBL I Heidelberger RK II Heidelberg RLBW III Heidelberger TV Heidelberg RLBW III — — SC Neuenheim Heidelberg BL I WBL I TB Rohrbach Heidelberg RLRP III — — TSG Heilbronn Heilbronn RLBW III — — Karlsruher SV Rugby Karlsruhe RLBW III — — RC Konstanz Konstanz RLBW III — — TV Pforzheim Pforzheim BL I — — TSB Ravensburg Ravens Ravensburg — — — — RC Rottweil Rottweil RLBW III WRLS III Stuttgarter RC Stuttgart 2BLS/W II WBL I VfB Schwarz-Rot Ulm Ulm RLB III — —
(* pending updates)
Bavaria Rugby clubs in the state of Bavaria:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 9 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 9, accessed: 16 April 2010The Clubs Bavarian Rugby Federation website, accessed: 17 April 2010 ClubCity 2014–15 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Augsburg RFC Augsburg RLB III — — RFC Bad Reichenhall Bad Reichenhall RLB III — — RC Bayreuth Bayreuth VLB IV — — RC Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeldbruck — — — — VfB Hafenlohr Hafenlohr VLB IV — — Illesheim RFC Illesheim VLB IV — — TV Memmingen Memmingen VLB IV — — TV 1861 Ingolstadt Ingolstadt RLB III — — München RFC Munich 2BLS/W II W2BL II StuSta München Munich 2BLS/W II WRLS II RC Unterföhring Munich (district) 2BLS/W II WRLS II TSV 1846 Nürnberg Nuremberg RLB III — — RC Regensburg 2000 Regensburg RLB III — — 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Schweinfurt VLB IV — —
Berlin Rugby clubs in the state of Berlin:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 1 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 1, accessed: 16 April 2010 ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Berliner RC Berlin BL I — — RK 03 Berlin Berlin BL I W2BL II Berliner SC Berlin RLEB IV — — SC Berlin Berlin — — W2BL II Berliner SV 92 Rugby Berlin RLEA III WRLE III SC Siemensstadt Berlin RLEA III — — Berlin Irish RFC Berlin RLEA III WRLE III Berlin Bruisers Berlin RLEA III — — Berlin Grizzlies Berlin BL I — —
Brandenburg Rugby clubs in the state of Brandenburg: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Stahl Brandenburg Rugby Brandenburg an der Havel RLEA III — — Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby Hennigsdorf RLEB IV — — RU Hohen Neuendorf Hohen Neuendorf 2BLN/E II — — USV Potsdam Rugby Potsdam 2BLN/E II — — RC Trebbin Trebbin ? ? — — Veltener RC Empor Velten RLEA III — —
Bremen Rugby clubs in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 2 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 2, accessed: 16 April 2010 ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Bremen 1860 Bremen RLN III — — Union 60 Bremen Bremen RLN III WRLN III
Hamburg Rugby clubs in the state of Hamburg: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Hamburg Exiles RFC Hamburg RLN III — — Hamburger RC Hamburg 1BL N/E II — — Hamburger SV Hamburg VLN IV — — FC St Pauli Rugby Hamburg 1BL N/E II WBL I
Hesse Rugby clubs in the state of Hesse:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 3 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 3, accessed: 16 April 2010 ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink CRC Babenhausen Babenhausen RLH III — — TG 75 Darmstadt Darmstadt RLH III — — Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby Frankfurt am Main RLH III WRLW III SC 1880 Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main BL I — — URC Gießen 01 Gießen RLH III — — RK Heusenstamm Heusenstamm BL I WRLW III RU Marburg Marburg RLH III WRLW III TGS 1897 Hausen Obertshausen — — — — BSC Offenbach Offenbach am Main RLH III — —
Lower Saxony Rugby clubs in the state of Lower Saxony: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Welfen SC Braunschweig Braunschweig RLN III — — RSV Göttingen Göttingen RLLS III — — VfR Döhren Hanover 2BLN/E II — — DRC Hannover Hanover 2BLN/E II — — DSV 78 Hannover Hanover BL I — — SV Odin Hannover Hanover 2BLN/E II — — NTV 09 Hannover Hanover — — — — SC Linden Hanover — — — — FV 1897 Linden Hanover — — — — TSV Victoria Linden Hanover 2BLN/E II — — SC Germania List Hanover 2BLN/E II WBL I SV 08 Ricklingen Hanover RLLS III — — TSV Karlshöfen Karlshöfen — — WRLN III TKW Nienburg Nienburg — — — — FC Rastede Rastede RLLS III — — VfL Jesteburg Jesteburg RLN III — — SC Varel Varel VLN IV — —
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rugby clubs in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink SV Dynamo Rostock Rostock VLN IV — —
North Rhine-Westphalia Rugby clubs in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 4 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 4, accessed: 16 April 2010Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 5 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 5, accessed: 16 April 2010 ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink RC Aachen Aachen2BLW II WRLW III RC Bielefeld Bielefeld VLNW IV — — TV Phönix Bocholt Bocholt VLNW IV — — RC Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Bonn RLNW III — — Brühler TV Brühl VLNW IV — — RFC Dortmund Dortmund VLNW IV WRLW III TV Aldenrade 07 Duisburg VLNW IV — — TuS 95 Düsseldorf Düsseldorf2BLW II — — Elmpt Falcons Elmpt RLNW III — — Grashof RC Essen Essen VLNW IV — — RC Hürth Hürth VLNW IV — — ASV Köln Rugby Cologne2BLW II W2BL II RC Krefeld Bradbury Barbarians Krefeld — — — — TV Lemgo Lippe Lions Lemgo VLNW IV — — Cherusker RC Lothe Lothe VLNW IV — — RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos Mönchengladbach RLNW III — — RT Münster Münster 2BLW II — — WMTV Solingen Solingen RLNW III — — Wiedenbrücker TV Rheda-Wiedenbrück RLNW III W2BL II
Rhineland-Palatinate Rugby clubs in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate: ClubCity 2024 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink RC Mainz Mainz RLH II Flying Wombats — Ramstein Rogues RF Ramstein RLRP III — — FSV Trier-Tarforst Trier RLRP III WRLW III RC Worms Worms RLRP III — — Bad Ems RugbyBad EmsRLRP
Saarland Rugby clubs in the state of Saarland: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink Stade Sarrois Rugby Saarbrücken RLRP III — —
Saxony Rugby clubs in the state of Saxony:Die Vereine im DRV – PLZ 0 DRV website – List of clubs – Post code 0, accessed: 16 April 2010 ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink SV Stahl Brandis Brandis E7 — — — Tower Rugby Chemnitz Chemnitz E7 — — — RV Dresden Dresden RLEB IV WRLE III ATSV Freiberg Freiberg E7 — — — Eastern Province RC Gera Gera E7 — — — SV Horken Kittlitz Kittlitz E7 — — — RC Leipzig Leipzig RLEB IV WRLE III ESV Lokomotive Riesa Riesa — — — — HSG Turbine Zittau Zittau — — — —
Saxony-Anhalt Rugby clubs in the state of Saxony-Anhalt: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink USV Halle Halle E7 — — — WG Magdeburg Magdeburg E7 — — —
Schleswig-Holstein Rugby clubs in the state of Schleswig-Holstein: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink FT Adler Kiel Rugby Kiel 2BLN/E II — — VfL Geesthacht Harlekins Geesthacht RLN III — —
Thuringia Rugby clubs in the state of Thuringia: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink SSV Erfurt-Nord Erfurt E7 — W2BL — USV Jena Jena RLEB IV W2BL —
Foreign clubs In the 2009–10 season, two clubs from outside the borders of Germany take part in German league competitions, one from Luxembourg and one from Austria: ClubCity 2009–10 Source Men Tier Women TierRefLink WRC Innsbruck Innsbruck — — WRLS III RC Luxembourg Luxembourg 2BLS/W II — —
Defunct clubs & teams
Germany
The following clubs have ceased to exist or stopped operating a rugby department: ClubCity FateRef BFC Frankfurt 1885 Berlin club switched codes from rugby to football, now defunct SG Ordnungspolizei Berlin Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Berlin rugby department left club in 1936 to join Berliner SV and form Berliner SV 92 RugbyRugby im BSV 1892 BSV 92 Rugby website – History, accessed: 12 April 2010 SV Polizei Hamburg Hamburg rugby department defunct SC Elite Hannover Hanover rugby department defunct since the 1970sSC Elite Hannover website – History accessed: 17 April 2010 FC 1897 Hannover Hanover Hawa-Alexandria Hannover Hanover club defunct since 1931Aktie. Hannoversche Waggonfabrik AG (Hawa), Hannover-Linden (Ns) Company description of Hawa, accessed: 17 April 2010 VfV Hannover Hanover rugby department defunct since 1963, when the department joined NTV 09 HannoverGeschichte des VfV 87 Hainholz VfV Hannover website – Club history, accessed: 17 April 2010 FV Stuttgart Stuttgart club switched codes from rugby to football, merged to form VfB StuttgartChronik 1900–1909 History of the VfB Stuttgart, accessed: 19 April 2010
East Germany The following clubs existed in the former country of East Germany. Some of them have ceased to exist or to operate a rugby department while others have changed their name: