German Rugby Sports Association of the GDR
The German Rugby Sports Association (DRSV) was the rugby association of the GDR. He was a member of the German Gymnastics and Sports Federation (DTSV), organized club sports in the GDR , held GDR championships and organized international matches for the GDR's national rugby union team .
history
In 1950, the Rugby Technical Committee was founded in the German Football Association , the GDR football association . This technical committee has been organizing international matches since 1951 and has organized an annual league since 1951/52 in which the GDR championship was played. On April 20, 1958, the German Rugby Sports Association was founded in East Berlin. Among other things, he was a member of FIRA , the European rugby association. In 1971 800, 1984 1080 and 1988 1213 athletes were active in the DRSV. In 1988 these were looked after by 103 trainers. Rugby strongholds in the GDR were mainly around the small town of Hennigsdorf in today's Brandenburg and Leipzig in Saxony . Presidents of the DRSV were Heinz Hofmann (1958–1961 and 1965–1968), Walter Herz (1961–1965), Gerhard Glienke (1968–1972), Gert Scharn (1972–1990) and Dieter Schmidt (1990). The German Rugby Sports Association dissolved on December 7, 1990 and the 17 clubs existing at that time joined the German Rugby Association .
National team
The first international game of the GDR selection took place in 1951 against Romania before the DRSV was founded in Bucharest. The team lost 26:64. In the following years, the GDR played mainly against teams from Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. Games against western teams were the exception. The national team's last international match was a 9-17 defeat on September 15, 1990 against the Luxembourg team in Luxembourg.
championship
The championship of the GDR was played in the major league from 1951 . The record and series champion was BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf , which won gold medals a total of 27 times by 1990. In addition, teams from Leipzig, five times the team from the HSG DHfK Leipzig and four times the BSG Lokomotive Wahren-Leipzig , were successful. Other teams established in the league came from Berlin (e.g. BSG Post Berlin and ASK Vorwärts Berlin ), Brandenburg an der Havel ( BSG Stahl Brandenburg ), Potsdam ( SG Dynamo Potsdam ), Velten ( BSG Empor Velten ), Birkenwerder (BSG Grün-Weiß Birkenwerder), Leegebruch ( BSG Stahl Leegebruch ), Oranienburg (BSG Lokomotive Oranienburg) and other places.
| 1961: HSG DHfK Leipzig (5) | 1971: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (13) | 1981: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (18) | |
| 1952: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (1) | 1962: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (4) | 1972: BSG Stahl Leegebruch (1) | 1982: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (19) |
| 1953: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (2) | 1963: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (5) | 1973: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (14) | 1983: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (20) |
| 1954: HSG DHfK Leipzig (1) | 1964: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (6) | 1974: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (15) | 1984: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (21) |
| 1955: HSG DHfK Leipzig (2) | 1965: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (7) | 1975: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (16) | 1985: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (22) |
| 1956: ASK Forward Berlin (1) | 1966: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (8) | 1976: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (17) | 1986: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (23) |
| 1957: HSG DHfK Leipzig (3) | 1967: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (9) | 1977: BSG locomotive Wahren Leipzig (1) | 1987: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (24) |
| 1958: ASK Forward Berlin (2) | 1968: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (10) | 1978: BSG locomotive Wahren Leipzig (2) | 1988: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (25) |
| 1959: HSG DHfK Leipzig (4) | 1969: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (11) | 1979: BSG locomotive Wahren Leipzig (3) | 1989: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (26) |
| 1960: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (3) | 1970: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (12) | 1980: BSG locomotive Wahren Leipzig (4) | 1990: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (27) |
- BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 27 championships
- HSG DHfK Leipzig 5 championships
- BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig 4 championships
- ASK Forward Berlin 2 championships
- BSG Stahl Leegebruch 1 championship
Cup of the DRSV
From 1953, the DRSV Cup was played with a long break in the 1960s and 70s. By far the record winner in this competition was BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf with at least 13 successes. In addition to Hennigsdorf, the HSG DHfK Leipzig won the cup at least twice (1954 and 1955) and the SG Dynamo Potsdam (1975) and the BSG Lokomotive Leipzig-Wahren (1980) once.
| 1961: | 1971: | 1981: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | |
| 1952: | 1962: | 1972: | 1982: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1953: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | 1963: | 1973: | 1983: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1954: HSG DHfK Leipzig | 1964: | 1974: | 1984: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1955: HSG DHfK Leipzig | 1965: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | 1975: SG Dynamo Potsdam | 1985: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1956: | 1966: | 1976: | 1986: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1957: | 1967: | 1977: | 1987: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1958: | 1968: | 1978: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | 1988: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
| 1959: | 1969: | 1979: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | 1989: |
| 1960: | 1970: | 1980: BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig | 1990: BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf |
- BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf at least 13 cup wins
- HSG DHfK Leipzig at least 2 cup wins
- SG Dynamo Potsdam at least 1 cup win
- BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig at least 1 cup win
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Federal Archives . Accessed June 10, 2014.
- ↑ a b DRSV - German Rugby Sports Association of the GDR . Accessed December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook 1989 of the German Democratic Republic
- ↑ German Rugby Association History ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2015 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed June 10, 2014.
- ^ A b Rugby - GDR Championships . Accessed December 29, 2014.
