List of international matches of the rugby union national team of the GDR

This list shows all known international matches of the rugby union national team of the GDR with result, venue and day. There is no guarantee that all game results are recorded. Above all, the fact that the GDR also had games against B national teams and U-23 teams in its statistics. Such encounters were regularly held in the context of so-called four-nation tournaments. Such games are not recorded in the statistics.

Rugby - international matches (GDR)

country	First game	total	Won	Indecisive	Lost
Romania	1951	13	0	1	12
Czechoslovakia	1954	14th	1	0	13
Netherlands	1958	1	1	0	0
Poland	1958	21st	4th	1	16
Bulgaria	1963	22nd	10	0	12
Sweden	1964	3	3	0	0
Denmark	1964	2	2	0	0
Soviet Union	1977	3	0	0	3
Hungary	1990	1	1	0	0
Luxembourg	1990	1	0	0	1
Overall balance		81	22nd	2	57

1951 to 1960

Date,	Venue	home	guest	Result	Remarks
October 21, 1951	Bucharest	Romania	GDR	64: 26	first international match, first game against Romania, first defeat
May 11, 1952	Berlin	GDR	Romania	11:46	first home game
May 14, 1952	Hennigsdorf	GDR	Romania	3:36
May 12, 1954	Zlín	Czechoslovakia	GDR	26: 6	first game against Czechoslovakia
May 15, 1954	Kladno	Czechoslovakia	GDR	41: 11
May 1, 1958	Brussels	Netherlands	GDR	8:32	only game against the Netherlands, first international win
August 24, 1958	Łódź	Poland	GDR	9: 8	first game against Poland
October 12, 1958	Werner Seelenbinder sports field in Brandenburg an der Havel	GDR	Romania	5: 5	first draw, only game against Romania that was not lost
May 19, 1959	Bucharest	Romania	GDR	21: 6	Victory Cup
May 21, 1959	Bucharest	Czechoslovakia	GDR	22: 0	Victory Cup
May 23, 1959	Bucharest	Poland	GDR	3: 3	Victory Cup, only draw against Poland, second and final draw
June 21, 1959	Frankfurt (Oder)	GDR	Poland	14: 8	first win against Poland, first home win
September 27, 1959	Bucharest	Romania	GDR	38: 6
April 22, 1960	Zwickau	GDR	Czechoslovakia	0: 9	Victory Cup
May 14, 1960	Pirna	GDR	Romania	style = "background-color: #fcc" 0: 5	Victory Cup
May 27, 1959	Plauen	GDR	Poland	0: 3	Victory Cup
October 16, 1959	Rzeszów	Poland	GDR	3: 8

1961 to 1970

Date,	Venue	home	guest	Result	Remarks
May 24, 1961	Prague	Czechoslovakia	GDR	16:10	Peace Cup
May 26, 1961	Brno	Romania	GDR	34: 0	Peace Cup
May 28, 1961	Brno	Poland	GDR	0: 3	Peace Cup
5th November 1961	Bucharest	Romania	GDR	27: 0
May 23, 1962	Chodaków	Poland	GDR	11: 0	Peace Cup
May 25, 1962	Siedlce	Romania	GDR	28: 5	Peace Cup
May 28, 1962	Plock	Czechoslovakia	GDR	8: 6	Peace Cup
May 21, 1963	Bârlad	Bulgaria	GDR	3: 9	Peace Cup, first game and first win against Bulgaria
May 22, 1963	Bârlad	Romania	GDR	15: 0	Peace Cup
May 26, 1963	Pitesti	Poland	GDR	6: 11	Peace Cup
May 22, 1964	Ostritz	GDR	Czechoslovakia	11: 3	Peace Cup, first victory against Czechoslovakia
May 24, 1964	Goerlitz	GDR	Romania	6:28	Peace Cup
August 14, 1964	Malmo	Poland	GDR	12: 3	Four Nations Tournament
15th August 1964	Malmo	Denmark	GDR	0: 21	Four nations tournament, first game and first win against Denmark
August 16, 1964	Malmo	Sweden	GDR	0: 28	Four-nation tournament, first game and first win against Sweden, highest international win
October 3, 1965	Zehdenick	GDR	Sweden	18: 5	highest home win
June 19, 1967	Puławy	Poland	GDR	3-0

1971 to 1980

Date,	Venue	home	guest	Result	Remarks
October 24, 1971	Grimma	GDR	Poland	9:23
October 8, 1972	Rostock	GDR	Denmark	20:12
October 22, 1972	Racibórz	Poland	GDR	21: 2
April 29, 1973	Potsdam	GDR	Sweden	22:12
June 23, 1973	Šumperk	Czechoslovakia	GDR	44: 6
7th October 1973	Dresden	GDR	Poland	0:16
April 21, 1974	Sochaczew	Poland	GDR	17: 0
17th September 1974	Albena	Bulgaria	GDR	13: 0	Akenapokal
September 18, 1974	Albena	Romania	GDR	49: 0	Akenapokal
September 18, 1974	Albena	Czechoslovakia	GDR	56: 4	Akenapokal
October 13, 1974	Potsdam	GDR	Czechoslovakia	6:16
November 24, 1974	Grójec	Poland	GDR	50: 3
May 25, 1975	Berlin	GDR	Poland	6:27
October 12, 1975	Piła	Poland	GDR	73-0	highest defeat in international history
April 24, 1976	Potsdam	GDR	Bulgaria	6-0
June 13, 1976	Prague	Czechoslovakia	GDR	54: 0
1977	Sokolov	Czechoslovakia	GDR	30: 4
September 16, 1977	Varna	Bulgaria	GDR	10-0	Five-nation tournament
18th September 1977	Varna	Soviet Union	GDR	48: 3	Five-nation tournament, first game and first defeat against the Soviet Union
17th September 1978	Varna	Bulgaria	GDR	18: 8	competition
September 8, 1979	Magdeburg	GDR	Bulgaria	8: 7
September 9, 1979	Berlin	GDR	Bulgaria	3: 14
20th September 1979	Nessebar	Bulgaria	GDR	15: 4	Four Nations Tournament
5th July 1980	Brandenburg on the Havel	GDR	Bulgaria	10: 7
July 26, 1980	Rathenow	GDR	Bulgaria	8: 4

1981 to 1990

Date,	Venue	home	guest	Result	Remarks
September 22, 1981	Sofia	Bulgaria	GDR	15: 6	Four Nations Tournament
June 27, 1982	Leipzig	GDR	Bulgaria	6: 3
September 19, 1981	Sofia	Bulgaria	GDR	16: 3	Four Nations Tournament
September 22, 1983	Varna	Bulgaria	GDR	19: 6	Four Nations Tournament
May 1, 1984	Werder (Havel)	GDR	Bulgaria	12: 6
May 8, 1984	Falkensee	GDR	Bulgaria	9: 6
August 9, 1984	Moscow	Soviet Union	GDR	26:12
September 15, 1985	Tsarevo	Bulgaria	GDR	16: 4
September 19, 1985	Michurin	Bulgaria	GDR	25: 9	Four Nations Tournament
October 6, 1985	Siedlce	Poland	GDR	22: 4
June 20, 1986	Schwerin	GDR	Poland	6:27
June 21, 1986	Ludwigslust	GDR	Poland	6:41
September 19, 1986	Soosopol	Bulgaria	GDR	16: 0	Three-nation tournament
September 11, 1987	cottbus	GDR	Bulgaria	14: 6
October 7, 1987	Eilenburg	GDR	Poland	0:66	highest home defeat
April 29, 1988	Starogard Gdański	Poland	GDR	22: 3
July 1, 1988	Moscow	Soviet Union	GDR	56: 3
3rd September 1988	Kostinbrod	Bulgaria	GDR	3-0
May 27, 1989	Stadium am Quenz in Brandenburg an der Havel	GDR	Czechoslovakia	19:38
June 14, 1989	Schkeuditz	GDR	Poland	0:44
October 14, 1989	Falkensee	GDR	Bulgaria	10: 3	last home game
1990	Říčany	Czechoslovakia	GDR	29:10
July 1, 1990	Érd	Hungary	GDR	3: 7	only game against Hungary, last international win
September 15, 1990	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	GDR	17: 9	only game against Luxembourg, last international match, last defeat

Venues for the home games

city	Games	Victories	draw	low lying	first game	last game
Berlin	03	00	00	03	May 11, 1952	0Sep 9 1979
Brandenburg on the Havel	03	01	01	01	Oct 12, 1958	May 27, 1989
Potsdam	03	02	00	01	Apr 29, 1973	Apr 24, 1976
Falkensee	02	02	00	00	0May 8, 1984	Oct 14, 1989
Hennigsdorf	01	00	00	01	May 14, 1952	May 14, 1952
Frankfurt (Oder)	01	01	00	00	June 21, 1959	June 21, 1959
Zwickau	01	00	00	01	Apr 22, 1960	Apr 22, 1960
Pirna	01	00	00	01	May 14, 1960	May 14, 1960
Plauen	01	00	00	01	May 27, 1960	May 27, 1960
Ostritz	01	01	00	00	May 22, 1964	May 22, 1964
Goerlitz	01	00	00	01	May 24, 1964	May 24, 1964
Zehdenick	01	01	00	00	0Oct 3, 1965	0Oct 3, 1965
Grimma	01	00	00	01	Oct. 24, 1971	Oct. 24, 1971
Rostock	01	01	00	00	0Oct 8, 1972	0Oct 8, 1972
Dresden	01	00	00	01	0Oct 7, 1973	0Oct 7, 1973
Magdeburg	01	01	00	00	08 Sep 1979	08 Sep 1979
Rathenow	01	01	00	00	July 26, 1980	July 26, 1980
Leipzig	01	01	00	00	June 27, 1982	June 27, 1982
Werder (Havel)	01	01	00	00	0May 1, 1984	0May 1, 1984
Schwerin	01	00	00	01	June 20, 1986	June 20, 1986
Ludwigslust	01	00	00	01	June 21, 1986	June 21, 1986
cottbus	01	01	00	00	Sep 11 1987	Sep 11 1987
Eilenburg	01	00	00	01	0Oct 7, 1987	0Oct 7, 1987
Schkeuditz	01	00	00	01	June 11, 1989	June 11, 1989

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rugby GDR national team . Accessed December 29, 2014.