List of rugby union clubs in Germany
This is the list of rugby union clubs in Germany . All rugby union clubs in Germany that are members of the German Rugby Association or that participate in active play in a league are listed here. The International Rugby Board recorded 110 clubs for Germany in September 2012.
Some of the clubs participating in the German leagues are made up of teams from the US and UK armed forces stationed in Germany . They do not necessarily have to be members of the German Rugby Association. Examples of US Army clubs in Germany are the teams in Illesheim, Ramstein and Vilseck. The RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos and the Elmpt Falcons are in turn teams of the British Army in Germany. Other clubs, such as RC Kaiserslautern , recruit parts of the players from the US Army in Germany, but also have their own German players.
The oldest rugby union club in Germany is DSV Hannover 78 . It was founded in 1878 as DFV Hannover at a time when there was no clear differentiation between football and rugby in Germany.
Associations by federal state
The German rugby union clubs, sorted by federal state:
Baden-Württemberg
 
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Rugby Union clubs in Baden-Württemberg |
Rugby Union clubs in Baden-Württemberg:
Bavaria
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Rugby union clubs in Bavaria |
Rugby Union clubs in Bavaria:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| Team Munich | 80469 | Munich | http://www.teammuenchen.de/?q=de/rugby/ |
| SV Studentenstadt Freimann | 80805 | Munich | http://www.stusta-rugby.de/ |
| St George's RUFC (ESV Freimann) | 80939 | Munich | http://www.stgeorgesrugby.com/ |
| 1. SC Groebenzell | 82194 | Groebenzell | http://www.rugby-groebenzell.de/ |
| TuS Fürstenfeldbruck | 82256 | Fürstenfeldbruck | http://www.tus-ffb.de/ |
| RFC Bad Reichenhall | 83435 | Bad Reichenhall | http://www.rfcbadreichenhall.de/ |
| TV 1861 Ingolstadt | 85057 | Ingolstadt | http://www.ingolstadt-baboons.de/ |
| Anzing Wild Hogs | 85646 | Anzing | http://rugby.anzing.net/ |
| Munich RFC | 85757 | Karlsfeld | http://www.munich-rugby.de/ |
| RC Unterföhring | 85774 | Unterföhring | http://www.rugby-unterfoehring.de/ |
| RFC Augsburg | 86152 | augsburg | http://www.augsburg-rugby.de/ |
| TSV 1861 Noerdlingen | 86720 | Nordlingen | http://www.rc-meteors.de/ |
| Türksport Kempten | 87435 | Kempten | http://www.facebook.com/AllgaeuRugby/ |
| TV Memmingen | 87700 | Memmingen | http://www.tv-memmingen.de/user/rugby/ |
| TSV Nuremberg 1846 | 90482 | Nuremberg | http://www.rugby-nuernberg.de/ |
| ASV Weinzierlein Wintersdorf 1950 | 90513 | Zirndorf | http://www.asv-weinzierlein.de/index.php/rugby/ |
| SC Herzogenaurach-Nord | 91074 | Herzogenaurach | http://www.scnord.de/ |
| Illesheim RFC | 91578 | Leutershausen | http://www.facebook.com/IllesheimBlacknBlueRugby/ |
| SV Raigering "Iron Lions" | 92224 | On the mountain | http://iron-lions.de/ |
| Rose Tower RFC | 92655 | Grafenwohr | http://www.facebook.com/rosetowerrugby/ |
| RC Regensburg 2000 | 93047 | regensburg | http://www.regensburg-rugby.de/ |
| Rugby Passau | 94032 | Passau | http://www.facebook.com/WolpertingerPassau/ |
| BTS 1861 Bayreuth | 95448 | Bayreuth | http://www.bayreuther-turnerschaft.de/ |
| FC Eintracht Bamberg | 96050 | Bamberg | http://rugbybamberg.wordpress.com/ |
| TV 1848 Coburg | 96450 | Coburg | http://www.tv1848coburg.de/ |
| Würzburg RK 2012 | 97080 | Wurzburg | http://www.wrk2012.de/ |
Berlin
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Rugby Union clubs in Berlin |
Rugby Union clubs in Berlin:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| RK 03 Berlin | 10405 | Berlin | http://www.rugbyklub03-berlin.de/ |
| RC Berlin "Grizzlies" | 12435 | Berlin | http://www.berlingrizzlies.de/ |
| SC Siemensstadt | 13589 | Berlin | http://www.scs-rugby.de/ |
| Berliner SV 1892 | 13593 | Berlin | https://www.bsv92rugby.de/ |
| Berlin rugby club | 14169 | Berlin | http://www.berliner-rugby-club.de/ |
| Berlin Bruisers | 14193 | Berlin | http://www.berlin-bruisers.com/ |
| Berliner SC | 14193 | Berlin | http://www.berlinersc-rugby.de/ |
| Berlin Irish Rugby Football Club | 12169 | Berlin | http://www.berlin-irish.com |
| Coepenick Captains | 12589 | Berlin | http://www.coepenick-captains.de |
Brandenburg
Rugby Union clubs in Brandenburg:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| UPS Potsdam | 14480 | Potsdam | http://www.rugby-potsdam.de/ |
| SG Stahl Brandenburg | 14776 | Brandenburg | http://www.rugby-brandenburg-havel.de/ |
| RU Hohen Neuendorf | 16540 | Hohen Neuendorf | http://www.rugbyunion.de/ |
| SV Stahl Hennigsdorf 1948 | 16761 | Hennigsdorf | http://www.rugby-hennigsdorf.de/ |
| Veltener RC Empor 1969 | 16727 | Velten | http://www.veltener-rugbyclub.de/ |
| Rugby Club Trebbin | 14959 | Trebbin | http://www.rugby-trebbin.de/ |
Bremen
Rugby Union clubs in Bremen:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| Bremen 1860 | 28213 | Bremen | http://www.bremen1860.de/ |
| FC Union 60 Bremen | 28205 | Bremen | http://rugby-bremen.de/ |
| Jacobs University rugby | 28759 | Bremen | https://www.jacobs-university.de/ |
Hamburg
Rugby Union clubs in Hamburg:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Sankt Pauli | 20359 | Hamburg | http://www.fcstpaulirugby.de/ |
| Hamburger SV | 22045 | Hamburg | http://hsvrugby.jimdo.com/ |
| Hamburger RC | 22083 | Hamburg | http://www.hrc-rugby.de/ |
| Hamburg Exiles RFC | 22397 | Hamburg | http://www.hamburg-exiles.de/ |
| SC Varel | 26316 | Hamburg | http://www.scv-rugby.de/ |
| TSV Karlshöfen "Moorteufel" | 27442 | Gnarrenburg | http://www.tsvkarlshoefenrugby.de.tl/ |
Hesse
Rugby Union clubs in Hessen:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| Rugby Cassel | 34128 | kassel | http://rugbycassel.de/ |
| RU Marburg | 35039 | Marburg | http://www.rumarburg.de/ |
| URC casting 01 | 35394 | to water | http://www.urcgiessen.de/ |
| TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg | 35435 | Wettenberg | http://www.tsv-krofdorf-gleiberg.de/ |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 60386 | Frankfurt | http://www.eintrachtrugby.de/ |
| SC Frankfurt 1880 | 60437 | Frankfurt | http://www.sc1880.de/ |
| RK Heusenstamm | 63150 | Heusenstamm | http://www.rugby-klub.de/ |
| BSC 1899 Offenbach | 63165 | Muhlheim | http://www.bsc1899.de/ |
| TGS 1897 Hausen | 63179 | Obertshausen | http://www.tgs-hausen.de/ |
| TG 1875 Darmstadt | 64289 | Darmstadt | http://www.tg1875-darmstadt.de/ |
| Rugby Club Bad Soden 08 | 65812 | Bad Soden a. Ts. | http://www.taunusrugby.de/ |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Rugby Union clubs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| SV Dynamo Rostock | 18057 | Rostock | http://www.dynamo-rostock.de/ |
| PSV Wismar | 23966 | Wismar | http://www.rugby-wismar.de/ |
| Rugby Fortuna Neuenkirchen | 17489 | Neuenkirchen (near Greifswald) | https://www.fortuna-neuenkirchen.de/rugby/ |
Lower Saxony
Rugby Union clubs in Lower Saxony:
North Rhine-Westphalia
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Rugby Union clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia:
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rugby Union clubs in Rhineland-Palatinate:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| FSV Trier-Tarforst | 54296 | trier | http://www.fsv-trier-tarforst.de/ |
| RC Mainz | 55131 | Mainz | http://www.rugby-club-mainz.de/ |
| VfL Bad Ems Rugby | 56130 | Bad Ems | http://www.rugby-badems.de/ |
| RC Worms | 67547 | Worms | http://www.rc-worms.de/ |
| SG 2018 Hochspeyer | 67659 | Kaiserslautern | http://www.kaiserslauternrugby.com/ |
| SV Süd West Ludwigshafen | 67061 | Ludwigshafen | http://www.svsuedwestrugbyludwigshafen.de |
| FC Deudesfeld rugby | 54570 | Deudesfeld | https://www.facebook.com/rugbydeudesfeld/ |
Saxony
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Rugby Union clubs in Saxony:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| RC Leipzig | 04159 | Leipzig | http://www.leipzig-rugby.de/ |
| Rugby club Leipzig Scorpions | 04136 | Leipzig | http://www.scorpions-rugby.de/ |
| RV Dresden | 01067 | Dresden | http://www.dresdenrugby.de/ |
| SV Horken Kittlitz "Buntspechte" | 02708 | Löbau / Kittlitz | http://www.buntspechte-rugby.de/ |
| SV Stahl Brandis | 04821 | Brandis | http://www.rugby-brandis.de/ |
| USG Chemnitz | 09126 | Chemnitz | http://rugby-chemnitz.jimdo.com/ |
| ATSV Grubenhunte Freiberg | 09599 | Freiberg | http://grubenhunte.jimdo.com/ |
Saxony-Anhalt
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Rugby Union clubs in Saxony-Anhalt |
Rugby Union clubs in Saxony-Anhalt:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| UPS hall "Rovers" | 06118 | Hall | https://www.halle-rugby.de/ |
| Rugby Legion Magdeburg | 39114 | Magdeburg | http://www.rugby-magdeburg.de/ |
Saarland
Rugby Union clubs in Saarland:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| Stade Sarrois Rugby | 66121 | Saarbrücken | http://stade-sarrois.de/ |
| Rugby Saarlouis | 66740 | Saarlouis | https://www.facebook.com/SaarlouisRugby/ |
Schleswig-Holstein
Rugby Union clubs in Schleswig-Holstein:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| TuS Lübeck 1893 | 23566 | Lübeck | http://www.tus-luebeck.de/ |
| VfL Geesthacht "Harlequins" | 21502 | Geesthacht | http://www.vfl-geesthacht.de/ |
| FT Adler Kiel 1893 | 24116 | Kiel | http://www.ft-adler-kiel.de/ |
Thuringia
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Rugby union clubs in Thuringia |
Rugby Union clubs in Thuringia:
| society | Postcode | city | source |
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| Eastern Province Rugby Club Gera | 07549 | Gera | http://www.rugby-gera.de/ |
| UPS Jena | 07745 | Jena | http://rugby-jena.de/ |
| SSV Erfurt-Nord | 99096 | Erfurt | http://www.rugby-erfurt.de/ |
Former clubs
GDR
The following rugby union clubs existed in the former GDR. Some of them have been disbanded or joined another rugby union club, while some have just changed their names.
| society | city | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ASG Forward Beetz | Beetz | dissolved |
| BSG locomotive Berlin Mitte | Berlin | Rugby department dissolved |
| BSG Post Berlin | Berlin | Rugby department is part of RK 03 Berlin |
| ASK Forward Berlin | Berlin | Renamed in ASG Vorwärts Berlin-Niederschönhausen, later SC Berlin and dissolution |
| BSG Grün-Weiß Birkenwerder | Birkenwerder | Merger with RC Hohen Neuendorf; as the Hohen Neuendorf rugby union |
| BSG Motor North Brandenburg | Brandenburg | Rugby department affiliated to BSG Stahl |
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg | Brandenburg | continues as SG Stahl Brandenburg |
| BSG locomotive Dessau | Dessau | Rugby division dissolved |
| SG Dynamo Dresden | Dresden | Rugby department dissolved |
| BSG locomotive Falkensee | Falkensee | |
| BSG Stahl Freital | Freital | Rugby division dissolved |
| Hennigsdorf engineering school | Hennigsdorf | Association dissolved |
| BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | Hennigsdorf | The company was renamed SV Stahl Hennigsdorf in 1948 |
| BSG steel lee break | Lee break | Association dissolved |
| HSG DHfK Leipzig | Leipzig | today part of the RC Leipzig |
| BSG Chemie Leipzig | Leipzig | dissolved |
| BSG restaurateur Leipzig | Leipzig | today part of the RC Leipzig |
| BSG locomotive Wahren Leipzig | Leipzig | today part of the RC Leipzig |
| BSG locomotive Oranienburg | Oranienburg | dissolved |
| SG Dynamo Potsdam | Potsdam | after renaming to PSV, change to UPS Potsdam |
| HSG PH Potsdam / RG 88 Potsdam | Potsdam | affiliated to the PSV |
| ASK forward Rostock | Rostock | dissolved |
| BSG Empor Velten | Velten | Spin-off as Veltener RC Empor in 1969 |
| BSG locomotive Weißenfels | Weissenfels | dissolved |
| ASG forward Zwickau | Zwickau | dissolved |
Individual evidence
- ^ The clubs in the DRV The clubs in the DRV, accessed on September 8, 2012
- ↑ RugbyWeb Results RugbyWeb Results, accessed September 8, 2012
- ^ World Rugby Website Country information Germany , accessed April 28, 2016
- ^ TotalRugby.de club profile . In TotalRugby.de . Accessed September 8, 2012
- ↑ Americans set to compete for German rugby clubs Americans set to compete for German rugby clubs, accessed September 8, 2012