Rugby Union in Germany
This article deals with the sport of rugby union in Germany .
history
The beginning in the 19th century
In 1823 a new game was created at the public school of the central English city of rugby : According to legend, a student named William Webb Ellis took the ball in his hands during a football game "in fine disregard of the rules" (Thomas Hughes: Tom Brown's Schooldays ) and ran away and put it in the opponent's goal. Although Ellis really lived and studied rugby at that time, as can be proven from the matriculations received , it cannot be proven whether he was the inventor. Apart from that, there were no generally applicable rules in the centuries-old predecessor games of football and rugby : the ball could be kicked, carried, thrown and, depending on its size, also rolled or pushed. The number of players and the size of the field were not specified. Playing the ball by hand was already allowed at rugby boarding school; only it was forbidden to be carried, and in any case you had to kick it into the gate. In that respect, the game resembled Gaelic football . The innovation of carrying the ball and placing an attempt was introduced between 1820 and 1823. The oval ball, which makes it easier to carry close to the body, was first made in 1851 by the shoe and ball manufacturer Gilbert near the boarding school in rugby.
A clear separation between football and rugby did not take place until after 1863, when the Football Association (FA) was founded in London, which abolished the playing of the ball by hand according to the rules of the University of Cambridge established in 1846. Eight years later, on January 26, 1871, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) was founded, which subsequently standardized the rules of the 1845 Public School of Rugby.
Rugby came to Germany through the offspring of wealthy Britons. Some of the young men attended prestigious private high schools in the German Confederation or studied in Heidelberg, while others did their military service in the royal seat of Hanover and played rugby in their free time. This influence continues to this day. Hanover and Heidelberg developed into the strongholds of sport in Germany.
Development of the first clubs and game operations
The first German rugby team was at Neuenheim College in Heidelberg, whose students caused a sensation around 1850 with a game that the city's youth called “Durchtragerles”. William Cail , who was President of the Rugby Football Union in England from 1892 to 1894, later reported exciting rugby games around 1865 on the Cannstatter Wasen, where he had played as a pupil of the Kloseschen Anstalt, a private school in Stuttgart. Edward Hill Ullrich was a teacher at Neuenheim College, today's Heidelberg College, and at the Dr. Gaspey's school and around 1870 gathered the rugby-loving students from both schools around them to carry out their first training sessions on the Neckarwiesen. Under his leadership, students founded the Heidelberg Rowing Club of 1872 (HRK 1872) on May 9, 1872 , the oldest German rugby club still in existence today.
Among the team sports taken over from England, rugby football has dominated the German Empire since the beginning of the 1870s . This was mainly operated by the British and Americans living here. This only changed in favor of football in the late 1880s. Early rugby games up to 1880 have been handed down by teams from Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Neuenheim, Cannstatt, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, Wiesbaden, Kassel and Hanover. From today's perspective, these games can be described as friendlies.
On September 14, 1878, the first German sports club was launched in Hanover, which from the beginning was not dedicated to gymnastics or water sports, but exclusively to lawn sports: the DSV of 1878 Hanover . Ferdinand Wilhelm Fricke was co-founder and first president . The street in which the office of the German Rugby Association (DRV) is located today is named after him. On October 17, 1883, the first rugby competition between Germans and English took place in Hanover. From 1898 a competition for the Hanover Cup champions was played, which was first won by the English Football Club Hanover, founded in 1868.
On September 1, 1880, as a merger of various clubs with FC Frankfurt , another rugby club had already formed in Frankfurt / Main , whose club founder was Hermann Stasny. In 1894 he was the first German club to venture into the motherland of rugby, where they lost to Blackheath RFC from London. The club received an invitation from Pierre de Coubertin , who founded the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, to represent Germany in the rugby tournament of the II Olympic Games on the occasion of the Paris World Exhibition . Since there was still no association, let alone a national team, FC Frankfurt was commissioned to represent Germany in the rugby tournament.
A merger of the German clubs failed for a long time due to conflicting interests. When the founding of a German Rugby Football Association, suggested by North German clubs in 1886, did not take place, the DSV 1878 Hanover joined the German Football and Cricket Association , while the clubs in Cannstatt and Frankfurt am Main joined the South German Football Union .
Despite the disagreement between the clubs, the understanding of necessities finally triumphed. On February 13, 1898, the rugby players of this city met in Heidelberg with their sports friends from FV Stuttgart 93 and Frankfurt am Main for the first German rugby day, on which representatives of associations of football clubs also met with the desire for a common future involved. The driving force behind the debates on expansion strategies, fixtures and referees was Professor Dr. Edward Hill Ullrich, who was particularly committed to strengthening contact with the North German associations and promoting the establishment of an umbrella organization. But he met with little approval.
At first they wanted to clarify all questions without founding an association on further rugby days. In August 1898 as well as in February and September 1899 such meetings were held in Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart and Cannstatt, before 19 clubs decided on the 5th German Rugby Day on March 11, 1900 in Hanover to act together in the future. It was decided to translate the English set of rules, to play the first north-south game in November 1900 and to join the recently founded German Football Association , which organizes association football.
On the 6th German Rugby Day in Kassel on November 4, 1900, the German Rugby Football Association was finally founded within the German Football Association. Its first president was Ferdinand Wilhelm Fricke from DSV 1878 Hanover and vice-rector of the secondary school there. Only one year later, on November 4, 1901, did the company become self-employed, resigned from the German Football Association and since then has been called the German Rugby Association (DRV).
Under the umbrella of the DRV, North-South games were held annually from 1900, German championships from 1909 and international games from 1927. Due to the Second World War , the championship was last played in 1942, the last international match in 1940.
After the Second World War
Game operations began after the war with friendly matches, especially against British military elections. From 1947/48 championship and cup rounds were held again. By the early 1950s, the DRV and six regional associations had (re) founded, which had existed as associations or sports areas before the war. In 1962 the Rugby Association Bremen was founded, but until 2001 only one club belonged to it.
At the end of 1990 the state associations of Brandenburg and Saxony were incorporated into the DRV. In the second half of the 1990s, new rugby associations were founded in four countries, whose clubs had previously played in neighboring leagues:
February 1996 Bavaria (the clubs previously played against US military teams, after the US armed forces withdrew as guests in Baden-Württemberg). October 1997 Schleswig-Holstein (The last clubs from Kiel continued to play a "Nordmark championship" in the Hamburg league until they were dissolved in 1962. Clubs founded later in Geesthacht and Lübeck temporarily took part in the Hamburg regional or state league). November 1998 Rhineland-Palatinate (previously participated in Baden-Württemberg). August 1999 Thuringia (So far five clubs in Gera, Jena, Erfurt, Halle and Staßfurt. The former Saxony-Anhalt regional association joined the Thuringian regional association with the two clubs from Halle and Staßfurt). There are no associations (May 2008) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (participation in Schleswig-Holstein) and the Saarland (participation in Rhineland-Palatinate). The state association of Saxony-Anhalt, founded after 2000, dissolved again after a few years (see Thuringia).
Strongholds of German rugby union sport are the cities of Hanover with eleven clubs, Berlin with nine clubs and Heidelberg with seven clubs. Hanover and Heidelberg are particularly successful: since the restart in 1948, one or two teams from Hanover and / or Heidelberg have played in every final of the German championship.
An extensive league reform took place in 2012. As part of this reform, the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga were divided into regional Bundesliga. Since the 2012/13 season there have been different first and second leagues for north / east / south / west. Many former regional league teams were promoted to the Bundesliga at the Green Table . In addition, the championship round , the DRV Cup and the League Cup were introduced, which regulate promotion and relegation. Just eight months after the implementation of the first phase of the league reform, there were criticisms, some of which called for a return to the old system. This will spark a debate that will lead to a lively discussion at the German Rugby Day 2013.
The German Rugby Association
The German Rugby Association (DRV) is the umbrella organization for the individual German regional associations and clubs in the two types of competition, XV rugby and 7 rugby . It was founded on November 4th, 1900 in Kassel and is now based in the House of Sports in Hanover. Its full members are the national associations and the rugby clubs that have joined.
Since 1934, the German Rugby Association has been a founding member of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur Association Européenne de Rugby (FIRA-AER), the European rugby federation, and since 1988 a member of the international rugby association IRB .
The DRV puts together the German national rugby union team and organizes the national championship, DRV cup, league cup and other women's, youth and amateur competitions held under its roof, supported by the German rugby youth and Germans Rugby women.
Organization of the 7th European Championship in 2009
In 2009 the German Rugby Association hosted the European Championship under the title Hannover 7s, with the support of local clubs. The German national team beat Poland 12:07 in the plate final .
The German national rugby union team
The German national rugby union team is the selection made by the national coach of the German players who represent the German Rugby Association (DRV) on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also at the European championship of the European continental association FIRA -AER represents. She played her first game in 1927 and has never qualified for the finals of the Rugby Union World Cup.
The sport of rugby union is played in two variants. As a result, the German Rugby Association also has a 15-man and a 7-man national team.
German national team of 15 (men)
Participation in the Olympic Games
| year | Division / League |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 2nd place |
Participation in rugby world championships
| year | Division / League |
|---|---|
| 1987 | not participated |
| 1991 | 1st qualifying round |
| 1995 | 2nd qualifying round |
| 1999 | 2nd qualifying round |
| 2003 | 2nd qualifying round |
| 2007 | 3rd qualifying round |
| 2011 | 5th qualifying round |
| 2015 | 6th qualifying round |
| 2019 | Repechage |
Participation in rugby European championships
The German Rugby Association has been participating in the FIRA European Championship, known as the European Nations Cup , since the competition was founded. The tournament is divided into three divisions, which in turn comprise up to four sub-divisions. There are five or six teams in each sub-division (except for Division 3 with three teams). A season lasts two years, in which each team plays back and forth against all the others in a sub-division. At the end of the season, the first in the group move up to the next division, while the last-placed are relegated.
| year | Placement / elimination |
|---|---|
| 1965-1966 | Division 1 |
| 1966-1967 | Division 2 |
| 1967-1969 | Division 1 |
| 1969-1981 | Division 2 |
| 1981-1983 | Division 1 |
| 1983-1984 | Division 2 |
| 1984-1985 | Division 3 |
| 1985-1992 | Division 2 |
| 1992-1995 | Division 1 |
| 1995-2008 | Division 2 |
| 2008–2012 | Division 1 |
| 2012-2014 | Division 1B |
| since 2014 | Division 1A |
German 7-man national team (men)
Participation in the European Championship
The 7th European Championship will be held in tournament form under the title Grand Prix Series (GPS).
| year | placement |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 10. |
| 2015 | 4th |
| 2017 | 5. |
| 2018 | 2. |
| 2019 | 1. |
German 7-man national team (women)
The women's national team in 7-a-side rugby is preparing intensively for qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. In contrast to men, insiders believe that women have a minimal chance of participating.
The German rugby sport in league operations
Beginnings of the league
For decades, the mode of competition essentially consisted of first determining a north and a south champion who had met in a final match since 1909. From the 1935/36 season, as in other sports in the Reichsbund, sports areas were set up for physical exercises on the basis of the districts that played their masters. There were eight in rugby: Nordmark (Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Mecklenburg), Lower Saxony (with Bremen), Berlin-Brandenburg, Saxony, Middle Rhine-Lower Rhine (parts of today's North Rhine-Westphalia), Southwest (Hesse), Baden and Württemberg -Bavaria. In the war years of 1941 and 1942, championship rounds were only held in Lower Saxony and Berlin, the winners of which now played a return game against each other.
After the war six regional champions fought again for the title. The state associations were now called Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Berlin, West (later North Rhine-Westphalia), Hesse and Baden (from 1970 Baden-Württemberg). The latter two temporarily formed a joint "Southwest" league. Furthermore, the German champion was played through regional championships, inter-national association inter-round matches and a final. Later in the intermediate rounds, the north and south winners were no longer determined, so that two clubs from the north could meet each other in the final. This condition lasted until the foundation of the Bundesliga with the 1971/72 season. It started in two seasons, North and South. Thus, at the end of the season, the “champions” from north and south fought for the German title again. The foundation of the Bundesliga remained the six regional associations, the top divisions of which are now referred to as regional leagues.
After reunification
With the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Rugby Sports Association of the GDR was also dissolved in November 1990 and the regional associations of Saxony and Brandenburg with their 17 clubs were incorporated into the DRV. This brought with it a reorganization of the Bundesliga and the introduction of the two-part 2nd Bundesliga. With the exception of 2002, the top two of the table have played a final since the one-piece 1st Bundesliga was formed.
Measured in terms of participation in the finals, German rugby strongholds are by a clear margin Hanover and Heidelberg. Former championship teams from Döhren, Linden, List and Ricklingen are district clubs from Hanover and the SC Neuenheim and TSV Handschuhsheim clubs that are based in Heidelberg.
The rugby league system, 2017/18
| 1st Bundesliga | |
|---|---|
|
Northeast
• Berlin Grizzlies • Berlin RC • Hamburger RC • Hanover 78 • RC Leipzig • RK 03 Berlin • SC Germania List • SV Odin Hanover |
Southwest
• Heidelberg RG • Heidelberg RK • Neckarsulmer SU • RK Heusenstamm • SC Frankfurt 1880 • SC Neuenheim • TSV Handschuhsheim • TV 1834 Pforzheim |
| 2nd Bundesliga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
North
• Bremen 1860 • DRC Hanover • FT Adler Kiel from 1893 • FC St. Pauli • TSV Victoria Linden |
east
• Berliner RC II • Berliner SV 1892 eV • RC Dresden eV • UPS Jena • UPS Potsdam • Veltener RC |
west
• Grashof RC Essen • RC Aachen • RC Luxembourg • RSV Cologne • Rugby Tourists Münster eV • SC Frankfurt 1880 II • TGS Hausen • TuS 95 Düsseldorf |
south
• Heidelberger TV • Karlsruher SV • Munich RFC • RC Rottweil • RC Unterföhring • StuSta Munich • Stuttgart RC |
| 3rd league / regional league | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RL north
• Bremen 1860 II • FC St. Pauli II • Hamburg Exiles RFC • Hamburger SV • Hanover 78 II • Northern Lions • SC Germania List II • Union 60 Bremen • Welfen Braunschweig |
RL northeast
• Berlin Bruisers • Berlin RC III • Berlin SC • RK 03 Berlin II • RU Hohen Neuendorf • SC Siemensstadt • SG Berlin Irish / Trebbin • SV Stahl Hennigsdorf • UPS Halle Rovers |
RL NRW
Relay Rhineland |
3rd league SW
Relay North |
RL Bavaria
• Munich RFC II • RC Regensburg 2000 • RFC Bad Reichenhall • RFC Augsburg eV • StuSta Munich II • TSB Ravensburg Ravens • TSV 1846 Nürnber • Würzburger RK 2012 eV |
| Regional league / association league | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Association League North
• FC St. Pauli III • Hamburger RC II • Jesteburg Exiles • RSG MV • SG Bremen / Bethen • SV 08 Ricklingen • SV Odin Hannover II • SV Sparta Werlte • TSB Karlshöfen • TuS Lübeck 1893 |
Association league NRW
• Bochum / Witten RFC • Brühler Turnverein 1879 • DJK VFL Willich • RC 1960 Hürth II • RSV Cologne III • TV Jahn-Rheine Warriors • Wiedenbrücker TV II • WMTV Solingen |
Regionalliga Hessen
• BSC Offenbach II • RK Heusenstamm II • RU Marburg • Rugby Cassel • TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg |
VL Baden-Württemberg
• Tournament operation |
VL Bavaria
Staffel Nord Relay South |
The German rugby competitions
Championship finals
The two best teams of the two seasons of the 1st Bundesliga (north and south) qualify for the championship finals. Whereby place 1 (south) at home against place 2 (north) and place 1 (north) at home against place 2 (south). The two winners then carry out the championship.
DRV Cup
League Cup
The cup competitions DRV-Pokal and Liga-Pokal are directly related.
German teams in international competitions
North Sea Cup
The North Sea Cup is an annual rugby union competition for club teams from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands that has been held since 2011.
European Cup
Since the early 1960s, the FIRA has been organizing European Cup competitions with interruptions, in which German teams also took part. In addition, a European Clubs Cup was played for the first time in 2005. First there is a preliminary round with regional groups, the winners of which play a final round - everyone against everyone. Today there are no longer any German clubs represented here.
Rugby in the GDR
In the fall of 1950, the Rugby Committee was founded in the German Football Association of the GDR, which became independent on April 20, 1958 as the German Rugby Sports Association of the GDR (DRSV). In 1954 the provisional and in 1956 the final admission of the technical committee into the European association FIRA. After reunification, the DRSV dissolved on December 7, 1990 in Werder (Havel) .
International matches of the GDR
For their first international match, the GDR team played against Romania in Bucharest in 1951, a year before the team from the West German DRV. The games mostly took place against the teams of Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. Comparisons with Western opponents were the exception. The GDR never took part in the FIRA European Championship.
GDR championship
In the GDR, the clubs playing rugby, company sports associations and other sports associations were concentrated in Berlin, the Brandenburg region and Leipzig. The dominant club was BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf , which alone was able to celebrate 27 championships. Other established teams were the BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig , the HSG DHfK Leipzig , the BSG Post Berlin , the BSG Empor Velten , the ASK Vorwärts Berlin , the SG Dynamo Potsdam , the BSG Stahl Brandenburg , the BSG Grün-Weiß Birkenwerder, the BSG Stahl Leegebruch , the BSG locomotive Oranienburg and others.
| 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) |
Cup of the German Rugby Sports Association
The record cup winner was also BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf with at least 13 successes. In addition to the Hennigsdorf team, only three other teams were able to celebrate cup wins. 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.
Women rugby
As early as 1987, women's rugby was seriously practiced in a good 20 countries around the world, including Germany. This led to the introduction of the German championship in 1988.
Internationally, an unofficial Rugby World Cup Festival for Women took place in New Zealand in 1990, with the USA and Japan among others, followed by a World Cup in Wales in 1991 and Scotland in 1994 . This was upgraded to the IRB Women's World Cup in 1998, in which the DRV fifteen also took part.
In Europe there has been a Five Nations tournament since 1999 and a Six Nations tournament from 2001, which is closed to German players (like its counterpart for men). However, you can take part in the European Championship, which has been held annually since 1995.
Women's national team
The DRV women's national team was established in 1989. In the same year, on October 14th, she played her first international match in Berlin and lost 8-0 to Sweden. In contrast to the men, the women's fifteen was allowed to take part in a world championship just nine years after it was founded: in May 1998 in Amsterdam. After playing against England in August in Hürth and against Ireland in November in Hamburg, she played in the Netherlands against New Zealand, Wales, Italy, Sweden and the hosts. Within two years, the women were able to demonstrate their skills against four “rugby great powers” against which the German men have never been allowed to compete in more than 70 years. Unfortunately, the defeats were correspondingly high: 0:84 against England, a very respectable 6:32 against Ireland, 6: 134 against New Zealand and 12:55 against Wales.
At the 2nd Women's World Cup in Barcelona in May 2002, the German women were again defeated in all four games: in the preliminary round 0: 117 against New Zealand and 0:77 against Wales (for third place in the group), in the second round 0:18 against Ireland , and in the game for 15/16 place against the Netherlands with 19:20.
FIRA European Championships: Here the German women competed at the 2nd European Championship in Madrid in 1996 and at the 3rd European Championship in Nice in 1997, and each came in last (5th and 8th place). They were only qualified again for the 7th European Championship in 2002 in Treviso, Italy, and achieved third place with a total of only 4 participants. At the beginning of May 2004 they took part in the B tournament, which took place together with the 8th European Championship in southern France. Here four teams played each against each other. The German fifteen won high against Norway (67: 0) and Denmark (42: 0), but lost the last game with 0:30 against the Netherlands and finished the competition in second place.
Recent developments: At the European Championship finals in April 2005 in Hamburg, the DRV selection lost the semi-finals on April 7 against Italy with 0:52 and the game for third place two days later against Sweden with 5:17. Then the women's national team of fifteen was dissolved - for cost reasons, it was initially said.
In the autumn of 2006, the rebuilding of the team began. From April 10th to 15th, 2007 it took part in the B-European Championship in Belgium. In group 2 it lost to France's student team known as France U with 14:19 and then won confidently against Norway (48: 0) and Finland (32: 0), so that it was second in group against the second in group 1 3rd place played: This match against Romania was won 15: 0.
The longer-term goal is to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
Championship of women
In 1988 a championship for women was introduced, which was initially held in the form of tournaments or a series of tournaments. As of the 1992/93 season (?) There was a Bundesliga like the men's. It played as a one-piece league last with 4 clubs (2001/02), then with 5 (2001/02), again with 4 (2002/03 and 2003/04). Since 2004/05 there have been 6 teams. In the 2006/07 season the number fell back to 5.
The Bundesliga is to be restructured by the start of the 2008/09 season at the latest: The aim is to have two regional relays, initially each with 4 or 5 clubs, which will play their games between September and March. In the months of April to June, the two best teams of the two seasons are to play a deciding round in the first and second legs. Then the first and second of the decision-making round will contest the final of the German championship (if possible in connection with the final of the German men's championship). This is what the Presidium of the German Rugby Association intends to do ( work plan for promoting women's rugby in the DRV ).
Women's Cup
The DRV Cup for women was (allegedly) played from 1990 to 1999 - also under the name Women's Cup. However, for the years up to 1997 no data is available on participating clubs and winners. Only the winners of the last two years are known.
From 2008/09, the third to fifth of the two Bundesliga seasons to be formed by then are to be held in a simple round of the German Cup championship from April to June. The final of the two winners should, if possible, be played in conjunction with the German men's cup final.
Youth and school rugby
In 1968 the German Rugby Youth (DRJ) was founded as a youth organization of the DRV, which looks after the youth competitions and the national team of the U16 and U18.
Rugby is increasingly being played in German schools. The German Rugby Youth (DRJ) as the responsible body, tries to improve this constantly. To this end, a German school championship is held annually, which is very popular. There has also been a school rugby commission since 2011. It has the task of continuously developing the school rugby.
See also
literature
- Tony Collins: The Oval World - A Global History of Rugby , 2nd ed., London 2016, ISBN 978-1-4088-3157-1 (English)
- Dieter Kuhn u. Marcus Rosenstein: Rugby - Fight in Alley and Scrum , 3rd edition, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-87892-060-1 .
- Stefan Bölle: Representation of the sport game rugby - origin, style of play and rules , Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-656-27930-3 .
- Björn Hochmann: Does rugby have a violence preventive effect? , Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-656-82440-4 .
- Thomas Stokes: Rugby in school - a series of lessons with special consideration of the promotion of playing ability and social skills , Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-640-52518-8 .
- Günter Berends u. Fabian Saak: Rugby in the school , Schorndorf 2008, ISBN 978-3-7780-0221-6 .
- Huw Richards: A Game for Hooligans - The History of Rugby Union , Edinburgh 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-255-5 (English)
- Björn Hochmann u. Jennifer Schridde: Rugby goes to school - A critical examination of the project of the Lower Saxony Rugby Association , Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-640-26408-7 .
- Robert Zech: Rugby under class-specific points of view , Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-640-07557-7 .
- Dieter Kuhn u. Peter Ianusevici: Rugby - frame training concept for children and young people in competitive sports , Wiebelsheim 2002, ISBN 978-3-7853-1650-4 .
- Claus-Peter Bach: Rugby - The official rules , Munich 1997, ISBN 978-3-8068-1216-9 .
- Claus-Peter Bach: Rugby made clear , Munich 1992, ISBN 978-3-7679-0388-3 .
- Heinz Müller: Rugby in the school , Schorndorf 1980, without ISBN.
- Karl Lachat: Modern Rugby School , Dossenheim 1968, without ISBN.
- Hubert Herrman: The rugby game, its origin and historical development in Germany , Cologne 1955, without ISBN.
- Hans-Peter Hock: The Dresden Football Club and the beginnings of football in Europe , Arete Verlag, Hildesheim 2016, ISBN 978-3942468695 .
Web links
- TotalRugby.de - Portal about rugby in Germany and the world with articles, game overviews, live tickers and a forum.
- RugbyWeb.de - online service for complete league operations in Germany and a detailed list of clubs
- History of the DRV ( Memento from October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - Homepage of the German Rugby Association
Individual evidence
- ^ Philipp Heineken: Memories of the Cannstatter Soccer Club. Verlag Hermann Meister, Heidelberg 1930. p. 10.
- ^ "Hans-Peter Hock: The Dresden Football Club and the beginnings of football in Europe . Arete Verlag, Hildesheim 2016, page 22.
- ↑ League reform is coming. In: TotalRugby.de . July 16, 2012, accessed January 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Rugby: Discussion about a large performance gap: RKH defends the league reform. In: Offenbach-Post online . April 20, 2013, accessed January 25, 2014 .
- ^ The Federal Archives . Accessed June 10, 2014.
- ^ Rugby - GDR championships . Accessed December 29, 2014.