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| Union | Deutscher Rugby-Verband | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | German National Team | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Claus-Peter Bach | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Template:Country data Germany Rudolf Finsterer | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Colin Grzanna | |||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Ru-rt 30 - 5 Template:Country data GER (17 April, 1927) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Largest win | ||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Ru-rt 0 - 108 Template:Country data GER (12 November, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Template:Ru-rt 89 - 6 Template:Country data GER (16 April, 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||
The Germany national rugby union team is a third-tier rugby union-playing nation of Germany. They first played in 1927 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Germany is administered by the Deutscher Rugby-Verband.
Record of international matches[]
| Country | First Match | Overall | Won | Tie | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of France France | 1927 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Template:Country data Spain | 1929 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Czechoslovakia | 1931 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Netherlands | 1933 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Flag of Italy Italy | 1936 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Country data Romania | 1936 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Belgium | 1937 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall record until 1940 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
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| Country | First Match | Overall | Won | Tie | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Country data Belgium | 1952 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Flag of Italy Italy | 1952 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Template:Country data Spain | 1952 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Flag of France France A/B | 1954 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Template:Country data Czechoslovakia | 1957 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Template:Country data Romania | 1958 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Template:Country data Netherlands | 1958 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 11 |
| Template:Country data Poland | 1958 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Template:Country data Yugoslavia | 1974 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Portugal | 1974 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Template:Country data Morocco | 1975 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Template:Country data Sweden | 1977 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Country data Soviet Union | 1977 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Template:Country data Switzerland | 1978 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Tunisia | 1981 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Country data Denmark | 1985 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Flag of Samoa Western Samoa | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Country data Bulgaria | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Namibia | 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Flag of Russia Russia | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Country data Latvia | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Lithuania | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Czech Republic | 1994 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Country data GEO | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Country data Andorra | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Country data Luxembourg | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall record 1952–1999 | 195 | 81 | 7 | 107 |
| Selection | Years | Overall | Won | Tie | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army of the Rhine | 1952-1983 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| File:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force Germany | 1955-1982 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 |
| File:Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British Forces Germany | 1995-1999 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Overall Record 1952–1999 | 64 | 29 | 8 | 27 |
See also[]
- Template:En icon Rugby union in Germany
- Template:De icon Rugby in Germany
External links[]
- Template:De icon Deutscher Rugby-Verband - Official Site
National rugby union teams | |
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| First tier | Argentina · Australia · England · France · Ireland · Italy · New Zealand · Scotland · South Africa · Wales |
| Second tier | Canada · Fiji · Japan · Romania · Samoa · Tonga · United States |
| Third tier with World Cup experience | Côte d'Ivoire · Georgia · Namibia · Portugal · Spain · Uruguay · Zimbabwe |
| Third tier without World Cup experience | Algeria · American Samoa · Andorra · Arabian Gulf · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Barbados · Belgium · Benin · Bermuda · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Cayman Islands · Chad · Chile · China · Chinese Taipei · Colombia · Cook Islands · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Denmark · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Estonia · Finland · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Guam · Guatemala · Guyana · Hong Kong · Hungary · India · Indonesia · Iran · Israel · Jamaica · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · South Korea · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Madagascar · Malaysia · Mali · Malta · Martinique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mexico · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Morocco · Netherlands · New Caledonia · Niger · Nigeria · Niue · Norway · Pakistan · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Réunion · Russia · Rwanda · San Marino · Senegal · Serbia · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Sri Lanka · St Lucia · St Vincent and the Grenadines · Swaziland · Sweden · Switzerland · Tahiti · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Uganda · Ukraine · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Zambia |
| Defunct (without World Cup experience) | Catalonia · CIS · Czechoslovakia · East Germany · Soviet Union · Wallis & Futuna · West Germany · Yugoslavia |
| Zero tier newly created teams | Turkey · Turkmenistan |
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