Women's Rugby Bundesliga

The Association of German Women Rugby ( DRF) is since 2003 the representation of women rugby clubs in Germany within the German Rugby Federation ( DRV). Prior to the affairs of women rugby were exclusively regulated by the DRV as an umbrella organization. Since the emergence of the DRF, the woman rugby has evolved and it is now playing a lot more clubs in a regular league play, currently in a two-pronged ( North / South) Premier League for 15s rugby, a ( currently suspended ) Second Bundesliga for 10 Rugby and 4 regional leagues for 7- rugby. The women play by the rugby union rules internationally recognized, as well as the men.

Internationals

The women's team of the DRV was erected in 1989. She performed in the same year on 14 October in Berlin for the first international match and lost 0:8 against Sweden. Unlike the men, the women - Fifteen was allowed to participate in nearly nine years after its founding at a World Championship: in May 1998 in Amsterdam. After she had begun as early as 1997 in August in Hürth against England and in November in Hamburg against Ireland, they played in the Netherlands against New Zealand, Wales, Italy, Sweden and the hosts. Within two years, the women were so against four "Rugby Great Powers " put their skills to the test against which the German men were never allowed to compete in more than 70 years. The defeats were correspondingly high from: 0:84 against England, quite a respectable 6:32 against Ireland against New Zealand 6:134 and 12:55 against Wales.

In the second Women's World Cup in May 2002 in Barcelona, ​​the German women were subject again in all four games: in the first round against New Zealand 0:117 and 0:77 against Wales ( to group number 3 ) in the second round 0:18 against Ireland, and place match 15/16 narrowly with 19:20 against the Netherlands.

Recent development: In the European Championship finals in April 2005 in Hamburg DRV selection lost the semi-final against Italy on April 7 with 0:52 and the 3rd place match two days later against Sweden with 5:17. After the fifteen - national team of women was officially disbanded for financial reasons.

Even before the German Rugby Tags 2006 ( General Assembly of the DRV), this decision was partly revised and laid with the development plan for the German woman rugby the foundation for a rebuild.

From 10 to 15 April 2007, the national XVer participated in the B- European Championship in Belgium in part, the VIIer team at the European Championships in Croatia from 24 to 28 May 2007.

Currently suspended the national team.

Championship

1988, a championship for women was introduced, which was first played in the form of tournaments or tournament series. Since the season 1992/93 (?) There is a Bundesliga as for men. She played as a one-piece League with four clubs ( 2001/ 02 ), then with five ( 2001/ 02), again with four ( 2002/ 03 and 2003/ 04), with six ( 2004/ 05). In the season 2006/ 07 the number fell back to five.

The Bundesliga is to be restructured latest at the beginning of the 2008 /09 target are two regional scales with first four or five clubs that deliver their games in the months of September to March. In the months of April to June, the best two teams in the two seasons are to carry a round decision, in home and away matches. Then deny the first and second round of the decision the final of the German Cup (possibly in conjunction with the final of the German men's championship).

Ten Bundesliga

The 2nd Bundesliga is played in the tens Rugby, has been around since the 2005/ 06 season. Per match, the teams usually have two games. The top two teams move into the final of one of the German Championship of the 2nd Bundesliga, in which the first-placed team has home advantage.

In the season 2010/2011 the 2nd Bundesliga was suspended.

Sevens Championship

In 2000, a German Championship in sevens rugby was introduced for women.

Since 2007, there are two championships in 7- Rugby ladies. Since the regional leagues of the ladies in the sevens mode are played, the previous final tournament of the Regional counted as German championship in 7 series of the ladies. Will be wearing this tournament each of the top three teams from the four regional leagues. After protests from Germania List in 2006 an open German Championship Rugby 7 Series was introduced in addition. The participating teams there must not have participated in a Regional in the previous season.

Thus 2007 found two " German Championships " in the 7- Rugby Women: first a German championship of the regional leagues that on June 9 in Hannover ( FC Schwalbe ) took place ( winners: Heidelberger RK) and second the "Open " German Championship, which was held (SC New Home ) in Heidelberg on July 7 ( winners: SC New Home ).

Cup

The DRV Cup for women was ( allegedly) from 1990 to 1999 played - under the name "Women's Cup". However, no data on the participating teams and winners are available for the years up to 1997, but only the winners of the last two years known.

From 2008 /09 to the Fifth to the two previously to forming Bundesliga seasons unsubscribe in the months from April to June in a simple round of the German Cup Championship, the third party. The final of the top two finishers to be discharged as possible in conjunction with the German cup final of the men. ( Work plan for the promotion of women's rugby in the DRV).