# 2022–23 Rugby-Bundesliga

The 2022–23 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 52nd edition of this competition and the 103rd edition of the German rugby union championship.
SC 1880 Frankfurt were the defending champions.

## Teams

A total of sixteen teams participated in the 2022–23 edition of the Rugby-Bundesliga.

### Team changes

| Promoted from 2021–22 2. Rugby-Bundesliga | Relegated from 2021–22 Rugby-Bundesliga |
| München RFC OSC Rosenhöhe FC St. Pauli Victoria Linden | VfR Döhren RC Luxemburg SG Pforzheim |

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | City | Coach | Stadium |
| North-East |
| Berlin 03 | Berlin | Christian Lill | Stadion Buschallee |
| Berliner RC | Berlin | Uwe Maaser | Sportanlage Jungfernheide |
| Germania List | Hannover | Fabian Hagedorn | Sportplatz Schneckenburgerstrasse |
| Hamburger RC | Hamburg | Jackson Auswärts | Rugbyanlage Saarlandstraße |
| Hannover 78 | Hanover | Raphael Pyrasch | Sportleistungszentrum |
| RC Leipzig | Leipzig | Andreas Kuntze | Sportplatzanlage Stahmeln |
| FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Paul McGuigan | Rugbyanlage Saarlandstraße |
| Victoria Linden | Hannover | Jörg Schmer | Sportplatz Fösseweg |
| South-West |
| 1880 Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Byron Schmidt | Sportanlage Feldgerichtstrasse |
| TSV Handschuhsheim | Heidelberg | Tony Miskella | Sportanlage Eichwaldweg |
| RG Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Mustafa Güngör | Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark |
| Heidelberger RK | Heidelberg | Alex Wiedemann | Sportzentrum Süd |
| RK Heusenstamm | Heusenstamm | Mikey Ferraris | Sportzentrum Martinsee |
| München RFC | Munich | Umberto Re | Bezirkssportanlage |
| SC Neuenheim | Heidelberg | Curtis Bradford | Museumsplatz Tiergartenstraße |
| OSC Rosenhöhe | Offenbach am Main | Frans Schalk Jooste | Sportanlage Eichwaldweg |

## Regular season
### North-East
#### Table

| | Club | Played | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Qualification/Relegation |
| 1 | Hannover 78 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 527 | 190 | 337 | 0 | 61 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 2 | Berliner RC | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 526 | 119 | 407 | 0 | 59 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 3 | RC Leipzig | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 403 | 312 | 91 | 0 | 41 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 4 | Germania List | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 357 | 356 | 1 | 0 | 36 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 5 | Hamburger RC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 265 | 366 | -101 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | Berlin 03 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 203 | 504 | -301 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Victoria Linden | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 280 | 456 | -176 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | FC St. Pauli (O) | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 222 | 480 | -258 | 0 | 18 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Number of wins; 3) Point difference. (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner(s); (R) Relegated

#### Results

| Home \ Away | BER | BRC | GER | HRC | HAN | LEI | STP | VIC |
| Berlin 03 | — | 0–50 | 5–45 | 18–17 | 7–41 | 28–31 | 25–12 | 24–10 |
| Berliner RC | 31–0 | — | 40–0 | 64–0 | 18–19 | 19–7 | 66–0 | 37–15 |
| Germania List | 29–19 | 15–17 | — | 28–3 | 10–69 | 30–38 | 64–14 | 15–30 |
| Hamburger RC | 40–13 | 13–36 | 15–16 | — | 11–10 | 24–47 | 24–28 | 33–15 |
| Hannover 78 | 71–24 | 31–23 | 13–12 | 28–3 | — | 23–6 | 52–5 | 59–14 |
| RC Leipzig | 59–10 | 9–32 | 66–5 | 29–3 | 21–29 | — | 31–15 | 0–50 |
| FC St. Pauli | 19–24 | 5–32 | 17–36 | 24–39 | 31–37 | 17–10 | — | 8–19 |
| Victoria Linden | 49–6 | 5–61 | 10–52 | 10–40 | 5–45 | 27–49 | 21–27 | — |

### South-West
#### Table

| | Club | Played | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Points | Qualification/Relegation |
| 1 | 1880 Frankfurt (C) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 655 | 175 | 480 | 0 | 63 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 2 | SC Neuenheim | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 630 | 160 | 470 | 0 | 59 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 3 | TSV Handschuhsheim | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 697 | 191 | 506 | 0 | 49 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 4 | OSC Rosenhöhe | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 258 | 398 | -140 | 0 | 26 | Qualification for Play-off stage |
| 5 | RG Heidelberg | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 318 | 534 | -216 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | München RFC | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 325 | 641 | -316 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | RK Heusenstamm (O) | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 232 | 555 | -323 | 0 | 21 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Heidelberger RK (R) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 215 | 676 | -461 | 0 | 2 | Relegation to 2. Rugby-Bundesliga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Number of wins; 3) Point difference. (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner(s); (R) Relegated

#### Results

| Home \ Away | FRA | HAN | HEI | HRK | HEU | MÜN | NEU | OSC |
| 1880 Frankfurt | — | 43–28 | 73–7 | 43–15 | 52–3 | 92–0 | 25–15 | 29–16 |
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 0–12 | — | 58–10 | 46–10 | 139–3 | 56–15 | 7–24 | 56–3 |
| RG Heidelberg | 13–56 | 7–82 | — | 38–17 | 24–5 | 39–34 | 13–29 | 25–30 |
| Heidelberger RK | 7–94 | 0–71 | 26–61 | — | 23–36 | 15–41 | 7–64 | 18–22 |
| RK Heusenstamm | 13–22 | 10–24 | 20–20 | 38–14 | — | 53–14 | 3–52 | 11–10 |
| München RFC | 25–60 | 13–82 | 48–32 | 30–28 | 39–17 | — | 26–32 | 24–24 |
| SC Neuenheim | 19–19 | 27–14 | 46–15 | 57–17 | 95–0 | 72–0 | — | 46–14 |
| OSC Rosenhöhe | 14–35 | 14–34 | 10–14 | 35–18 | 27–20 | 39–16 | 0–52 | — |

## Play-off stage
### Championship

| Quarter final | Quarter final | Quarter final | Semi final | Semi final | Semi final | Final | Final | Final |
| DSV 78 Hannover | DSV 78 Hannover | 18 | | | | | | |
| OSC Rosenhöhe | OSC Rosenhöhe | 15 | | | | | | |
| OSC Rosenhöhe | OSC Rosenhöhe | 15 | DSV 78 Hannover | DSV 78 Hannover | 16 | | | |
| | | | SC Neuenheim | SC Neuenheim | 19 | | | |
| SC Neuenheim | SC Neuenheim | 72 | SC Neuenheim | SC Neuenheim | 19 | | | |
| RC Leipzig | RC Leipzig | 11 | | | | | | |
| RC Leipzig | RC Leipzig | 11 | | | | SC Neuenheim | SC Neuenheim | 16 |
| | | | | | | SC 1880 Frankfurt | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 30 |
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | SC 1880 Frankfurt | | | | | | | | SC 1880 Frankfurt | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 30 |
| Germania List | Germania List | | | | | | | |
| Germania List | Germania List | | SC 1880 Frankfurt | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 48 | | | |
| | | | TSV Handschuhsheim | TSV Handschuhsheim | 8 | | | |
| Berliner Rugby Club | Berliner Rugby Club | 24 | TSV Handschuhsheim | TSV Handschuhsheim | 8 | | | |
| TSV Handschuhsheim | TSV Handschuhsheim | 29 | | | | | | |

## Promotion-Relegation round
### Promotion round
#### Semi final

* 3 June 2023
| ASV Köln Rugby | 52–5 | RC Unterföhring |
* 3 June 2023
| RC Rottweil | 17-30 | RC Luxembourg |

#### Final

* 17 June 2023
| ASV Köln Rugby | 16-15 | RC Luxembourg |

### Relegation round

* 1 July 2023
| RC Luxembourg | 0-15 | RK Heusenstamm |
* 1 July 2023
| RU Hohen Neuendorf | 12-45 | FC St. Pauli Rugby |