# List of rugby union clubs in Germany

This is a List of rugby union clubs in Germany. It lists all rugby union clubs in Germany registered with the German Rugby Federation, the DRV, or taking part in the German league system. As of April 2010, the International Rugby Board lists the number of clubs in Germany at 110.
Some of the clubs competing in the German league system are clubs of the US and British armed forces in Germany and therefore not necessarily members of the DRV. Examples of US Army rugby clubs in Germany are the teams in Illesheim, Ramstein and Vilseck, while other clubs, like in the RC Kaiserslautern, recruit some of their players from the US forces but have German players as well. Up to 32 US forces teams had been playing in Southern Germany at its peak, based in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, being organised in the "United States Forces Europe Rugby Union" (USFERU). Most disappeared with the withdrawal of US forces from Germany at the end of the Cold War. A number of clubs remained but have since dropped out of the German league system, like the Bamberg RFC, Darmstadt 233rd BSB RFC, Hanau Hornets, Schweinfurt RFC, Spangdahlem RFC and Würzburg RFC, while a few, like the Ramstein Rogues RFC, Illesheim RFC and Baumholder RFC still compete in 2009–10.
The RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos and the Elmpt Falcons are rugby teams of the British Army in Germany and still active.
The oldest rugby union club in Germany is the DSV 78 Hannover, formed in 1878 as DFV Hannover, in a time when a differencation between rugby and football was not yet made in Germany. While there is older clubs in Germany then DSV 78, like the Heidelberger TV which was formed in 1846, their rugby departments were established after DSV's.

## Clubs by state

The German rugby clubs, listed by federal state, with the league their first men's and women's teams play in 2009–10, in as far as the clubs field a senior side at all:

### Baden-Württemberg

Rugby clubs in the state of Baden-Württemberg:
| Club | City | 2015–16* | 2015–16* | 2015–16* | 2015–16* | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Freiburger RC | Freiburg | RLBW | III | — | — | | |
| TSV Handschuhsheim | Heidelberg | BL | I | — | — | | |
| RG Heidelberg | Heidelberg | BL | I | — | — | | |
| RG Heidelberg II | Heidelberg | RLBW | III | — | — | | |
| Heidelberger RK | Heidelberg | BL | I | WBL | I | | |
| Heidelberger RK II | Heidelberg | RLBW | III | | | | |
| Heidelberger TV | Heidelberg | RLBW | III | — | — | | |
| SC Neuenheim | Heidelberg | BL | I | WBL | I | | |
| TB Rohrbach | Heidelberg | RLRP | III | — | — | | |
| TSG Heilbronn | Heilbronn | RLBW | III | — | — | | |
| Karlsruher SV Rugby | Karlsruhe | RLBW | III | — | — | | |
| RC Konstanz | Konstanz | RLBW | III | — | — | | |
| TV Pforzheim | Pforzheim | BL | I | — | — | | |
| TSB Ravensburg Ravens | Ravensburg | — | — | — | — | | |
| RC Rottweil | Rottweil | RLBW | III | WRLS | III | | |
| Stuttgarter RC | Stuttgart | 2BLS/W | II | WBL | I | | |
| VfB Schwarz-Rot Ulm | Ulm | RLB | III | — | — | | |
(* pending updates)

### Bavaria

Rugby clubs in the state of Bavaria:
| Club | City | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Augsburg RFC | Augsburg | RLB | III | — | — | | |
| RFC Bad Reichenhall | Bad Reichenhall | RLB | III | — | — | | |
| RC Bayreuth | Bayreuth | VLB | IV | — | — | | |
| RC Fürstenfeldbruck | Fürstenfeldbruck | — | — | — | — | | |
| VfB Hafenlohr | Hafenlohr | VLB | IV | — | — | | |
| Illesheim RFC | Illesheim | VLB | IV | — | — | | |
| TV Memmingen | Memmingen | VLB | IV | — | — | | |
| TV 1861 Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | RLB | III | — | — | | |
| München RFC | Munich | 2BLS/W | II | W2BL | II | | |
| StuSta München | Munich | 2BLS/W | II | WRLS | II | | |
| RC Unterföhring | Munich (district) | 2BLS/W | II | WRLS | II | | |
| TSV 1846 Nürnberg | Nuremberg | RLB | III | — | — | | |
| RC Regensburg 2000 | Regensburg | RLB | III | — | — | | |
| 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | Schweinfurt | VLB | IV | — | — | | |

### Berlin

Rugby clubs in the state of Berlin:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Berliner RC | Berlin | BL | I | — | — | | |
| RK 03 Berlin | Berlin | BL | I | W2BL | II | | |
| Berliner SC | Berlin | RLEB | IV | — | — | | |
| SC Berlin | Berlin | — | — | W2BL | II | | |
| Berliner SV 92 Rugby | Berlin | RLEA | III | WRLE | III | | |
| SC Siemensstadt | Berlin | RLEA | III | — | — | | |
| Berlin Irish RFC | Berlin | RLEA | III | WRLE | III | | |
| Berlin Bruisers | Berlin | RLEA | III | — | — | | |
| Berlin Grizzlies | Berlin | BL | I | — | — | | |

### Brandenburg

Rugby clubs in the state of Brandenburg:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Stahl Brandenburg Rugby | Brandenburg an der Havel | RLEA | III | — | — | | |
| Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby | Hennigsdorf | RLEB | IV | — | — | | |
| RU Hohen Neuendorf | Hohen Neuendorf | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| USV Potsdam Rugby | Potsdam | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| RC Trebbin | Trebbin | ? | ? | — | — | | |
| Veltener RC Empor | Velten | RLEA | III | — | — | | |

### Bremen

Rugby clubs in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Bremen 1860 | Bremen | RLN | III | — | — | | |
| Union 60 Bremen | Bremen | RLN | III | WRLN | III | | |

### Hamburg

Rugby clubs in the state of Hamburg:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Hamburg Exiles RFC | Hamburg | RLN | III | — | — | | |
| Hamburger RC | Hamburg | 1BL N/E | II | — | — | | |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburg | VLN | IV | — | — | | |
| FC St Pauli Rugby | Hamburg | 1BL N/E | II | WBL | I | | |

### Hesse

Rugby clubs in the state of Hesse:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| CRC Babenhausen | Babenhausen | RLH | III | — | — | | |
| TG 75 Darmstadt | Darmstadt | RLH | III | — | — | | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby | Frankfurt am Main | RLH | III | WRLW | III | | |
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | BL | I | — | — | | |
| URC Gießen 01 | Gießen | RLH | III | — | — | | |
| RK Heusenstamm | Heusenstamm | BL | I | WRLW | III | | |
| RU Marburg | Marburg | RLH | III | WRLW | III | | |
| TGS 1897 Hausen | Obertshausen | — | — | — | — | | |
| BSC Offenbach | Offenbach am Main | RLH | III | — | — | | |

### Lower Saxony

Rugby clubs in the state of Lower Saxony:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Welfen SC Braunschweig | Braunschweig | RLN | III | — | — | | |
| RSV Göttingen | Göttingen | RLLS | III | — | — | | |
| VfR Döhren | Hanover | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| DRC Hannover | Hanover | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| DSV 78 Hannover | Hanover | BL | I | — | — | | |
| SV Odin Hannover | Hanover | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| NTV 09 Hannover | Hanover | — | — | — | — | | |
| SC Linden | Hanover | — | — | — | — | | |
| FV 1897 Linden | Hanover | — | — | — | — | | |
| TSV Victoria Linden | Hanover | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| SC Germania List | Hanover | 2BLN/E | II | WBL | I | | |
| SV 08 Ricklingen | Hanover | RLLS | III | — | — | | |
| TSV Karlshöfen | Karlshöfen | — | — | WRLN | III | | |
| TKW Nienburg | Nienburg | — | — | — | — | | |
| FC Rastede | Rastede | RLLS | III | — | — | | |
| VfL Jesteburg | Jesteburg | RLN | III | — | — | | |
| SC Varel | Varel | VLN | IV | — | — | | |

### Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Rugby clubs in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| SV Dynamo Rostock | Rostock | VLN | IV | — | — | | |

### North Rhine-Westphalia

Rugby clubs in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| RC Aachen | Aachen | 2BLW | II | WRLW | III | | |
| RC Bielefeld | Bielefeld | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| TV Phönix Bocholt | Bocholt | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| RC Bonn-Rhein-Sieg | Bonn | RLNW | III | — | — | | |
| Brühler TV | Brühl | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| RFC Dortmund | Dortmund | VLNW | IV | WRLW | III | | |
| TV Aldenrade 07 | Duisburg | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| TuS 95 Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | 2BLW | II | — | — | | |
| Elmpt Falcons | Elmpt | RLNW | III | — | — | | |
| Grashof RC Essen | Essen | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| RC Hürth | Hürth | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| ASV Köln Rugby | Cologne | 2BLW | II | W2BL | II | | |
| RC Krefeld Bradbury Barbarians | Krefeld | — | — | — | — | | |
| TV Lemgo Lippe Lions | Lemgo | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| Cherusker RC Lothe | Lothe | VLNW | IV | — | — | | |
| RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos | Mönchengladbach | RLNW | III | — | — | | |
| RT Münster | Münster | 2BLW | II | — | — | | |
| WMTV Solingen | Solingen | RLNW | III | — | — | | |
| Wiedenbrücker TV | Rheda-Wiedenbrück | RLNW | III | W2BL | II | | |

### Rhineland-Palatinate

Rugby clubs in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate:
| Club | City | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| RC Mainz | Mainz | RLH | II | Flying Wombats | — | | |
| Ramstein Rogues RF | Ramstein | RLRP | III | — | — | | |
| FSV Trier-Tarforst | Trier | RLRP | III | WRLW | III | | |
| RC Worms | Worms | RLRP | III | — | — | | |
| Bad Ems Rugby | Bad Ems | RLRP | | | | | |

### Saarland

Rugby clubs in the state of Saarland:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| Stade Sarrois Rugby | Saarbrücken | RLRP | III | — | — | | |

### Saxony

Rugby clubs in the state of Saxony:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| SV Stahl Brandis | Brandis | E7 | — | — | — | | |
| Tower Rugby Chemnitz | Chemnitz | E7 | — | — | — | | |
| RV Dresden | Dresden | RLEB | IV | WRLE | III | | |
| ATSV Freiberg | Freiberg | E7 | — | — | — | | |
| Eastern Province RC Gera | Gera | E7 | — | — | — | | |
| SV Horken Kittlitz | Kittlitz | E7 | — | — | — | | |
| RC Leipzig | Leipzig | RLEB | IV | WRLE | III | | |
| ESV Lokomotive Riesa | Riesa | — | — | — | — | | |
| HSG Turbine Zittau | Zittau | — | — | — | — | | |

### Saxony-Anhalt

Rugby clubs in the state of Saxony-Anhalt:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| USV Halle | Halle | E7 | — | — | — | | |
| WG Magdeburg | Magdeburg | E7 | — | — | — | | |

### Schleswig-Holstein

Rugby clubs in the state of Schleswig-Holstein:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| FT Adler Kiel Rugby | Kiel | 2BLN/E | II | — | — | | |
| VfL Geesthacht Harlekins | Geesthacht | RLN | III | — | — | | |

### Thuringia

Rugby clubs in the state of Thuringia:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| SSV Erfurt-Nord | Erfurt | E7 | — | W2BL | — | | |
| USV Jena | Jena | RLEB | IV | W2BL | — | | |

## Foreign clubs

In the 2009–10 season, two clubs from outside the borders of Germany take part in German league competitions, one from Luxembourg and one from Austria:
| Club | City | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Source | Source |
| | | Men | Tier | Women | Tier | Ref | Link |
| WRC Innsbruck | Innsbruck | — | — | WRLS | III | | |
| RC Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2BLS/W | II | — | — | | |

## Defunct clubs & teams
### Germany

The following clubs have ceased to exist or stopped operating a rugby department:
| Club | City | Fate |
| BFC Frankfurt 1885 | Berlin | club switched codes from rugby to football, now defunct |
| SG Ordnungspolizei Berlin | Berlin | |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | Berlin | rugby department left club in 1936 to join Berliner SV and form Berliner SV 92 Rugby |
| SV Polizei Hamburg | Hamburg | rugby department defunct |
| SC Elite Hannover | Hanover | rugby department defunct since the 1970s |
| FC 1897 Hannover | Hanover | |
| Hawa-Alexandria Hannover | Hanover | club defunct since 1931 |
| VfV Hannover | Hanover | rugby department defunct since 1963, when the department joined NTV 09 Hannover |
| FV Stuttgart | Stuttgart | club switched codes from rugby to football, merged to form VfB Stuttgart |

### East Germany

The following clubs existed in the former country of East Germany. Some of them have ceased to exist or to operate a rugby department while others have changed their name:
| Club | City | Fate |
| BSG Lok Berlin | Berlin | rugby department defunct, club now ESV Lok Berlin-Schöneweide |
| BSG Post Berlin | Berlin | rugby department now RK 03 Berlin |
| ASK Vorwärts Berlin | Berlin | rugby department defunct |
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg | Brandenburg | now Stahl Brandenburg Rugby |
| SG Dynamo Dresden | Dresden | rugby department defunct |
| BSG Lok Falkensee | Falkensee | |
| Ingenieurschule Hennigsdorf | Hennigsdorf | club defunct |
| BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | Hennigsdorf | now Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby |
| BSG Stahl Leegebruch | Leegebruch | club defunct |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | Leipzig | rugby department now part of RC Leipzig |
| BSG Gastronom Leipzig | Leipzig | rugby department now part of RC Leipzig |
| BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig | Leipzig | rugby department now part of RC Leipzig |
| SG Dynamo Potsdam | Potsdam | club defunct |
| RG 88 Potsdam | Potsdam | now USV Potsdam Rugby |
| Empor Velten | Velten | now Veltener RC |