# 2006–07 Rugby-Bundesliga

The 2006-07 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 36th edition of this competition and the 87th edition of the German rugby union championship. The season went from 26 August 2006 to 12 May 2007, ending with the championship final.

## Overview

In the 2006-07 season, eight teams played a home-and-away season with a final between the top two teams at the end, which was won by the RG Heidelberg, earning the club a fourth national championship.
The regular season winner, SC 1880 Frankfurt, lost the final to Heidelberg, which was played in Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt had been newly promoted to the league. It was only the second time in the history of the German championship that no club from Hannover played in the final.
Last placed DSV 78/08 Ricklingen was relegated to the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga while the RK Heusenstamm was promoted as the 2nd Bundesliga champions, having beaten SC Germania List in the final.

## Bundesliga table

| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points |
| 1 | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 648 | 135 | 513 | 39 |
| 2 | RG Heidelberg | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 404 | 199 | 205 | 34 |
| 3 | DRC Hannover | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 308 | 231 | 77 | 32 |
| 4 | SC Neuenheim | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 270 | 200 | 70 | 31 |
| 5 | Berliner Rugby Club | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 302 | 282 | 20 | 26 |
| 6 | TSV Handschuhsheim | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 204 | 278 | -74 | 24 |
| 7 | Heidelberger RK | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 194 | 516 | -322 | 19 |
| 8 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 172 | 661 | -489 | 16 |
* Relegated: DSV 78/08 Ricklingen
* Promoted: RK Heusenstamm

## Bundesliga results
### Results table

| Club | SCF | RGH | DRC | SCN | BRC | TSV | HRK | DSV |
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | — | 30-16 | 38-3 | 41-20 | 50-0 | 36-24 | 50-0 | 109-3 |
| RG Heidelberg | 17-12 | — | 29-18 | 0-0 | 30-22 | 20-3 | 40-5 | 88-0 |
| DRC Hannover | 10-20 | 24-15 | — | 18-13 | 17-23 | 28-19 | 33-8 | 38-0 |
| SC Neuenheim | 12-12 | 16-9 | 20-10 | — | 16-21 | 33-6 | 27-6 | 31-3 |
| Berliner RC | 16-27 | 12-27 | 8-25 | 10-16 | — | 12-11 | 13-13 | 30-11 |
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 11-27 | 10-28 | 19-23 | 17-24 | 9-8 | — | 16-3 | 22-17 |
| Heidelberger RK | 3-101 | 34-36 | 7-34 | 27-10 | 10-74 | 6-22 | — | 45-24 |
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 0-95 | 13-49 | 17-27 | 20-32 | 20-53 | 13-15 | 36-27 | — |

#### Key

| Home win | Draw | Away win | Game not played |

### Round 1

* 2006-08-26 14:30
| DRC Hannover | 10 – 20 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Scharmann
* 2006-08-26 15:00
| Berliner Rugby Club | 12 – 11 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Tietge
* 2006-08-27 16:30
| RG Heidelberg | 40 – 5 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Roberts
* 2006-10-03 15:00
| SC Neuenheim | 31 – 3 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Frederking

### Round 2

* 2006-09-02 14:30
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 20 – 53 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Pangritz
* 2006-09-02 15:00
| SC Neuenheim | 20 – 10 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Tietge
* 2006-09-02 17:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 30 – 16 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Frederking
* 2006-09-03 15:00
| Heidelberger RK | 6 – 22 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Reinecke

### Round 3

* 2006-09-09 14:30
| SC Neuenheim | 16 – 21 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Reinecke
* 2006-09-09 15:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 109 – 3 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Roberts
* 2006-09-09 15:00
| DRC Hannover | 33 – 8 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Scheuerlein
* 2006-09-09 16:30
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 10 – 28 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Blank

### Round 4

* 2006-10-07 15:00
| RG Heidelberg | 30 – 22 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Kirkham
* 2006-10-07 15:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 36 – 24 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Frederking
* 2006-10-08 15:00
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 12 – 27 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Scharmann
* 2006-10-08 15:00
| Heidelberger RK | 27 – 10 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Roberts

### Round 5

* 2006-10-14 15:00
| DRC Hannover | 24 – 15 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Tietge
* 2006-10-14 15:00
| Berliner Rugby Club | 13 – 13 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Scheuerlein
* 2006-10-14 15:00
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 22 – 17 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Roberts
* 2006-10-15 16:30
| SC Neuenheim | 12 – 12 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Lucas

### Round 6

* 2006-10-21 14:30
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 13 – 49 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Ljungdahl
* 2006-10-21 15:00
| Heidelberger RK | 3 – 101 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Blank
* 2006-10-22 14:30
| DRC Hannover | 17 – 23 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Frederking
* 2006-10-22 15:00
| SC Neuenheim | 33 – 6 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Reinecke

### Round 7

* 2006-10-28 15:00
| Berliner Rugby Club | 16 – 27 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Scharmann
* 2006-10-28 16:30
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 19 – 23 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Lucas
* 2006-10-29 14:30
| Heidelberger RK | 45 – 24 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Kirkham
* 2006-10-29 16:30
| RG Heidelberg | 0 – 0 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Roberts

### Round 8

* 2006-11-25 14:30
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 20 – 32 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Reinecke
* 2006-11-25 14:30
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 9 – 8 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Lucas
* 2006-11-25 15:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 38 – 3 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Ljungdahl
* 2006-11-26 15:00
| Heidelberger RK | 34 – 36 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Frederking

### Round 9

* 2007-03-17 15:00
| Berliner Rugby Club | 30 – 11 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Scheuerlein
* 2007-03-17 15:00
| DRC Hannover | 18 – 13 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Mallon
* 2007-03-17 16:30
| RG Heidelberg | 17 – 12 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Blank
* 2007-03-18 16:30
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 16 – 3 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Reinecke

### Round 10

* 2007-03-24 14:30
| Berliner Rugby Club | 10 – 16 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Scharmann
* 2007-03-25 15:00
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 0 – 95 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Ljungdahl
* 2007-04-05 19:00
| RG Heidelberg | 20 – 3 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Blank
* 2007-04-07 15:00
| Heidelberger RK | 7 – 34 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Kirkham

### Round 11

* 2007-03-31 14:30
| Berliner Rugby Club | 12 – 27 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Tietge
* 2007-03-31 15:00
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 11 – 27 | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
* Referee: Frederking
* 2007-04-01 15:00
| SC Neuenheim | 27 – 6 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Kirkham
* 2007-04-25 18:00
| DRC Hannover | 38 – 0 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Ljungdahl

### Round 12

* 2007-04-14 14:30
| Heidelberger RK | 10 – 74 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Frederking
* 2007-04-14 15:00
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 13 – 15 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Scheuerlein
* 2007-04-14 17:30
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 41 – 20 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Tietge
* 2007-04-15 15:00
| RG Heidelberg | 29 – 18 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Roberts

### Round 13

* 2007-05-01 15:00
| DRC Hannover | 28 – 19 | TSV Handschuhsheim |
* Referee: Scharmann
* 2007-05-01 15:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 50 – 0 | Berliner Rugby Club |
* Referee: Arnault
* 2007-05-01 15:00
| DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 36 – 27 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Tietge
* 2007-05-01 17:00
| SC Neuenheim | 16 – 9 | RG Heidelberg |
* Referee: Reinecke

### Round 14

* 2007-05-05 15:00
| RG Heidelberg | 88 – 0 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen |
* Referee: Blank
* 2007-05-05 15:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 50 – 0 | Heidelberger RK |
* Referee: Kirkham
* 2007-05-05 15:00
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 17 – 24 | SC Neuenheim |
* Referee: Ljungdahl
* 2007-05-05 15:00
| Berliner Rugby Club | 8 – 25 | DRC Hannover |
* Referee: Scharmann

## Promotion/relegation play-off
### 2nd Bundesliga final

* 2007-05-12 17:00
| RK Heusenstamm | 52 – 10 | SC Germania List |
* Referee: Reinecke

## Final

* 2007-05-12 15:00
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | 15 – 23 | RG Heidelberg |
* Sportanlage in der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt am Main Referee: Ljungdahl

## 2nd Bundesliga tables
### South/West

| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points |
| 1 | RK Heusenstamm | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 739 | 200 | 539 | 54 |
| 2 | ASV Köln Rugby | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 580 | 188 | 392 | 47 |
| 3 | SC 1880 Frankfurt II | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 559 | 302 | 257 | 42 |
| 4 | Heidelberger TV | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 403 | 287 | 116 | 39 |
| 5 | TSV Handschuhsheim II | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 462 | 354 | 108 | 37 |
| 6 | München RFC | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 333 | 393 | -60 | 33 |
| 7 | RG Heidelberg II | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 358 | 473 | -115 | 30 |
| 8 | RC Aachen | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 242 | 518 | -276 | 26 |
| 9 | StuSta München | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 158 | 525 | -367 | 19 |
| 10 | RU Marburg | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 192 | 786 | -594 | 15 |
* Promoted to Bundesliga: RK Heusenstamm
* Relegated from Bundesliga: none
* Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga: RC Aachen, RU Marburg
* Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga: Stuttgarter RC, RC Mainz

### North/East

| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points |
| 1 | SC Germania List | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 522 | 108 | 414 | 40 |
| 2 | RK 03 Berlin | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 543 | 99 | 444 | 36 |
| 3 | SV Odin Hannover | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 251 | 214 | 37 | 32 |
| 4 | TSV Victoria Linden | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 233 | 168 | 65 | 28 |
| 5 | FC St Pauli Rugby | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 374 | 227 | 147 | 28 |
| 6 | USV Potsdam | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 173 | 419 | -246 | 26 |
| 7 | Hamburger RC | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 121 | 555 | -434 | 18 |
| 8 | Stahl Brandenburg Rugby | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 105 | 532 | -427 | 16 |
* Promoted to Bundesliga: none
* Relegated from Bundesliga: DSV 78/08 Ricklingen
* Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga: Stahl Brandenburg Rugby
* Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga: Berliner SV 92 Rugby