Rugby-Regionalliga
The Rugby Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. It is set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and is organised in eight regional divisions. Since 2010, the "Regionalliga" is only the fourth level of play in Southern Germany, since the inception of the 3rd Liga South/West, which covers the same states as the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West above it except Bavaria. History. The Regionalligas form the third tier of German rugby union since the inception of the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga in the early 1990s . Before that, the league was the second tier, below the Rugby-Bundesliga. Below the Regionalliga sits the Rugby-Verbandsliga, however, in some regions, the Regionalliga is the lowest division and no Verbandsliga exists. The six leagues cover the following states: The champions of the different league divisions, as well as league champions play-off at the end of the season for 2nd Bundesliga promotion. The champions of the RL West and RL Hesse determine the promoted team for the 2. Bundesliga West, RL Baden-Württemberg and RL Bavaria determine the promoted team to the 2. Bundesliga South, whereas RL North  and RL East determine the promoted team to the 2. Bundesliga North and East respectively. Placings. North. The league placings in the Regionalliga North: Lower Saxony. The league placings in the Regionalliga Lower Saxony. The league has been defunct since the end of the 2009–10 season: East. The league placings in the Regionalliga East: North Rhine-Westphalia. The league placings in the Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia: Rhineland-Palatinate. The league placings in the Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate. The league has been defunct since the end of the 2013–14 season: Hesse. The league placings in the Regionalliga Hesse: Baden-Württemberg. The league  placings in the Regionalliga Baden-Württemberg. The league has been defunct since the end of the 2011–12 season: Bavaria. The league placings in the Regionalliga Bavaria, which was formed shortley after the Bavarian Rugby Federation in 1996: