- East German rugby union championship
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East German rugby union championship 
Sport Rugby union Founded 1952 Country(ies) 
East GermanyCeased 1990 Most titles BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf (27) The East German rugby union championship was a rugby union competition in the German Democratic Republic, commonly referred to as East Germany. The competition was first held in 1952 and had its last edition in 1990, being terminated by the events of the German reunion.
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Competition
The competition was carried out via the DDR Rugby-Oberliga, which consisted of, for a large part of its live time, eight clubs. Below it sat the 2. Liga, the second division.[1]
The competition was carried out in a home-and-away season, a final was not played.
Participating clubs
The number of rugby clubs in East Germany was never large and the Rugby-Oberliga had, at times, even first and reserve teams playing in it. The following clubs played in the league and championship and some stage:[1]
- BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf, now SV Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby [2]
- DHfK Leipzig, rugby department now part of RC Leipzig [3]
- ASK Vorwärts Berlin, rugby department defunct
- BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig, rugby department now part of RC Leipzig [3]
- BSG Stahl Leegebruch, club defunct
- BSG Stahl Brandenburg, rugby department now SG Stahl Brandenburg Rugby [4]
- BSG Post Berlin, rugby department now RK 03 Berlin [1]
- Dynamo Potsdam, became Polizei SV Potsdam, club defunct [5]
- Empor Velten, now Veltener RC
- Ingenieurschule Hennigsdorf, club defunct
- BSG Lok Berlin
- BSG Gastronom Leipzig, rugby department now part of RC Leipzig [3]
- BSG Lok Falkensee
- Dynamo Dresden, rugby department defunct
Winners
The East German championship was held from 1952 to 1990, with the Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby as the most successful team, winning 27 championships:.[2][6]
Season Winner Runner-Up 1952 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1953 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1954 DHfK Leipzig 1955 DHfK Leipzig 1956 SC Vorwärts Berlin 1957 DHfK Leipzig 1958 DHfK Leipzig 1959 not held 1960 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1961 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1962 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1963 DHfK Leipzig 1964 BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig 1965 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1966 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1967 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1968 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1969 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1970 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1971 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1972 BSG Stahl Leegebruch 1973 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1974 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1975 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1976 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1977 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1978 BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1979 BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1980 BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1981 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1982 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1983 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1984 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1985 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1986 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1987 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 1988 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf BSG Stahl Brandenburg 1989 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf BSG Post Berlin 1990 BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf BSG Post Berlin Winners by number of titles
Club Championships BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 27 DHfK Leipzig 5 BSG Lokomotive Wahren Leipzig 4 BSG Stahl Leegebruch 1 SC Vorwärts Berlin 1 References
- ^ a b c Post SV Berlin Rugby - Archiv (German) Chronik 30 Jahre - History of Post SV Berlin Rugby, accessed: 11 April 2010
- ^ a b Rugby in Hennigsdorf - Eine Chronologie (German) Stahl Hennigsdorf website - club history, accessed: 10 April 2010
- ^ a b c Rugby beim TSV 1893 Leipzig-Wahren (German) TSV 1893 Leipzig-Wahren website, accessed: 15 April 2010
- ^ Geschichte (German) Stahl Brandenburg Rugby - History, accessed: 11 April 2010
- ^ Die Geschichte unserer Männer (German) Rugby department website - History, accessed: 6 April 2010
- ^ Rugby - DDR - Meisterschaften (German) sport-komplett.de, accessed: 10 April 2010
External links
- DRV website (German) German rugby federation website
Rugby union in Germany Governing body National teams Competition Division MenBundesliga • 2nd Bundesliga • 3rd Liga South/West • Regionalliga • VerbandsligaWomenBundesliga • 2nd Bundesliga • RegionalligaDefunctGDR Rugby-OberligaCompetitions MenChampionship • Sevens championship • Cup • League cupWomenChampionship • Sevens championshipDefunctEast German championship • East German cupAcademies & Selections Wild Rugby Academy • British Army Germany rugby union teamStatistics Germany results • East Germany results • Players • ClubsCategories:- Rugby union in East Germany
- German rugby union competitions
- Organizations established in 1952
- Organizations disestablished in 1990
- 1952 establishments in East Germany
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