| Governing body | Rugby League Deutschland | |
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| Region | Europe | |
| Head coach | Dan Stocks | |
| Captain | Kristian Keinhorst | |
| Most caps | Simon Cooper (8) | |
| Top try-scorer | Jimmy Keinhorst (8) | |
| Top point-scorer | Jimmy Keinhorst (54) | |
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| First international | ||
| Germany 34-32 Austria (Bad Reichenhall, Germany; 2006) |
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| Biggest win | ||
| Germany 96-0 Czech Republic (Hochspeyer, Germany; 2010) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||
| Germany 6-90 Serbia (Hochspeyer, Germany; 2011) |
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Rugby league football was formally introduced into Germany in July 2005 with the formation of Rugby League Deutschland by Simon Cooper. A game between Heidelberg and Bavaria took place on the 23rd of July 2005 in Heidelberg which Simon Cooper organized. Now each year Rugby League 9s events as well as 13 a side games take place. And a German Domestic team made up of players from across Germany take part in the Scandinavian 9s. In 2010 Team Alpenstoff won the event in Gothenburg, Sweden. Uwe Jansen, Bob Doughton, Max Schöngen, Dan Stocks and Uli Scholz have played a big role in helping Simon Cooper develop Rugby League in Germany.
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The popularity of rugby league in Germany is rising with the game now taking hold in Bavaria, Nord Rhein Westphalia, Hessen, Rheinland Pfalz and Baden Württemberg.
The Germans participation in several tournaments against European opposition has generated an interest within Germany for the game of rugby league. There are also a lot of rugby league players with German descent in the NRL and Queensland Cup.
The captain of the national side is Kristian Keinhorst and the national coach Dan Stocks.
The most capped player is Simon Cooper who has 8 Caps.
As well as playing friendlies and one-off games, the German national team has participated in two tournaments.
In the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations in 2006 they won both of their matches narrowly beating Austria in Bad Reichenhall in front of over 350 people. They then beat Estonia in Tallinn to seal victory of the competition.
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Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.
In the 2008 European Shield, Germany again defeated the Czech team. However, they lost to the subsequent champions Italy and again took second for the tournament.
The 2009 European Shield featured the same three sides as in 2008. The first match of the tournament saw Germany lose to the Czech Republic 30-4 in Olomouc. That game marked the first international victory for the Czech team.[1]
In the 2010 European Shield, Germany lost to the subsequent group winners Serbia and defeated the Czech team, finishing in the second place.
| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Ponts Against | Last Meeting |
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| Austria | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 2006 |
| Estonia | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 2006 |
| Serbia | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 78 | 2010 |
| Czech Republic | 2007 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 72 | 2010 |
| Italy | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 100 | 2009 |
| Norway | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 32 | 2011 |
| Malta | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 2011 |
| Date | Result | Competition | Venue | Attendance |
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| 23 July 2011 | Germany def. Malta 36-12 | Rugby League European Shield | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany | 300 approx[2] |
| 9 July 2011 | Norway def. Germany 32-28 | Rugby League European Shield | Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Not known[3] |
| 22 April 2011 | Serbia def. Germany 90-6 | Friendly International | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany | Not known[4] |
| 17 July 2010 | Germany def. Czech Republic 96-0 | Rugby League European Shield, West Division | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany | 350 approx[5] |
| 3 July 2010 | Serbia def. Germany 40-14 | Rugby League European Shield, West Division | FC Radnicki, Belgrade, Serbia | Not known[6] |
| 18 July 2009 | Italy def. Germany 42-30 | Rugby League European Shield | Heurth Stadion, Cologne, Germany | Not known[7] |
| 4 July 2009 | Czech Republic def. Germany 30-4 | Rugby League European Shield | Lokomotiva Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Not known[8] |
| 3 August 2008 | Germany def. Czech Republic 62-20 | Rugby League European Shield | Karlsruhe, Germany | Not known[9] |
| 13 June 2008 | Italy def. Germany 58-26 | Rugby League European Shield | Stadio Communale del Plebiscito, Padova, Italy | Not known[10] |
| 4 August 2007 | Germany def. Czech Republic 44-22 | Rugby League European Shield | Slavia Prague, Prague, Czech Republic | Not known[11] |
| 7 July 2007 | Serbia def. Germany 38-6 | Rugby League European Shield | Heidelberg, Germany | Not known[12] |
| 22 July 2006 | Germany def. Estonia 38-24 | Rugby League European Shield | Viimsi Stadium, Tallinn | 528 |
| 25 June 2006 | Germany def. Austria 34-32 | Rugby League European Shield | Nonner Stadion, Bad Reichenhall | 358 |
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