List of German Democratic Republic national rugby union team results

Main article: German Democratic Republic national rugby union team

The East Germany national rugby union team was the national rugby union team of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). They played their first rugby international in 1951 against Romania and never played in a Rugby World Cup, the 1987 edition being the only one held while East Germany was in existence. The team played its last match in 1990, before merging with the West German rugby union team to form a single national team representing all of Germany. In its 40-year history, the East German team never played its West German counterpart in a rugby test match.

This is a list of games played by the East German team against other nations.

Contents

Internationals

This list is most likely incomplete.

Overview

Internationals
Country First Played Games Won Drew Lost
 Romania 1951 14 0 1 13
 Czechoslovakia 1956 16 3 2 11
 Netherlands 1958 1 1 0 0
 Poland 1958 13 2 1 10
 Sweden 1964 2 2 0 0
 Denmark 1964 2 2 0 0
 Bulgaria 1976 14 9 0 5
 Soviet Union 1978 2 0 0 2
 Yugoslavia 1978 1 0 0 1
 Hungary 1990 1 1 0 0
 Luxembourg 1990 1 0 0 1
Overall 67 20 4 43

1950s

Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
21 October 1951 Bucharest  Romania 26-64 Friendly
11 May 1952 Berlin  Romania 11-46 Friendly
14 May 1952 Hennigsdorf  Romania 3-34 Friendly
12 May 1954 Gottwaldov  Czechoslovakia 6-26 Friendly
15 May 1954 Kladno  Czechoslovakia 11-44 Friendly
14 October 1958 Brandenburg  Romania 5-5 Friendly
1958 Brussels  Netherlands 32-6 Friendly
1958 Warsaw  Poland 11-3 Friendly
19 May 1959 Bucharest  Romania 6-21 Victory Cup
21 May 1959 Bucharest  Czechoslovakia 0-22 Victory Cup
27 September 1959 Bucharest  Romania 6-38 Friendly

1960s

Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
22 April 1960 Zwickau  Czechoslovakia 0-9 Friendly
14 May 1960 Pirna  Romania 0-5 Victory Cup
24 May 1961 Prague  Czechoslovakia 0-8 Peace Cup
26 May 1961 Brno  Romania 0-33 Peace Cup
27 May 1961 Brno  Poland 3-0 Peace Cup
5 November 1961 Bucharest  Romania 0-27 Friendly
25 May 1962 Siedlice  Romania 5-28 Peace Cup
22 May 1963 Bârlad  Romania 0-15 Peace Cup
24 May 1964 Görlitz  Romania 6-28 Peace Cup
15 August 1964 Malmö  Denmark 15-13 Friendly
16 August 1964 Malmö  Sweden 28-0 Friendly
1964 Malmö  Poland 6-6 Friendly
3 October 1965 Zehdenick  Sweden 18-5 Friendly

1970s

Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1971 Grimma  Poland 6-27 Friendly
27 October 1972 Rostock  Denmark 20-12 Friendly
20 April 1973 Berlin  Sweden 22-12 Friendly
23 June 1973 Sumperk  Czechoslovakia 6-44 Friendly
1973 Dresden  Poland 0-16 Friendly
18 September 1974 Albena  Romania 0-49 Akena Trophy
13 October 1974 Potsdam  Czechoslovakia 6-16 Friendly
1975 Berlin  Poland 6-27 Friendly
13 June 1976 Prague  Czechoslovakia 0-54 Friendly
1976 Potsdam  Bulgaria 6-0 Friendly
1978 Varna  Bulgaria 0-10 Friendly
1978 Varna  Soviet Union 3-46 Friendly
1978 Varna  Yugoslavia 11-15 Friendly
1979 Nesebar  Bulgaria 5-14 Friendly
1979 Nesebar  Romania 0-60 Friendly
1979 Nesebar  Poland 12-32 Friendly
1979 Magdeburg  Bulgaria 8-7 Friendly

1980s

Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1980 Rathenow  Bulgaria 8-4 Friendly
1980 Brandenburg  Bulgaria 10-7 Friendly
1982 Leipzig  Bulgaria 6-4 Friendly
1983 Varna  Bulgaria 6-19 Friendly
1983 Varna  Poland 3-30 Friendly
6 May 1984 Varna  Soviet Union 3-51 Friendly
1984 Werder  Bulgaria 12-6 Friendly
1984 Falkensee  Bulgaria 9-6 Friendly
1986 Sozopol  Bulgaria 0-16 Friendly
1986 Sozopol  Poland 6-15 Friendly
1987 Cottbus  Bulgaria 14-6 Friendly
1988 Sofia  Bulgaria 0-3 Friendly
1988 Starogard  Poland 3-22 Friendly
16 June 1988  Soviet Union 3-56 Friendly
1989 Falkensee  Bulgaria 10-3 Friendly
1989 Leipzig  Poland 0-44 Friendly

1990s

Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1 July 1990 Érd  Hungary 7-3 Friendly
15 September 1990 Luxembourg  Luxembourg 9-17 Friendly

Record of international matches

Internationals
Country First Played Games Won Drew Lost
 Romania 1951 14 0 1 13
 Czechoslovakia 1956 16 3 2 11
 Netherlands 1958 1 1 0 0
 Poland 1958 13 2 1 10
 Sweden 1964 2 2 0 0
 Denmark 1964 2 2 0 0
 Bulgaria 1976 14 9 0 5
 Soviet Union 1978 2 0 0 2
 Yugoslavia 1978 1 0 0 1
 Hungary 1990 1 1 0 0
 Luxembourg 1990 1 0 0 1
Overall 67 20 4 43

See also

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