| Full name | Rugby Club Mainz e.V. |
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| Union | German Rugby Federation |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Location | Mainz, Germany |
| Chairman | Michael Kneppel |
| Coach(es) | Jörg Barthel |
| League(s) | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West (II) |
| 2010–11 | 3rd Liga South/West (III), 2nd ↑ |
| Official website | |
| rcmainz.de/ | |
The RC Mainz is a German rugby union club from Mainz, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West.
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Rugby in Mainz dates back to 1997, when a rugby department was formed in the 1. FC Vorwärts Orient Mainz. Two years later, in 1999, this rugby department formed the current RC Mainz.[1]
The club competed at the third tier of German club rugby at the time, the Rugby-Regionalliga. Oddly, it took part in two of the Regionalligas local divisions, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.[1] The city of Mainz is located in Rhineland-Palatinate, but just across the river from Hesse.
In the 2001-02 season, the club celebrated its first success, promotion to the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. In this league, it was able to survive for only one season, being promptly relegated back to the third division again.[1]
The team achieved promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga once more when it won the Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as the Regionalliga Hesse. The club was saved from relegation after its first season there when the league was enlarged and has since improved in its performance.[1]
The club suffered relegation in 2010 but bounced straight back, finishing runners-up in the new 3rd Liga South/West and returning to the 2nd Bundesliga.
| Year | Division | Position |
| 2001-02 | Rugby-Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate (III) | 1st — Promoted |
| 2002-03 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West (II) | 7th — Relegated |
| 2003-04 | Rugby-Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate (III) | 1st |
| 2004-05 | Rugby-Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| 2005-06 | Rugby-Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate/Hesse (III) | 2nd |
| 2006–07 | Rugby-Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate Rugby-Regionalliga Hesse |
1st — Promoted |
| 2007–08 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West (II) | 9th |
| 2008–09 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 7th |
| 2009–10 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 9th — Relegated |
| 2010-11 | 3rd Liga South/West (III) | 2nd — Promoted |
| 2011–12 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West |
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