Rugby-Bundesliga 2007–08

Rugby-Bundesliga 2007–08

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Countries  Germany
Champions SC 1880 Frankfurt (5th title)
Relegated none

The Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08 was the 37th edition of this competition and the 88th edition of the German rugby union championship. The season went from 25 August 2007 to 31 May 2008, ending with the relegation final.

Contents

Overview

Location of teams in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08

In 2007-08, eight teams played a home-and-away season with a final between the top two teams at the end, which was won by the SC 1880 Frankfurt. It was the clubs fifth German title and its first in 83 years, having last won it in 1925.[1] It was a rematch of the 2006-07 final, also played in Frankfurt am Main, which SC 1880 had lost to Heidelberg 15-23. Alongside the national championship final, the 2nd Bundesliga final was played as a curtain raiser for the game.[2]

Last placed RK Heusenstamm would have been relegated but the league was expanded to nine teams for 2008-09 and no team had to drop down to the 2nd Bundesliga. This was decided on 19 July 2008 at the annual meeting of the German rugby association. The decision was made to expand the league to ten teams for the 2009-10 season.[3]

Nominally, the eight placed team in the league would be relegated while the seventh placed team had to play the loser of the 2nd Bundesliga final for one more league place. The 2nd Bundesliga champion is directly promoted, which was the RK 03 Berlin in 2008.

The 2007-08 final was sponsored by the French bank Société Générale. It was not broadcasted live on television but the Deutsches Sportfernsehen showed one hour of highlights the following Monday.[4]

Bundesliga table

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Points
1 SC 1880 Frankfurt 14 12 0 2 561 195 366 38
2 RG Heidelberg 14 9 1 4 490 242 248 33
3 TSV Handschuhsheim 14 9 1 4 276 276 0 33
4 Berliner RC 14 7 0 7 301 340 -39 30
5 SC Neuenheim 14 4 3 7 204 236 -32 25
6 Heidelberger RK 14 4 3 7 228 274 -46 25
7 DRC Hannover 14 4 0 10 228 410 -182 22
8 RK Heusenstamm 14 3 0 11 241 556 -315 20

Bundesliga results

Results table

Club SCF RGH TSV BRC SCN HRK DRC RKH
SC 1880 Frankfurt — 35-32 78-3 20-17 15-28 24-6 56-19 65-10
RG Heidelberg 16-19 — 44-16 33-8 35-3 26-32 83-23 43-12
TSV Handschuhsheim 24-26 18-25 — 28-11 12-6 27-8 16-0 25-15
Berliner RC 7-84 28-23 15-20 — 18-6 24-13 19-12 61-24
SC Neuenheim 0-21 15-15 3-6 8-21 — 3-3 21-13 47-12
Heidelberger RK 9-34 6-28 15-15 36-26 9-9 — 22-3 25-26
DRC Hannover 14-11 20-41 25-28 23-20 23-25 13-7 — 20-15
RK Heusenstamm 10-73 7-46 5-38 10-26 33-30 16-37 46-20 —

Key

Home win Draw Away win Game not played

Round 1

2007-08-25
14:30		 DRC Hannover 20 – 15 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Scharmann
2007-08-25
15:00		 TSV Handschuhsheim 28 – 11 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts
2007-08-25
17:00		 SC Frankfurt 1880 15 – 28 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Tietge
2007-08-26
15:00		 RG Heidelberg 26 – 32 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Reinecke

Round 2

2007-09-01
14:30		 Berliner Rugby Club 28 – 23 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Tietge
2007-09-01
15:00		 RK Heusenstamm 5 – 38 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Roberts
2007-09-02
16:30		 Heidelberger RK 9 – 34 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Pangritz
2007-12-01
14:30		 SC Neuenheim 21 – 13 DRC Hannover
Referee: Roberts

Round 3

2007-09-08
15:00		 SC Frankfurt 1880 20 – 17 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Tietge
2007-09-08
15:00		 RG Heidelberg 43 – 12 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Scharmann
2007-10-03
14:30		 DRC Hannover 25 – 28 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Hirabayashi
2007-09-19
19:00		 SC Neuenheim 3 – 3 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Lucas

Round 4

2007-09-15
15:00		 Berliner Rugby Club 18 – 6 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Scheuerlein
2007-09-15
15:00		 RK Heusenstamm 10 – 73 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Waite
2007-09-16
14:30		 TSV Handschuhsheim 18 – 25 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Tietge
2008-04-12
16:30		 Heidelberger RK 22 – 3 DRC Hannover
Referee: Scharmann

Round 5

2007-09-22
14:30		 SC Frankfurt 1880 78 – 3 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Ljungdahl
2007-09-22
14:30		 DRC Hannover 20 – 41 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Scharmann
2007-09-22
15:00		 Heidelberger RK 36 – 26 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Himmer
2007-10-03
14:30		 SC Neuenheim 47 – 12 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Himmer

Round 6

2007-10-03
16:30		 RG Heidelberg 16 – 19 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Reinecke
2007-10-06
15:00		 RK Heusenstamm 16 – 37 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Ljungdahl
2007-10-07
17:00		 TSV Handschuhsheim 12 – 6 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Reinecke
2008-02-23
14:30		 DRC Hannover 23 – 20 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts

Round 7

2007-10-13
15:00		 SC Neuenheim 15 – 15 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Frederking
2007-10-13
16:30		 SC Frankfurt 1880 56 – 19 DRC Hannover
Referee: Tietge
2007-10-14
14:00		 Berliner Rugby Club 61 – 24 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Reinecke
2007-10-14
15:00		 Heidelberger RK 15 – 15 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Teagarden

Round 8

2007-11-17
14:30		 Berliner Rugby Club 15 – 20 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Scharmann
2007-11-17
15:00		 Heidelberger RK 6 – 28 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Pangritz
2007-11-17
15:00		 RK Heusenstamm 46 – 20 DRC Hannover
Referee: Scheuerlein
2007-11-18
15:00		 SC Neuenheim 0 – 21 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Roberts

Round 9

2008-03-08
14:30		 RG Heidelberg 33 – 8 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Himmer
2008-03-08
14:30		 DRC Hannover 23 – 25 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Tietge
2008-03-08
16:30		 SC Frankfurt 1880 24 – 6 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Frederking
2008-03-09
14:30		 TSV Handschuhsheim 25 – 15 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Reinecke

Round 10

2008-03-15
14:30		 Berliner Rugby Club 7 – 84 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Himmer
2008-03-15
14:30		 TSV Handschuhsheim 16 – 0 DRC Hannover
Referee: Ljungdahl
2008-03-15
16:30		 RK Heusenstamm 7 – 46 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Scheuerlein
2008-03-16
14:30		 Heidelberger RK 9 – 9 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Reinecke

Round 11

2008-03-29
14:30		 SC Neuenheim 8 – 21 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts
2008-03-29
14:30		 DRC Hannover 13 – 7 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Scharmann
2008-03-30
15:00		 RG Heidelberg 44 – 16 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Himmer
2008-04-30
19:30		 SC Frankfurt 1880 65 – 10 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Roberts

Round 12

2008-04-05
14:30		 Berliner Rugby Club 24 – 13 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Ljungdahl
2008-04-05
14:30		 RG Heidelberg 83 – 23 DRC Hannover
Referee: Roberts
2008-04-05
15:00		 RK Heusenstamm 33 – 30 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Himmer
2008-04-06
14:30		 TSV Handschuhsheim 24 – 26 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Tietge

Round 13

2008-05-10
14:30		 Berliner Rugby Club 19 – 12 DRC Hannover
Referee: Scharmann
2008-05-10
15:00		 SC Frankfurt 1880 35 – 32 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Himmer
2008-05-10
16:30		 Heidelberger RK 25 – 26 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Forstmeyer
2008-05-11
15:00		 SC Neuenheim 3 – 6 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Tietge

Round 14

2008-05-17
15:00		 DRC Hannover 14 – 11 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Tietge
2008-05-17
15:00		 RG Heidelberg 35 – 3 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Himmer
2008-05-17
15:00		 TSV Handschuhsheim 27 – 8 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Blank
2008-05-17
15:00		 RK Heusenstamm 10 – 26 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts

Promotion/relegation play-off

2nd Bundesliga final

2008-05-24
13:00		 ASV Köln Rugby 6 – 22 RK 03 Berlin Frankfurt am Main
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Himmer
(Report) (German)

Relegation match

2008-05-31
18:00		 ASV Köln Rugby 3 – 52 DRC Hannover Heusenstamm
Referee: Werner Cromm
(Report) (German)

Final

2008-05-24
15:30		 SC Frankfurt 1880 28 – 13 RG Heidelberg Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt am Main
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tietge
Tries: Nordstrom
Pen: Kupa (7)
Con: Kupa		 (Report) (German) Tries: Dinha
Pen: Werle, Güngör
Con: Werle
SC 1880 FRANKFURT:
Russel Kupa
Zane Gardener
Marcus Seuseu
Zion Nordstrom
Bevan Gray
Jason Campell
Api Matenga
Aaron Satchwell
Andrew Porter
Sam Henderson
Rodrigo Eleter
Corey Read
Bill Gadolo
Jared Brook
Ralph Klinghammer
Substitutes:
Daniel Preussner
Mark Wasson
Rolf Wacha
Daniel Cünzer
Dennis Feidelberg
Stefan Kunde
Conrad Dent
Coach:
Phil Stevenson
RG HEIDELBERG:
Edmoore Takaendesa
Christoph Werle
Sebastien Chaule
Holger Wüst
Steffen Thier
Patrick Schachner
Mustafa Güngör
Costa Dinha
Jeff Tigere
Tim Kasten
Sebastian Werle
Manuel Wilhelm
Miguel Bleickert
Kehoma Brenner
Mohammad Kabir
Substitutes:
Falk Schmitt
Christoph Hug
Armin Ergert
Nemedin Collaku
Oliver Stock
Christopher Müller
Jan Bratschke
Coach:
Rudolf Finsterer

2nd Bundesliga tables

South/West

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Points
1 ASV Köln Rugby 16 12 2 2 484 118 366 41
2 Stuttgarter RC 16 13 1 2 339 190 149 39
3 TSV Handschuhsheim II 16 10 0 6 377 276 101 35
4 SC 1880 Frankfurt II 16 8 1 7 415 245 170 33
5 München RFC 16 7 2 7 261 282 -21 31
6 StuSta München 16 5 1 10 238 405 -167 27
7 Heidelberger TV 16 5 0 11 253 377 -124 26
8 RG Heidelberg II 16 5 0 11 274 440 -166 25
9 RC Mainz 16 3 1 12 133 441 -308 23

North/East

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Points
1 RK 03 Berlin 16 14 0 2 714 158 556 44
2 TSV Victoria Linden 16 12 0 4 527 232 295 40
3 FC St Pauli Rugby 16 11 0 5 554 300 254 38
4 DSV 78/08 Ricklingen 16 10 0 6 504 265 239 36
5 SC Germania List 16 8 0 8 313 337 -24 32
6 SV Odin Hannover 16 7 1 8 280 306 -26 29
7 USV Potsdam 16 6 1 9 350 503 -153 27
8 Hamburger RC 16 2 0 14 137 556 -419 20
9 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 16 1 0 15 97 819 -722 18

References

  1. ^ SC 1880 Frankfurt vs. RG Heidelberg (German) 2008 final preview, accessed: 29 December 2008
  2. ^ Société Générale Endspieltag: Ermäßigung für Gruppentickets (German) Rugby Journal - Information on the finals
  3. ^ DRT beschließt Reform des Spielbetriebs (German) Rugby Journal - Reforms 2008, accessed: 7 January 2009
  4. ^ Pressekonferenz zum Endspieltag (German) rugby-journal, accessed: 30 December 2008

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