RC Aachen
The RC Aachen is a German rugby union club from Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga, having won promotion to the league for the first time in 2012.
History
The club was formed in 1980[1] and has made occasional appearances in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West, the second tier of the German league system, playing at this level in 2000–01, 2006–07 and again in 2011–12. In between the club played in the tier three Rugby-Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia until becoming a founding member of the 3rd Liga South/West in 2010.[2] The team finished the 2011–12 season on a relegation rank in the 2nd Bundesliga but, courtesy to an expansion of the Rugby-Bundesliga from ten to 24 teams, was instead promoted to the first tier of German rugby, the Bundesliga.[3] RCA finished sixth in their group in the 2012-13 season and failed to qualify for the championship round, instead entering the second tier DRV-Pokal, where it came fifth in the south/west division. The club advanced to the quarter finals of the play-offs after opponend USV Potsdam Rugby canceled their first round play-off game.
Former German captain Mustafa Güngör hails from Aachen and began his rugby career at the club in 1990.[4] RCA finished sixth in their group in the 2012-13 season and failed to qualify for the championship round, instead entering the second tier DRV-Pokal, where it came fifth in the south/west division. The club advanced to the quarter finals of the play-offs where it was knocked out by TSV Handschuhsheim after a 0—107 defeat.
The club once more qualified for the play-offs to the DRV-Pokal in 2013–14, where it lost to Heidelberger TV in the semi finals of the play offs. In the 2014–15 season the club finished fourth in the south-west DRV-Pokal group and faces DSV 78 Hannover II next in the quarter finals of the play-offs after a first round victory over Bremen 1860.
Club honours
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the club:[2]
| Year |
Division |
Position |
| 2004–05 |
Rugby-Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia (III) |
3rd |
| 2005–06 |
Rugby-Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia |
1st — Promoted |
| 2006–07 |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West (II) |
7th — Relegated |
| 2007–08 |
Rugby-Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia (III) |
3rd |
| 2008–09 |
Rugby-Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia |
3rd |
| 2000–10 |
Rugby-Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia |
2nd |
| 2010–11 |
3rd Liga South/West (III) |
3rd — Promoted |
| 2011–12 |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West (II) |
9th — Promoted |
| 2012–13 |
Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round – West |
6th |
| DRV-Pokal – South-West |
5th — Quarter finals |
| 2013–14 |
Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round – West |
5th |
| DRV-Pokal – South-West |
4th — Semi finals |
| 2014–15 |
Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round – West |
4th |
| DRV-Pokal – South-West |
4th |
- Until 2001, when the single-division Bundesliga was established, the season was divided in autumn and spring, a Vorrunde and Endrunde, whereby the top teams of the Rugby-Bundesliga would play out the championship while the bottom teams together with the autumn 2nd Bundesliga champion would play for Bundesliga qualification. The remainder of the 2nd Bundesliga teams would play a spring round to determine the relegated clubs. Where two placing's are shown, the first is autumn, the second spring. In 2012 the Bundesliga was expanded from ten to 24 teams and the 2nd Bundesliga from 20 to 24 with the leagues divided into four regional divisions.
References
External links
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- RC Aachen II
- RC Bielefeld
- Bochum Witten RFC
- RFC Dortmund
- TuS Düsseldorf II
- Grashof RC Essen
- RC Hürth
- ASV Köln Rugby II
- RT Münster
- WMTV Solingen
- Wiedenbrücker TV
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