2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga

2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga
Countries  Germany
 Luxembourg
Champions Heidelberger RK (9th title)

The 2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 42nd edition of this competition and the 93rd edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, twenty-two teams played in, initially, four regional divisions, the first stage of the competition. The season started on 25 August 2012 and finished with the championship final on 15 June 2013, interrupted by a winter break from 25 November to 3 March.[1][2] The regular season finished on Wednesday 1 May and the play-offs started on the following weekend, 4 May, and the German championship final was held on 15 June 2013.[3]

The defending champions were Heidelberger RK who defeated TV Pforzheim in the 2012 final to take out its eights championship and third in a row. Heidelberger RK took out the national championship once more, remaining unbeaten all season and defeating local rival SC Neuenheim 41–10 in the final.

Overview

The league has been radically modified from the 2011–12 season. In 2011–12 the league operated with ten teams playing in a single division in a home-and-away format with semi-finals and a final at the end.[4] In 2012–13 the league has been expanded, initially to twenty-four teams, which were to play in four regional divisions of six teams each. In those each team would play the others in its division just once. However, two teams resigned from the league before the start of the season, reducing the number of clubs to twenty-two. The Berlin Grizzlies of the eastern division opted to form a team with the reserve side of USV Potsdam Rugby and play in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga instead.[5] DRC Hannover withdrew from the northern division just before the first game of the season, suffering from a lack of first team players and entered the tier three Rugby-Regionalliga instead for 2012–13.[6]

The first stage of the competition, the Vorrunde, will finish on 3 October 2012 after which the second stage will start, the Qualifikationsphase, in which the top four teams each from the southern and the western group play each other in one group while the top teams from the north and east play each other in another.[7] The finals series will be expanded from four to eight teams. The six teams not qualified for the Qualifikationsphase will enter the DRV-Pokal, the German rugby union cup, together with the top eight teams of the 2nd Bundesliga.[8] The 2nd Bundesliga teams not qualified for the DRV-Pokal will play for the Liga Pokal.[9]

In the second stage the teams within a group will play each other in a home-and-away format, with the teams that already played each other in the first stage carrying over those results. All sixteen clubs will qualify for the knock-out stage.[9]

One of the main aims of the reform was to reduce the number of kilometres traveled by individual teams and therefore reduce the travel expenses. Additionally, the 2nd Bundesliga was also expanded to 24 teams.[10][11][12]

Because of the enlargement of the league from ten to twenty-two (initially twenty-four) teams no club was relegated after the 2011–12 season but twelve clubs promoted:

Two clubs finished the regular season unbeaten, DSV 78 Hannover and Heidelberger RK. Of the sixteen clubs qualified for the play-offs three decided to cancel their first round match, the three bottom placed clubs in the north east, Berliner SV 92, Victoria Linden and USV Potsdam, with all three games awarded 50-0 to the opposition.[13] The quarter finals saw the south western clubs dominate with all four advancing teams being from that division and all north eastern clubs being knocked out.[14] The semi finals were heavily affected by bad weather, with both games, to be held in Heidelberg, being canceled and rescheduled.[15] The final saw Heidelberger RK defeat SC Neuenheim 41–10 to take out its ninth national championship and fourth consecutive one.

Bundesliga tables & results

First stage

In the first stage twenty-two clubs played in four groups. Within each group each team played the other just once. The best four teams in each group advanced to the second stage.[9]

North

The table and results of the division:[16][17]

Club Played W D L PF PA Diff BP Points
1 DSV 78 Hannover 4 4 0 0 319 8 311 420
2 FC St. Pauli Rugby 4 3 0 1 146 102 44 315
3 SC Germania List 4 2 0 1 81 142 –61 19
4 TSV Victoria Linden 4 1 0 2 44 138 –94 15
5 Hamburger RC 4 0 0 4 27 227 –200 00
Club DSV STP GER VIC HRC
DSV 78 Hannover — 62–5 65–0 106–0
FC St. Pauli Rugby — 43–10
SC Germania List 3–86 — 34–0
TSV Victoria Linden 22–33 — 22–6
Hamburger RC 8–65 13–34 —

East

The table and results of the division:[18][19]

Club Played W D L PF PA Diff BP Points
1 Berliner Rugby Club 4 4 0 0 317 25 292 420
2 RK 03 Berlin 4 3 0 1 258 76 182 315
3 USV Potsdam Rugby 4 2 0 2 137 121 16 210
4 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 4 1 0 3 76 289 –213 15
5 RC Leipzig 4 0 0 4 16 293 –277 00
  • Relegated: None
  • Promoted: Veltener RC
Club BRC RKB USV BSV RCL
Berliner Rugby Club — 61–10 138–7
RK 03 Berlin — 42–7 116–0
USV Potsdam Rugby 5–42 — 58–27
Berliner SV 92 Rugby 8–90 — 34–3
RC Leipzig 3–76 10–67 —

West

The table and results of the division:[20][21]

Club Played W D L PF PA Diff BP Points
1 SC 1880 Frankfurt 5 5 0 0 264 47 217 525
2 RK Heusenstamm 5 4 0 1 290 43 247 521
3 RC Mainz 5 2 0 3 127 156 –29 210
4 ASV Köln Rugby 5 2 0 2 72 251 –179 28
5 RC Luxembourg 5 1 0 3 68 248 –180 02
6 RC Aachen 5 0 0 5 29 205 –176 11
  • Relegated: RC Luxembourg (withdrawn)
  • Promoted: TuS 95 Düsseldorf
Club SCF RKH ASV RCM RCL RCA
SC 1880 Frankfurt — 22–20 81–0 62–15
RK Heusenstamm — 93–5 73–6 62–10
ASV Köln Rugby — 38–22 0–0 29–5
RC Mainz 0–42 — 77–7
RC Luxembourg 5–48 — 50–0
RC Aachen 7–51 7–13 —

South

The table and results of the division:[24][25]

Club Played W D L PF PA Diff BP Points
1 Heidelberger RK 5 5 0 0 338 41 297 525
2 SC Neuenheim 5 3 1 1 130 109 21 116
3 RG Heidelberg 5 2 1 2 166 153 13 313
4 TV Pforzheim 5 2 0 3 195 137 22 412
5 TSV Handschuhsheim 5 2 0 3 104 136 –32 19
6 Heidelberger TV 5 0 0 5 41 362 –321 00
  • Relegated: None
  • Promoted: None
Club HRK RGH TVP SCN TSV HTV
Heidelberger RK — 66–22 42–0 61–7
RG Heidelberg — 23–23 11–15 71–17
TV Pforzheim 12–72 32–39 — 28–41
SC Neuenheim — 27–13 39–3
TSV Handschuhsheim 13–24 — 56–13
Heidelberger TV 0–97 8–99 —

Second stage

In the second stage sixteen clubs played in two groups of eight clubs each. Within each group each team played the others home and away except for the match-ups that already had been played in the first round. The results of those were carried over. All teams in this stage qualified for the play-offs and were seeded according to the final standings.[9]

North-East

The table and results of the division:[26]

Club Played W D L PF PA Diff BP Points
1 DSV 78 Hannover 14 14 0 0 1040 89 951 1369
2 Berliner Rugby Club 14 12 0 2 771 137 634 1159
3 RK 03 Berlin 14 9 0 5 459 317 142 844
4 FC St. Pauli Rugby 14 8 0 6 382 361 21 941
5 SC Germania List 14 6 0 8 449 442 7 428
6 USV Potsdam Rugby 14 3 0 11 243 747 –504 519
7 TSV Victoria Linden 14 2 0 12 179 592 –413 513
8 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 14 2 0 12 147 985 –838 08
Club DSV STP GER VIC BRC RKB USV BSV
DSV 78 Hannover — 62–5 74–11 65–0 24–10 32–14 168–0 119–5
FC St. Pauli Rugby 3–32 — 43–10 42–10 10–47 15–20 25–24 70–7
SC Germania List 3–86 16–32 — 34–0 16–50 46–31 101–3 83–5
TSV Victoria Linden 0–102 22–33 0–13 — 14–36 26–46 28–24 41–10
Berliner Rugby Club 16–30 62–0 52–5 67–0 — 61–10 94–0 138–7
RK 03 Berlin 13–33 22–19 36–13 54–5 11–28 — 42–7 46–13
USV Potsdam Rugby 6–99 20–49 20–8 47–19 5–42 11–24 — 58–27
Berliner SV 92 Rugby 3–114 7–36 10–90 19–14 5–68 8–90 21–18 —

South-West

The table and results of the division:[27]

Club Played W D L PF PA Diff BP Points
1 Heidelberger RK 14 14 0 0 1100 104 996 1365
2 SC Neuenheim 14 10 1 3 709 221 488 951
3 TV Pforzheim 14 10 0 4 944 290 654 1147
4 RG Heidelberg 14 8 1 5 555 401 154 943
5 SC 1880 Frankfurt 14 7 0 7 408 506 –98 735
6 RK Heusenstamm 14 4 0 10 361 695 –334 925
7 ASV Köln Rugby 14 2 0 12 133 998 –865 19
8 RC Mainz 14 0 0 14 106 1101 –995 22
Club SCF RKH ASV RCM HRK RGH TVP SCN
SC 1880 Frankfurt — 22–20 81–0 62–15 3–57 36–31 17–37 15–59
RK Heusenstamm 24–40 — 93–5 58–10 12–76 28–32 5–123 0–81
ASV Köln Rugby 0–27 17–38 — 38–22 8–95 12–64 5–109 9–60
RC Mainz 6–60 0–42 16–22 — 6–90 0–91 0–149 10–69
Heidelberger RK 97–0 74–7 129–0 161–0 — 66–22 40–22 42–0
RG Heidelberg 57–16 72–27 52–12 50–0 5–64 — 12–63 23–23
TV Pforzheim 48–22 64–7 131–0 93–15 12–72 32–39 — 28–41
SC Neuenheim 55–7 79–0 81–5 116–6 7–38 22–5 16–33 —

Denotes results carried over from first stage

Play-off stage

In the play-offs the sixteen qualified clubs play a knock-out competition in single game format with the winner moving on to the next round. In the first round of the play-off the north-east division clubs play against the south-west division clubs.[9] The play-offs began on 4 May with the round of sixteen, followed by the quarter finals on 25 May, semi finals on 1 June and the German championship final on 15 June 2013.[3] However, both semi final games, to be held in Heidelberg, had to be postponed because of bad weather,[15] and rescheduled for 12 June.

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Final
            
S1 Heidelberger RK 50
N8 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 0
S1 Heidelberger RK 66
S5 SC 1880 Frankfurt 0
N4 FC St. Pauli Rugby 13
S5 SC 1880 Frankfurt 30
S1 Heidelberger RK 51
S3 TV Pforzheim 9
N2 Berliner Rugby Club 84
S7 ASV Köln Rugby 7
N2 Berliner Rugby Club 7
S3 TV Pforzheim 49
S3 TV Pforzheim 50
N6 USV Potsdam Rugby 0
S1 Heidelberger RK 41
S2 SC Neuenheim 10
N1 DSV 78 Hannover 131
S8 RC Mainz 3
N1 DSV 78 Hannover 7
S4 RG Heidelberg 13
S4 RG Heidelberg 103
N5 SC Germania List 10
S4 RG Heidelberg 18
S2 SC Neuenheim 32
S2 SC Neuenheim 50
N7 TSV Victoria Linden 0
S2 SC Neuenheim 36
N3 RK 03 Berlin 10
N3 RK 03 Berlin 45
S6 RK Heusenstamm 34

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