Rugby in Germany

A sunny afternoon in September and the Men's Bundesliga returns, so where better to spend it than Harbigweg in Heidelberg.

Two games featuring the top 3 clubs from last season back to back on the other side of the road.

HRK 5 - 97 Frankfurt 1880
RGH 43 - 24 Neuenheim



The opening minute of the season at HRK.

Keeping an eye on the action.

RGH v Neuenheim 5.9.2026

Nikolai Klewinghaus Hacker patrolling the back field.

Arty angle to finish.

Rugby Europe have published the fixtures for the new Rugby Europe Men's Trophy season to their website.

Mike Poppmeier will begin his first Rugby Europe season with a trip to Lithuania before a trip to Malta and a home game against Denmark round off the Autumn 2026 fixtures.

Germany will round off their Trophy season with a trip to Prague to face last season's Champions Czechia before a final match against Sweden.

Venues and kick off times are yet to be confirmed.

The Women's Sevens League kicks off this weekend with tournaments across the country.

Here are how the divisions line up and where the tournaments will take place.

45 sides representing over 50 clubs will compete in the 2026/27 season.

Good luck to all the teams in the new season.

Germany's u17 Boys head to Dakar in November to play in the Youth Olympics.

The 18 players named above will travel to Heidelberg next weekend to train and look to earn a place in the final squad.

Congratulations to all nominated players and good luck!

With the revamped WXV getting underway next month, World Rugby has announced the offiating teams who will take charge of the Global Series games.

Congratulations to Maria Latos, who has been appointed as an Assistant Referee for South Africa's games in Italy & Spain.

Ahead of this weekend's opening round of the Ascent Rugby Series, Tomy Capurro has been confirmed as Head Coach of Vanguard.

He has also been named as coach of the u20 Men's National Team, where he will work with Adriano Nicita.

Hailing from Argentina, Tomy will be known to fans of the Bundesliga through his work Hamburger Rugby-Club - where he has been Head Coach since 2023. He will also now bring his experience of working as a youth coach to help the development of younger players and ensure a pathway from the youth to senior international squads.

Congratulations, Tomy!

The full field of qualifiers for the Rugby Sevens at the 2026 Youth Olympics has been confirmed.

The 8 teams shown above will compete for the title of Youth Olympic Champions.

According to an article published by the Asian Rugby Federation on their official site, Germany's Boys will meet hosts Senegal, South Africa and Canada in the group stages.

Samoa, France, Japan and Argentina make up Group B.

The German Olympic Association will name the German squad next month.

Rugby Baden-Württemberg have announced a new competition for 2026/27 - the RBW Verbandsliga.

Designed to give clubs and players more opportunities to play, by the initial entry deadline, the following six clubs have declared for the season.

Second teams from Freiburger RC, RC Rottweil, HRK & Neuenheim will be joined by TB Neckarhausen & SU Neckarsulm.



The league will be played as a series of tournaments with 3 played in autumn and another 3 in spring.

The preliminary schedule for autumn is above. Hosts will be confirmed in due course, but each tournament is due to be played on a Saturday and run between 11:00 & 17:00.

With the conclusion of the Sevens Championship at Die Finals & the final round of the BundesLeague, the 2025/26 rugby season is officially over.

To celebrate, here is the full list of teams who won a trophy/league last season.

The season may have drawn to a close now, but have no fear, the 2026/27 season starts in just over 3 weeks time!

Congratulations to all the teams!

HISTORY IS MADE!

The Rugby Europe Sevens Championships came to a close today and the Women made history for the second tournament in a row.

After an all tike high finish of 5th in Hamburg, they went one better in Split and made the semi finals for the first time in history. What an achievement! Their 4th place in Split was enough for them to finish 6th in the overall standings.

Coming into Split, the Men knew they had a chance to take the European Championships following their victory in Hamburg. Unfortunately, that dream came to a close in a tight quarter-final defeat by Italy. Their 7th place finish means they slipped to 4th in the overall standing.

Time, at last, for the players to enjoy a summer break!