British Army Germany rugby union team

The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany. It is part of the Army Rugby Union.[1]

British Army Germany
UnionArmy Rugby Union
Official website
www.aru.org.uk/aru-bag.htm

The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.[1]

The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad.[1]

History edit

No records exist of rugby matches played by the British occupation forces in Germany after the First World War, despite a ten-year presence of the British Army of the Rhine until 1929.[2]

After the Second World War, a representative side was formed, whose fixtures have helped an interest in the playing of rugby in those countries.[2]

2009-10 fixtures edit

The fixtures and results of the team for 2009-10:[1]

BA (G) rugby union team fixtures
Date Location Opposition Result Report
26 August - 4 September 2009 Padova Italian Rugby Tour (Report)[permanent dead link]
26 September 2009 JHQ   Luxembourg 64-5 (Report)[permanent dead link]
24 October 2009 JHQ Army Scotland
16 December 2009 Aldershot Army 'A' 9-39 (Report)
16 January 2010 Gütersloh   Germany cancelled
30 January 2010 Rheda-Wiedenbrück   Germany cancelled
20 February 2010 Hanover Heildelberg
20 March 2010 Amsterdam   Netherlands
3 April 2010 JHQ   Belgium
  • The game against Germany had to be postponed twice because of bad weather and was eventually cancelled.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d British Army (Germany) Rugby Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
  2. ^ a b British Army Rugby History Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
  3. ^ Testspiel in Gütersloh fällt aus[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 12 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
  4. ^ Testspiel gegen British Forces Germany fällt aus[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 28 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010

External links edit