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2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga

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The 2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 40th edition of this competition and the 91st edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, the first division, nine teams played a home-and-away season with a finals round between the top four teams at the end. The season started on 28 August 2010 and finish with the championship final on 28 May 2011, interrupted by a winter break from December to late February. Cold weather and heavy snow falls however meant that the last game before the winter break was played already on 6 November 2010.[1]

2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga
Countries Germany
 Luxembourg
ChampionsHeidelberger RK (8th title)
PromotedTV Pforzheim
Relegatednone, expansion of league
Top point scorerNew Zealand Keiran Manawatu (282)
Top try scorerNew Zealand Caine Elisara (27)

The championship was won by Heidelberger RK, the defending champion, who defeated SC 1880 Frankfurt 12-9 in the final, marking the third season in a row that these two teams played each other in the championship game, being the only two professional sides in German rugby.[2] Heidelberg had won the 2010 final while Frankfurt triumphed in 2009. It as the eighth championship for HRK. The two finalists of 2009 and 2010 are the only two clubs in Germany considered professional, the remaining clubs and players are all amateurs.[3]

Below the Rugby-Bundesliga sits the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga, which is divided into two divisions with ten teams each. With the RC Luxembourg, a team from Luxembourg, a non-German side competes in the league in 2010-11, the club having joined the German league system in 2009.[4]

In the 2nd Bundesliga, TV Pforzheim won the championship and promotion without dropping a game, while northern champion TSV Victoria Linden declined promotion for a second year in a row.

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Location of teams in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2010-11

Overview edit

The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion.[5] Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for the finals. The two semi-finals winners then contested the championship final.

At the bottom end of the table, nominally the last two teams are relegated while the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga champions are promoted, however, this is subject to the 2nd Bundesliga champions accepting promotion and a decision on the league strength for 2011-12. In February 2011, the DRV decided that the league would continue to play with ten teams in the future.[6]

As a sign of the gap between the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga, TSV Victoria Linden, who only won the 2009-10 North/East division in the last round of the championship, declined promotion, citing the additional cost of travelling and the limited player pool as their reason. The South/West champion, Stuttgarter RC, also declined promotion because of the loss of eight first-team players at the end of the season, originally leaving the Bundesliga with only eight clubs for the next season.[7][8] DSV 78 protested the decision to reduce the league to eight teams again and thereby relegating the club,[9] and was ultimately permitted to stay in the league.

In the 2nd Bundesliga, SC Siemensstadt and TV Pforzheim are new teams for 2010-11, while FT Adler Kiel Rugby and RC Mainz were relegated. A third team, the Karlsruher SV Rugby, withdrew from the league during the 2009-10 season.

After suffering nine defeats in eleven games, the SC Siemensstadt withdrew its team from the North/East division of the 2nd Bundesliga in March 2011.[10]

Bundesliga table edit

The final standings in the table:

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Bonus
points 		Points
1 Heidelberger RK 16 15 0 1 924 120 804 15 75
2 SC 1880 Frankfurt 16 14 0 2 849 237 612 12 68
3 TSV Handschuhsheim 16 11 0 5 468 439 29 9 53
4 RG Heidelberg 16 9 0 7 512 264 248 8 44
5 SC Neuenheim 16 9 0 7 380 395 -15 8 44
6 Berliner Rugby Club 16 7 0 9 281 471 -190 6 34
7 DSV 78 Hannover 16 4 0 12 265 594 -329 4 20
8 RK 03 Berlin 16 2 0 14 195 688 -493 2 10
9 RK Heusenstamm 16 1 0 15 183 849 -666 3 7
  • Relegated: None, league expanded to ten teams in 2011-12
  • Promoted: TV Pforzheim

Bundesliga results edit

The results of the Bundesliga in 2010–11:[11]

Club HRK SCF TSV RGH SCN BRC DSV RKB RKH
Heidelberger RK — 36–6 44–9 19–10 31–7 74–18 84–0 60–5 112–0
SC 1880 Frankfurt 16–14 — 72–35 43–29 19–17 57–0 80–0 92–17 69–12
TSV Handschuhsheim 10–64 29–22 — 18–9 13–22 50–24 41–10 44–15 47–21
RG Heidelberg 17–27 21–30 13–20 — 28–24 16–9 43–16 47–12 84–0
SC Neuenheim 3–53 7–81 25–33 13–32 — 51–13 31–26 27–11 51–7
Berliner Rugby Club 0–71 10–22 23–25 18–14 8–14 — 32–20 25–15 29–12
DSV 78 Hannover 0–48 5–84 40–31 8–17 10–18 13–14 — 19–13 53–11
RK 03 Berlin 12–87 5–49 17–38 0–50 15–43 7–37 32–22 — 11–10
RK Heusenstamm 7–100 0–107 18–25 7–82 15–27 10–21 15–23 38–8 —

Key edit

Home win Draw Away win

Player statistics edit

Try scorers edit

The leading try scores in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 season were (10 tries or more):

Player Club Tries
  Caine Elisara Heidelberger RK 27
  Keiran Manawatu SC 1880 Frankfurt 26
  Shalva Didebashvili SC Neuenheim 15
  Mustafa Güngör RG Heidelberg 13
  Pieter Jordaan Heidelberger RK 13
  Sean Armstrong Heidelberger RK 12
  Wayne Hughson SC 1880 Frankfurt 12
  Tim Kasten Heidelberger RK 12
  Alexander Pipa TSV Handschuhsheim 12
  Manasah Sita SC Neuenheim 12
  Anjo Buckman Heidelberger RK 11
  Steffen Liebig Heidelberger RK 11
  Peniasi Loco Tokacece SC 1880 Frankfurt 10

Point scorers edit

The leading point scores in the 2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga season were (100 points or more):

Player Club Points
  Keiran Manawatu SC 1880 Frankfurt 282
  Fabian Heimpel RG Heidelberg 167
  Steffen Liebig Heidelberger RK 143
  Caine Elisara Heidelberger RK 137
  Matthias Pipa TSV Handschuhsheim 133
  Pieter Jordaan Heidelberger RK 109

Per club edit

The top try and point scorers per club were:

Club Player Tries Player Points
Berliner RC[12]   Sebastian Freund 4   Christian Schubert 76
RK 03 Berlin[13]   Christian Lill 5   Marc Lowdon 73
SC 1880 Frankfurt[14]   Keiran Manawatu 26   Keiran Manawatu 282
TSV Handschuhsheim[15]   Alexander Pipa 12   Matthias Pipa 133
DSV 78 Hannover[16]   Benjamin Simm
  Pascal Fischer 		4   Marvin Dieckmann 80
RG Heidelberg[17]   Mustafa Güngör 13   Fabian Heimpel 167
Heidelberger RK[18]   Caine Elisara 27   Steffen Liebig 143
RK Heusenstamm[19]   Torsten Krapscha 5   Pascal Schuster 53
SC Neuenheim[20]   Shalva Didebashvili 15   Lars Eckert 54

Semi-finals and final edit

Semi-finals edit

2011-05-21
15:00
SC 1880 Frankfurt41 – 9TSV Handschuhsheim
Report
Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jan Craenen
2011-05-22
15:00
Heidelberger RK38 – 11RG Heidelberg
Report
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Referee: Florian Forstmeyer

Final edit

The 2011 final of the Rugby-Bundesliga was a closely contested game. Frankfurt lead the game from early on until almost the end of regular time. A late try by New Zealander Jesse Westerlund however equalised Frankfurt's lead, followed by a conversion by South African Pieter Jordaan. A desperate attack by Frankfurt in injury time was not rewarded and Heidelberg was able to defend its narrow lead and thereby its German title.[21][22]

2011-05-28
16:00
SC 1880 Frankfurt9 – 12Heidelberger RK
Pen: Manawatu (3) 6', 15', 24'ReportTry: Widiker 31', Westerlund 80'
Con: Jordaan 80'
Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Frank Himmer
SC 1880 FRANKFURT:
FB 15 Keiran Manawatu
RW 14 Carlos Soteras Merz
OC 13 Mark Sztyndera
IC 12 Graham Smith
LW 11 Sam Leung-Wai   3'
FH 10 Jason Campell
SH 9 Chad Shepherd
N8 8 Timo Vollenkemper   63'
OF 7 Peniasi Loco Tokacece
BF 6 Eugene Smith   52'
RL 5 Alexander Hauck
LL 4 Daniel Preussner   54'
TP 3 Josh Keys   63'
HK 2 John Pareanga
LP 1 Sam Biddles
Substitutes:
LW Anton Ewald   3'
BF Benjamin Krimer   52'
LL Rolf Wacha   54'
TP Chad Slaby   63'
N8 Jannis Läpple   63'
Coach:
  Aaron Satchwell
HEIDELBERGER RK:
FB 15 Steffen Liebig
RW 14 Christopher Neureuther   77'
OC 13 Rafael Pyrasch
IC 12 Pieter Johannes Jordaan
LW 11 Anjo Buckman
FH 10 Jesse Westerlund
SH 9 Sean Armstrong
N8 8 Caine Elisara
OF 7 Kehoma Brenner
BF 6 Tim Kasten
RL 5 Julio David Rodriguez
LL 4 Dan Armitage   40'
TP 3 Patrick Schliwa
HK 2 Alexander Widiker   45' to 55'
LP 1 Arthur Zeiler   88'
Substitutes:
LL Benjamin Danso   40'
RW Christopher Liebig  77'
LP Alexander Biskupek   88'
Coach:
  Kobus Potgieter

2nd Bundesliga tables edit

South/West edit

The final standings in the table:

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Bonus
points 		Points
1 TV Pforzheim 18 18 0 0 1,229 177 1,052 18 90
2 RC Luxembourg 18 14 0 4 476 244 232 8 64
3 München RFC 18 9 2 7 408 352 56 12 52
4 TSV Handschuhsheim II 18 10 0 8 414 435 -21 11 51
5 Heidelberger RK II 18 10 0 8 516 454 62 10 50
6 ASV Köln Rugby 18 8 1 9 446 414 32 11 45
7 SC 1880 Frankfurt II 18 6 0 12 400 532 -132 8 32
8 RG Heidelberg II 18 6 2 10 370 569 -199 5 31
9 Stuttgarter RC 18 4 1 13 267 698 -431 6 22
10 StuSta München 18 2 0 16 191 842 -651 1 9

North/East edit

The final standings in the table:

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Difference Bonus
points 		Points
1 TSV Victoria Linden 16 13 1 2 618 251 367 13 67
2 FC St Pauli Rugby 16 12 1 3 528 250 278 14 64
3 SC Germania List 16 12 0 4 460 249 211 10 58
4 RU Hohen Neuendorf 16 9 1 6 430 298 132 12 50
5 USV Potsdam 16 7 1 8 501 427 74 6 36
6 SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren 16 5 0 11 221 581 -360 3 23
7 DRC Hannover 16 5 0 11 231 505 -274 2 22
8 Berliner RC II 16 4 0 12 249 492 -243 5 21
9 Hamburger RC 16 3 0 13 239 424 -185 5 17
10 SC Siemensstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2nd Bundesliga final edit

2011-05-28
14:00
TV Pforzheim89 – 0TSV Victoria Linden
Sportplatz an der Feldgerichtstraße, Frankfurt am Main
Referee: Forstmeyer

References edit

  1. ^ Spieltag witterungsbedingt komplett abgesagt Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 2 December 2010, accessed: 22 December 2010
  2. ^ Getränke-Hersteller gegen Gold-Händler (in German) Offenbach-Post, published: 28 May 2011. accessed: 21 August 2011
  3. ^ TotalRugby Interview mit Hannover 78s neuem/alten Trainer Carsten Segert (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 27 February 2011, accessed: 5 March 2011
  4. ^ Karlsruhe und Luxemburg steigen in die 2.Liga Süd auf (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 6 July 2009, accessed: 19 March 2010
  5. ^ ASV Köln verkündet Rückzug aus der Rugbybundesliga (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 16 April 2010, accessed: 17 April 2010
  6. ^ Es bleibt bei 10 Vereinen in der Bundesliga (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 9 February 2011, accessed: 5 March 2011
  7. ^ Victoria Linden verzichtet auf den Bundesligaaufstieg (in German), totalrugby.de, published: 27 May 2010, accessed: 29 May 2010
  8. ^ RC gewinnt Zweitligameisterschaft - verzichtet aber dennoch auf den Aufstieg[permanent dead link] (in German), totalrugby.de, published: 31 May 2010, accessed: 1 June 2010
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  17. ^ 1. Bundesliga 2010/2011 - Mannschaftskader RG Heidelberg (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 21 August 2011
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  19. ^ 1. Bundesliga 2010/2011 - Mannschaftskader RK Heusenstamm (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 21 August 2011
  20. ^ 1. Bundesliga 2010/2011 - Mannschaftskader SC Neuenheim (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 21 August 2011
  21. ^ Bericht vom Final-WE (in German) DRV website, published: 28 May 2011, accessed: 21 August 2011
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  23. ^ RG Heidelberg zieht Reserveteam aus der 2. Bundesliga Süd zurück (in German) totlarugby.de, published: 22 August 2011, accessed: 29 August 2011

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