RC Unterföhring
The Rugby Club Unterföhring is a German rugby union club from Munich district, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and with a second team in the Verbandsliga Bayern. It is based in Unterföhring, the closest suburb to Munich city centre. Since January 2017 the RCU is the second biggest rugby club in Bavaria with 240 members.[1]
Full name | Rugby Club Unterföhring e.V. |
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Union | German Rugby Federation |
Founded | 21 June 2012 |
Location | Unterföhring, Germany |
Chairman | Florian Gebhard |
League(s) | 2. Rugby-Bundesliga |
2018-2019 | 5th |
Official website | |
www |
Also Unterföhring was the smallest municipality in Germany with its own rugby union club.[2] from 2012 until 2016.[3] After the promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2016/17 Unterföhring is the only village (German: Gemeinde) in the history of German rugby to have ever played in a Bundesliga. All other clubs where always based in towns or cities (German: Stadt) or army bases.
The RCU also has a growing youth section and the club is the fourth biggest club with kids under 14 years old in all of Germany.[4] The RCU has secured championships in the Under 8, Under 10 and Under 12 age groups in recent years, as well as runners-up in U8, U10, U12 and U14. The RCU youth teams are known for consistently being able to field complete sides in the Bavarian youth competition.
Founded in 2016 the RCU also has a women's team playing in the Deutsche 7er-Liga Frauen Süd.
Facilities
The RCU plays their home-games on the rugby pitch in Unterföhring am Etzweg. In 2021/22 the RCU will move to the new Unterföhring sports complex, where there will be a grass pitch only for rugby as well as a shared artificial pitch, making it the Bavarian club with the best facilities.[5]
Honours
Seniors:
- Bavarian rugby union championship
- Runners-up: 2016, 2017
- Promotion to 2nd Bundesliga
- 2017
- Quarter Finals Liga Pokal
- 2018
Youth
- Bavarian rugby union championship
- Champions: Under-8: 2017, 2018, 2019; Under-10: 2017, 2018; Under-12: 2019
- Runners-up: Under-8: 2016; Under-10: 2015, 2016; Under-12: 2018; Under-14 2019
- Champions: Under-8: 2017, 2018, 2019; Under-10: 2017, 2018; Under-12: 2019
Recent seasons
Recent seasons of the club:
First team
Year | Division | Position |
2012-13 | Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria (IV) | 7th[6] |
2013-14 | Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria (IV) | 6th[7] |
2014-15 | Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria (III) | 6th[8] |
2015–16 | Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria | 2nd[9] |
2016 playoff | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South | lost[10] |
2016–17 | Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria | 2nd promoted |
2017-18 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South | 5th |
2018-19 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South | 5th |
2019-20 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South | cancelled due to Covid-19-outbreak |
2020-21 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South |
Reserve team
Year | Division | Position |
2012-13 | Rugby-Verbandsliga Bavaria (V) | 4th[11] |
2013-14 | Rugby-Verbandsliga Bavaria (V) | 6th[12] |
2016-17 | Rugby-Verbandsliga Bavaria North (IV) | 3rd[13] |
2017-18 | Rugby-Verbandsliga Bavaria South (IV) | 4th[14] |
2018-19 | Rugby-Verbandsliga Bavaria (IV) | 8th[15] |
2019-20 | Rugby-Verbandsliga Bavaria (IV) | cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak |
References
- https://www.merkur.de/sport/lokalsport/muenchen-lk/rugby-club-unterfoehring-steigt-ueberraschend-doch-noch-auf-8482590.html
- http://www.wochenanzeiger.de/article/156642.html] (in German) Newspaper, accessed: 06 July 2016
- http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/7974/43/
- http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/10230/41/
- Unterföhring, Sabine Wejsada (2017-07-17). "Die Quadratur des Ovals". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 03 April 2014
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 30 June 2014
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 6 July 2016
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 6 July 2016
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 26 September 2016
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 03 April 2014
- http://rugbyweb.de/index.php?archive=2013-14&league=392] (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 26 September 2016
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 20 May 2019
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 20 May 2019
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 17 June 2020
- (in German) rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 20 May 2019
External links
- (in German) Official website