2007–08 Rugby-Bundesliga

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2007–08 Rugby-Bundesliga
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Champions SC 1880 Frankfurt (5th title)
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The 2007-08 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 37th edition of this competition and the 88th edition of the German rugby union championship. The season went from 25 August 2007 to 31 May 2008, ending with the relegation final.

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Overview

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Location of teams in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08

In 2007-08, eight teams played a home-and-away season with a final between the top two teams at the end, which was won by the SC 1880 Frankfurt. It was the club's fifth German title and its first in 83 years, having last won it in 1925. [1] It was a rematch of the 2006-07 final, also played in Frankfurt am Main, which SC 1880 had lost to Heidelberg 15-23. Alongside the national championship final, the 2nd Bundesliga final was played as a curtain raiser for the game. [2]

Last placed RK Heusenstamm would have been relegated but the league was expanded to nine teams for 2008-09 and no team had to drop down to the 2nd Bundesliga. This was decided on 19 July 2008 at the annual meeting of the German rugby association. The decision was made to expand the league to ten teams for the 2009-10 season. [3]

Nominally, the eight placed team in the league would be relegated while the seventh placed team had to play the loser of the 2nd Bundesliga final for one more league place. The 2nd Bundesliga champion is directly promoted, which was the RK 03 Berlin in 2008.

The 2007-08 final was sponsored by the French bank Société Générale. It was not broadcast live on television but the Deutsches Sportfernsehen showed one hour of highlights the following Monday. [4]

Bundesliga table

ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstDifferencePoints
1 SC 1880 Frankfurt 14120256119536638
2 RG Heidelberg 1491449024224833
3 TSV Handschuhsheim 14914276276033
4 Berliner RC 14707301340-3930
5 SC Neuenheim 14437204236-3225
6 Heidelberger RK 14437228274-4625
7 DRC Hannover 144010228410-18222
8 RK Heusenstamm 143011241556-31520

Bundesliga results

Results table

Club SCF RGH TSV BRC SCN HRK DRC RKH
SC 1880 Frankfurt —35-3278-320-1715-2824-656-1965-10
RG Heidelberg 16-19—44-1633-835-326-3283-2343-12
TSV Handschuhsheim 24-2618-25—28-1112-627-816-025-15
Berliner RC 7-8428-2315-20—18-624-1319-1261-24
SC Neuenheim 0-2115-153-68-21—3-321-1347-12
Heidelberger RK 9-346-2815-1536-269-9—22-325-26
DRC Hannover 14-1120-4125-2823-2023-2513-7—20-15
RK Heusenstamm 10-737-465-3810-2633-3016-3746-20—

Key

Home winDrawAway winGame not played

Round 1

2007-08-25
14:30
DRC Hannover 20 – 15 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Scharmann
2007-08-25
15:00
TSV Handschuhsheim 28 – 11 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts
2007-08-25
17:00
SC Frankfurt 1880 15 – 28 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Tietge
2007-08-26
15:00
RG Heidelberg 26 – 32 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Reinecke

Round 2

2007-09-01
14:30
Berliner Rugby Club 28 – 23 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Tietge
2007-09-01
15:00
RK Heusenstamm 5 – 38 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Roberts
2007-09-02
16:30
Heidelberger RK 9 – 34 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Pangritz
2007-12-01
14:30
SC Neuenheim 21 – 13 DRC Hannover
Referee: Roberts

Round 3

2007-09-08
15:00
SC Frankfurt 1880 20 – 17 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Tietge
2007-09-08
15:00
RG Heidelberg 43 – 12 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Scharmann
2007-10-03
14:30
DRC Hannover 25 – 28 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Hirabayashi
2007-09-19
19:00
SC Neuenheim 3 – 3 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Lucas

Round 4

2007-09-15
15:00
Berliner Rugby Club 18 – 6 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Scheuerlein
2007-09-15
15:00
RK Heusenstamm 10 – 73 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Waite
2007-09-16
14:30
TSV Handschuhsheim 18 – 25 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Tietge
2008-04-12
16:30
Heidelberger RK 22 – 3 DRC Hannover
Referee: Scharmann

Round 5

2007-09-22
14:30
SC Frankfurt 1880 78 – 3 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Ljungdahl
2007-09-22
14:30
DRC Hannover 20 – 41 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Scharmann
2007-09-22
15:00
Heidelberger RK 36 – 26 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Himmer
2007-10-03
14:30
SC Neuenheim 47 – 12 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Himmer

Round 6

2007-10-03
16:30
RG Heidelberg 16 – 19 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Reinecke
2007-10-06
15:00
RK Heusenstamm 16 – 37 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Ljungdahl
2007-10-07
17:00
TSV Handschuhsheim 12 – 6 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Reinecke
2008-02-23
14:30
DRC Hannover 23 – 20 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts

Round 7

2007-10-13
15:00
SC Neuenheim 15 – 15 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Frederking
2007-10-13
16:30
SC Frankfurt 1880 56 – 19 DRC Hannover
Referee: Tietge
2007-10-14
14:00
Berliner Rugby Club 61 – 24 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Reinecke
2007-10-14
15:00
Heidelberger RK 15 – 15 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Teagarden

Round 8

2007-11-17
14:30
Berliner Rugby Club 15 – 20 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Scharmann
2007-11-17
15:00
Heidelberger RK 6 – 28 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Pangritz
2007-11-17
15:00
RK Heusenstamm 46 – 20 DRC Hannover
Referee: Scheuerlein
2007-11-18
15:00
SC Neuenheim 0 – 21 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Roberts

Round 9

2008-03-08
14:30
RG Heidelberg 33 – 8 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Himmer
2008-03-08
14:30
DRC Hannover 23 – 25 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Tietge
2008-03-08
16:30
SC Frankfurt 1880 24 – 6 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Frederking
2008-03-09
14:30
TSV Handschuhsheim 25 – 15 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Reinecke

Round 10

2008-03-15
14:30
Berliner Rugby Club 7 – 84 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Himmer
2008-03-15
14:30
TSV Handschuhsheim 16 – 0 DRC Hannover
Referee: Ljungdahl
2008-03-15
16:30
RK Heusenstamm 7 – 46 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Scheuerlein
2008-03-16
14:30
Heidelberger RK 9 – 9 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Reinecke

Round 11

2008-03-29
14:30
SC Neuenheim 8 – 21 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts
2008-03-29
14:30
DRC Hannover 13 – 7 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Scharmann
2008-03-30
15:00
RG Heidelberg 44 – 16 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Himmer
2008-04-30
19:30
SC Frankfurt 1880 65 – 10 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Roberts

Round 12

2008-04-05
14:30
Berliner Rugby Club 24 – 13 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Ljungdahl
2008-04-05
14:30
RG Heidelberg 83 – 23 DRC Hannover
Referee: Roberts
2008-04-05
15:00
RK Heusenstamm 33 – 30 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Himmer
2008-04-06
14:30
TSV Handschuhsheim 24 – 26 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Tietge

Round 13

2008-05-10
14:30
Berliner Rugby Club 19 – 12 DRC Hannover
Referee: Scharmann
2008-05-10
15:00
SC Frankfurt 1880 35 – 32 RG Heidelberg
Referee: Himmer
2008-05-10
16:30
Heidelberger RK 25 – 26 RK Heusenstamm
Referee: Forstmeyer
2008-05-11
15:00
SC Neuenheim 3 – 6 TSV Handschuhsheim
Referee: Tietge

Round 14

2008-05-17
15:00
DRC Hannover 14 – 11 SC Frankfurt 1880
Referee: Tietge
2008-05-17
15:00
RG Heidelberg 35 – 3 SC Neuenheim
Referee: Himmer
2008-05-17
15:00
TSV Handschuhsheim 27 – 8 Heidelberger RK
Referee: Blank
2008-05-17
15:00
RK Heusenstamm 10 – 26 Berliner Rugby Club
Referee: Roberts

Promotion/relegation play-off

2nd Bundesliga final

2008-05-24
13:00
ASV Köln Rugby 6 – 22 RK 03 Berlin
(Report) (in German)
Frankfurt am Main
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Himmer

Relegation match

2008-05-31
18:00
ASV Köln Rugby 3 – 52 DRC Hannover
(Report) (in German)
Heusenstamm
Referee: Werner Cromm

Final

2008-05-24
15:30
SC Frankfurt 1880 28 – 13 RG Heidelberg
Tries: Nordstrom
Pen: Kupa (7)
Con: Kupa 		(Report) (in German) Tries: Dinha
Pen: Werle, Güngör
Con: Werle
Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt am Main
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tietge
SC 1880 FRANKFURT:
Russel Kupa
Zane Gardener
Marcus Seuseu
Zion Nordstrom
Bevan Gray
Jason Campell
Api Matenga
Aaron Satchwell
Andrew Porter
Sam Henderson
Rodrigo Eleter
Corey Read
Bill Gadolo
Jared Brook
Ralph Klinghammer
Substitutes:
Daniel Preussner
Mark Wasson
Rolf Wacha
Daniel Cünzer
Dennis Feidelberg
Stefan Kunde
Conrad Dent
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Phil Stevenson
RG HEIDELBERG:
Edmoore Takaendesa
Christoph Werle
Sebastien Chaule
Holger Wüst
Steffen Thier
Patrick Schachner
Mustafa Güngör
Costa Dinha
Jeff Tigere
Tim Kasten
Sebastian Werle
Manuel Wilhelm
Miguel Bleickert
Kehoma Brenner
Mohammad Kabir
Substitutes:
Falk Schmitt
Christoph Hug
Armin Ergert
Nemedin Collaku
Oliver Stock
Christopher Müller
Jan Bratschke
Coach:
Flag of Germany.svg Rudolf Finsterer

2nd Bundesliga tables

South/West

ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstDifferencePoints
1 ASV Köln Rugby 16122248411836641
2 Stuttgarter RC 16131233919014939
3 TSV Handschuhsheim II 16100637727610135
4 SC 1880 Frankfurt II 1681741524517033
5 München RFC 16727261282-2131
6 StuSta München 165110238405-16727
7 Heidelberger TV 165011253377-12426
8 RG Heidelberg II 165011274440-16625
9 RC Mainz 163112133441-30823

North/East

ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstDifferencePoints
1 RK 03 Berlin 16140271415855644
2 TSV Victoria Linden 16120452723229540
3 FC St Pauli Rugby 16110555430025438
4 DSV 78/08 Ricklingen 16100650426523936
5 SC Germania List 16808313337-2432
6 SV Odin Hannover 16718280306-2629
7 USV Potsdam 16619350503-15327
8 Hamburger RC 162014137556-41920
9 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 16101597819-72218

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References

  1. ↑ SC 1880 Frankfurt vs. RG Heidelberg (in German) 2008 final preview, accessed: 29 December 2008
  2. ↑ Société Générale Endspieltag: Ermäßigung für Gruppentickets [ permanent dead link ](in German) Rugby Journal - Information on the finals
  3. ↑ DRT beschließt Reform des Spielbetriebs Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Rugby Journal - Reforms 2008, accessed: 7 January 2009
  4. ↑ Pressekonferenz zum Endspieltag Archived 2008-06-12 at archive.today (in German) rugby-journal, accessed: 30 December 2008
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