Dendermonde Rugby Club

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Dendermonde RC
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Full nameDendermonde Rugby Club
Union Belgian Rugby Federation
Founded1962
Location Dendermonde, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Ground(s) Sport Complex Sint-Gillis, Dendermonde
League(s) Belgian Elite League
2018/19Champions
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Official website
www.dendermonderugby.com

Dendermonde RC [1] is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in Belgian Elite League.

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The club is based in Dendermonde in the Flemish Province of East Flanders. They are currently the only team from Flanders in the top flight. The official colours of the club are green and yellow.

History

The club was founded in 1962 under the name of SOS Rugby Sint-Gillis. The club's first game was against ASUB, resulting in a 13-20 loss. [2]

Developing a strong youth following, the turn of the 1990s saw the club push on with the construction of its own complex in the Van Langenhovestraat region. and won its first Belgian League Title in 2012 having previously won the 2nd Division title twice in 1970 and 2010. Dendermonde won the Belgian double in 2011/12 breaking the domination of the Walloon and Brussels based teams. In September 2017 Dendermonde became a global partner club of Leicester Tigers. [3]

Honours

Season by Season

SeasonTierDivisionLeague Pos.Play OffsNotes
2003–04 1 Belgian Elite League 2 ???
2004–05 1 Belgian Elite League 6
2005–06 1 Belgian Elite League 4Semi-Final
2006–07 1 Belgian Elite League 4Semi-Final
2007–08 1 Belgian Elite League 5
2008–09 1 Belgian Elite League 8Relegated
2009–10 2 Belgian 2nd Division 1Promoted
2010–11 1 Belgian Elite League 2Semi-Finals
2011–12 1 Belgian Elite League 1ChampionsCup champions
2012–13 1 Belgian Elite League 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official website" . Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meet Tigers new global partners Dendermonde Rugby Club". 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tigers welcome Belgian Club Dendermonde as Global Partner" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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