Germany women's national rugby union team

Germany
Emblem	Bundesadler (Federal Eagle)
Union	German Rugby Federation
Head coach	Gareth Jackson
First colours	Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	21 (as of 9 January 2023)
First international
	West Germany 0-8 Sweden ; ( West Berlin, West Germany 14 October 1989)
Biggest win
	Germany 75-0 Norway ; ( Amsterdam, Netherlands 8 May 2003)
Biggest defeat
	New Zealand 134-6 Germany ; ( Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 May 1998)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1998)

Last updated November 06, 2024

The Germany women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Germany, representing them at rugby union. They made their first Rugby World Cup appearance at the 1998 tournament in the Netherlands, and made their last appearance at the 2002 Rugby World Cup in Spain. They regularly compete in the Rugby Europe Women's Championship.

History

The German women's national rugby union team was founded in 1989. Back then women's rugby was still part of the "Deutsche Rugby Jugend", the youth rugby organization in Germany. After only 2 training camps in Wiedenbrück and Hannover a team was formed with players from BSV 92 Berlin, DRC Hannover, RK Heusenstamm, SC Neuenheim, TV Wiedenbrück and SV 08 Ricklingen. For their first international match the German women met Sweden in Berlin in 1989 and lost only 0–8, and went on to qualify for the next two World Cups.

However German national teams (fifteens and sevens) have suffered from limited financial support, and after the European Championship finals in April 2005 (where Germany finished fourth) the DRV officially disbanded the XVs national team for financial reasons. Though this was reversed a year later at the next General Assembly of the DRV, it was a set-back and Germany have struggled to keep up with their neighbours in this form of the game.

Having played their last test match in 2010, Germany returned to test rugby in 2016 after a long six-year absence. In 2019 Germany withdrew from the European Championships due to financial difficulties.^[1]

Records

Rugby World Cup

Year

Round

Position

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

Squad

1991

Did Not Enter

1994

1998

Shield Final

14th

5

1

0

4

46

308

Squad

2002

15th Place Playoff

16th

4

0

4

19

232

Squad

2006

Did Not Enter

2010

Did Not Qualify

2014

2017

2021

2025

2029

TBD

2033

Total

2/9

14th^†

9

1

0

8

65

540

Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
* Tied placing^† Best placing	Home venue

Overall

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Germany internationals 1989-
Opponent	First game	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Percentage
Belgium	2001	4	3	1	0	87.50%
Denmark	2004	1	1	0	0	100.00%
England	1997	1	0	0	1	0.00%
Finland	2007	2	2	0	0	100.00%
France	1997	1	0	0	1	0.00%
Ireland	1997	3	0	0	3	0.00%
Italy	1996	7	0	0	7	0.00%
Kazakhstan	1993	4	1	0	3	25.00%
Luxembourg	2007	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Netherlands	1992	17	1	0	16	5.89%
Norway	2003	3	3	0	0	100.00%
Russia	2010	1	0	0	1	0.00%
Spain	1996	2	0	0	2	0.00%
New Zealand	1998	2	0	0	2	0.00%
Romania	2007	1	1	0	0	100.00%
Sweden	1989	10	3	0	7	30.00%
Switzerland	2016	2	2	0	0	100.00%
Wales	1998	2	0	0	2	0.00%
Summary	1989	64	18	1	45	28.13%

Players

Germany's 23-player squad for the 2024–25 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.^[2]

Player	Position
Tina Schucker	Prop
Emma Dehnert	Hooker
Mareike Bier	Prop
Luise Lauter	Lock
Salome Trauth	Lock
Muriel Weigel	Flanker
Joy Weatherspoon	Flanker
Yusra Abdelkarim	Number 8
Annika Nowotny	Scrum-half
Charlotte Malaizier	Fly-half
Sarah Hiltrud Piepkorn	Wing
Mette Zimmat	Centre
Johanna Hacker	Centre
Steffi Gruber	Wing
Sophie Hacker	Fullback
Substitution
Esther Tilgner	Forward
Annika Solveig Bergemann	Forward
Melissa Paul	Forward
Nina Schäfer	Forward
Amelie Harris	Forward
Ronja Hinterding	Back
Emilia Hacker	Back
Paula Schult	Back

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References

↑ Birch, John (2019-12-17). "Finance crisis forces Germany out of Euros". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
↑ "Finland v Germany". www.rugbyeurope.eu. 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

External links

(in German) Deutsche Rugby Frauen - Official Site
(in German) German women's sevens academy Archived 2013-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - Official 7s Site

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[1] Birch, John (2019-12-17). "Finance crisis forces Germany out of Euros". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-06-03.

[2] "Finland v Germany". www.rugbyeurope.eu. 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

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