The Germany national rugby union team is the national team of the third-tier rugby union-playing nation Germany. They first played in 1927 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Germany is administered by the Deutscher Rugby-Verband. The German National Team regularly compete in the European Nations Cup, the senior men's rugby tournament for European nations below the Six Nations. Following victory in Division 2A of that tournament in 2006–08, Germany competed in Division One, the top tier of the European Nations Cup for 2008-10 but was relegated again immediately.
This is a list of games played by the German team against other nations and selections. Non-national team selections like second or amateur teams are distinguished by XV behind the union's name.
Germany's results according to the German Rugby Federation: [1] [2]
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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17 April 1927 | Paris | France | 5-30 | Friendly |
15 May 1927 | Frankfurt am Main | France | 17-16 | Friendly |
18 March 1928 | Hannover | France | 3-14 | Friendly |
28 April 1929 | Paris | France | 0-24 | Friendly |
9 June 1929 | Barcelona | Spain | 24-15 | Friendly as part of the Expo '29 |
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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6 April 1930 | Berlin | France | 0-31 | Friendly |
18 May 1930 | Dresden | Spain | 5-0 | Friendly |
19 April 1931 | Paris | France | 0-34 | Friendly |
8 November 1931 | Leipzig | Czechoslovakia | 38-0 | Friendly |
17 April 1932 | Frankfurt am Main | France | 4-20 | Friendly |
26 March 1933 | Paris | France | 17-38 | Friendly |
3 December 1933 | Düsseldorf | Netherlands | 23-0 | Friendly |
25 March 1934 | Hannover | France | 9-13 | Friendly |
6 May 1934 | Prague | Czechoslovakia | 19-9 | Friendly |
2 December 1934 | Maastricht | Netherlands | 21-0 | Friendly |
24 March 1935 | Paris | France | 3-18 | Friendly |
17 November 1935 | Cologne | Netherlands | 11-5 | Friendly |
14 May 1936 | Berlin | Italy | 19-8 | 1936 FIRA Tournament also European Nations Cup 1936 |
17 May 1936 | Berlin | France | 14-19 | 1936 FIRA Tournament also European Nations Cup 1936 |
20 May 1936 | Hamburg | Romania | 37-9 | Friendly |
1 November 1936 | Hannover | France | 3-6 | Friendly |
15 November 1936 | Hilversum | Netherlands | 28-16 | Friendly |
1 January 1937 | Milan | Italy | 6-3 | Friendly |
18 April 1937 | Paris | France | 6-27 | Friendly |
14 October 1937 | Paris | Italy | 7-9 | Expo '37 also 1937 FIRA Tournament |
16 October 1937 | Paris | Romania | 30-3 | Expo '37 also 1937 FIRA Tournament |
31 October 1937 | Düsseldorf | Belgium | 34-6 | Friendly |
6 March 1938 | Stuttgart | Italy | 10-0 | Friendly |
27 March 1938 | Frankfurt am Main | France | 3-0 | Friendly |
19 May 1938 | Bucharest | Romania | 8-5 | 1938 FIRA Tournament |
22 May 1938 | Bucharest | France | 5-8 | 1938 FIRA Tournament |
11 February 1939 | Milan | Italy | 12-3 | Friendly |
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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5 May 1940 | Stuttgart | Italy | 0-4 | Friendly |
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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2 March 1952 | Hannover | Belgium | 16-9 | 1952 Rugby Union European Cup |
27 April 1952 | Padua | Italy | 6-14 | 1952 Rugby Union European Cup |
27 December 1952 | Madrid | Spain | 17-6 | Friendly |
17 May 1953 | Hannover | Italy | 3-21 | Friendly |
21 March 1954 | Frankfurt am Main | Spain | 6-6 | Friendly |
28 March 1954 | Grenoble | France XV | 3-25 | Friendly |
18 April 1954 | Parma | France XV | 3-28 | 1954 Rugby Union European Cup |
13 March 1955 | Milan | Italy | 8-24 | Friendly |
10 April 1955 | Hannover | France XV | 0-16 | Friendly |
25 March 1956 | Heidelberg | Italy | 3-12 | Friendly |
1 April 1956 | Toulon | France XV | 6-32 | Friendly |
21 May 1956 | Huy | Belgium | 16-0 | Friendly |
1 September 1956 | Cardiff | Cardiff | 0-25 | Friendly |
24 March 1957 | Berlin | France XV | 3-11 | Friendly |
14 April 1957 | Cologne | Belgium | 33-3 | Friendly |
5 May 1957 | Brno | Czechoslovakia | 3-9 | Friendly |
1 December 1957 | Barcelona | Spain | 16-3 | Friendly |
12 December 1957 | Milan | Italy | 0-8 | Friendly |
30 March 1958 | Nantes | France XV | 6-6 | Friendly |
27 April 1958 | Hannover | Czechoslovakia | 0-11 | Friendly |
4 May 1958 | Brussels | Romania | 0-9 | Expo 58 |
20 October 1958 | Kraków | Poland | 11-3 | Friendly |
16 November 1958 | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 24-0 | Friendly |
15 March 1959 | Heidelberg | Spain | 19-14 | Friendly |
30 March 1959 | Hannover | France XV | 0-27 | Friendly |
13 September 1959 | Heidelberg | Netherlands | 39-0 | Friendly |
16 October 1959 | Liège | Belgium | 8-6 | Friendly |
24 October 1959 | Braunschweig | Poland | 8-9 | Friendly |
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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10 April 1960 | Hannover | Italy | 5-11 | Friendly |
17 April 1960 | Clermont-Ferrand | France XV | 6-14 | Friendly |
24 April 1960 | Barcelona | Spain | 3-9 | Friendly |
9 October 1960 | Breukelen | Netherlands | 42-6 | Friendly |
16 October 1960 | Rzeszów | Poland | 8-3 | Friendly |
15 January 1961 | Piacenza | Italy | 0-19 | Friendly |
2 April 1961 | Heidelberg | France XV | 9-27 | Friendly |
1 October 1961 | Hannover | Poland | 11-3 | Friendly |
29 October 1961 | Offenbach | Belgium | 52-3 | Friendly |
15 April 1962 | Hannover | Spain | 14-6 | Friendly |
22 April 1962 | Dijon | France XV | 11-53 | Friendly |
27 May 1962 | Berlin | Italy | 11-13 | Friendly |
20 October 1962 | Tienen | Belgium | 50-3 | Friendly |
21 October 1962 | The Hague | Netherlands | 37-6 | Friendly |
14 April 1963 | Frankfurt am Main | France XV | 9-16 | Friendly |
16 June 1963 | Prague | Czechoslovakia | 6-3 | Friendly |
13 October 1963 | Rüsselsheim | Netherlands | 12-13 | Friendly |
22 March 1964 | Bologna | Italy | 3-17 | Friendly |
29 March 1964 | Vichy | France XV | 3-34 | Friendly |
11 October 1964 | The Hague | Netherlands | 18-5 | Friendly |
31 October 1964 | Hürth | Belgium | 11-3 | Friendly |
15 November 1964 | Bucharest | Romania | 3-19 | Friendly |
17 April 1965 | Hannover | France XV | 3-8 | Friendly |
10 October 1965 | Berlin | Netherlands | 48-8 | Friendly |
17 October 1965 | Michelstadt | Czechoslovakia | 25-6 | 1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup |
14 November 1965 | Hannover | Romania | 8-9 | 1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup |
10 April 1966 | Chalon-sur-Saône | France XV | 6-8 | 1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup |
23 October 1966 | The Hague | Netherlands | 12-0 | Friendly |
30 October 1966 | Berlin | Italy | 3-3 | 1965–1966 FIRA Nations Cup |
26 March 1967 | Hamburg | France XV | 0-22 | Friendly |
15 October 1967 | Hannover | Netherlands | 6-0 | Friendly |
29 October 1967 | Bucharest | Romania | 5-27 | 1967–1968 FIRA Nations Cup |
22 November 1967 | Prague | Czechoslovakia | 6-9 | 1967–1968 FIRA Nations Cup |
14 April 1968 | Lons-le-Saunier | France XV | 8-26 | 1967–1968 FIRA Nations Cup |
12 October 1968 | The Hague | Netherlands | 11-0 | Friendly |
3 November 1968 | Venice | Italy | 14-22 | Friendly |
5 April 1969 | Cologne | France XV | 6-20 | 1968–1969 FIRA Nations Cup |
12 October 1969 | Offenbach | Netherlands | 14-13 | Friendly |
26 October 1969 | Hamburg | Czechoslovakia | 11-18 | 1968–1969 FIRA Nations Cup |
9 November 1969 | Hannover | Romania | 3-6 | 1968–1969 FIRA Nations Cup |
30 November 1969 | Le Creusot | France XV | 6-33 | Friendly |
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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24 October 1970 | The Hague | Netherlands | 29-3 | Friendly |
21 November 1970 | Heidelberg | France XV | 3-18 | Friendly |
16 October 1971 | Bonn | Netherlands | 14-9 | Friendly |
17 October 1971 | Liège | Belgium | 27-9 | Friendly |
26 March 1972 | Besançon | France XV | 9-35 | Friendly |
21 October 1972 | Apeldoorn | Netherlands | 17-13 | Friendly |
22 October 1972 | Bonn | Belgium | 28-3 | Friendly |
28 October 1972 | Ostrava | Czechoslovakia | 3-47 | Friendly |
12 November 1972 | Bucharest | Romania | 11-10 | Friendly |
26 November 1972 | Hannover | France XV | 0-11 | Friendly |
20 October 1973 | Verviers | Belgium | 20-9 | Friendly |
27 October 1973 | Heidelberg | Romania | 9-33 | Friendly |
10 November 1973 | Le Creusot | France XV | 0-31 | Friendly |
7 April 1974 | Hannover | Portugal | 20-10 | 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
1 May 1974 | Makarska | Yugoslavia | 20-8 | 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
5 May 1974 | Rho | Italy | 10-16 | 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
25 May 1974 | Hannover | Czechoslovakia | 6-6 | 1973–1974 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
19 October 1974 | Wageningen | Netherlands | 21-32 | 1974–1975 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
20 October 1974 | Varel | Belgium | 24-3 | Friendly |
13 April 1975 | Heidelberg | Morocco | 19-11 | 1974–1975 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
4 May 1975 | Warsaw | Poland | 6-29 | 1974–1975 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
26 October 1975 | Hannover | Belgium | 43-3 | 1975–1976 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
9 November 1975 | Heidelberg | France XV | 12-24 | Friendly |
28 March 1976 | Casablanca | Morocco | 3-30 | 1975–1976 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
6 November 1976 | Říčany | Czechoslovakia | 6-22 | 1976–1977 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
21 November 1976 | Hannover | Netherlands | 13-13 | 1976–1977 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
20 February 1977 | Auxerre | France XV | 3-50 | Friendly |
17 April 1977 | Hannover | Soviet Union | 16-22 | 1976–1977 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
8 May 1977 | Stockholm | Sweden | 32-9 | 1976–1977 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
23 October 1977 | Hilversum | Netherlands | 9-10 | 1977–1978 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
30 October 1977 | Berlin | Sweden | 11-16 | 1977–1978 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
7 May 1978 | Kharkov | Soviet Union | 9-64 | 1977–1978 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
28 October 1978 | Geneva | Switzerland | 18-0 | 1978–1979 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
8 April 1979 | Hannover | Morocco | 6-13 | 1978–1979 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
20 October 1979 | Stockholm | Sweden | 10-4 | 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
11 November 1979 | Hannover | Czechoslovakia | 6-27 | Friendly |
25 November 1979 | Heidelberg | Spain | 0-13 | 1979–1980 FIRA Trophy – Group B |
This list is incomplete.
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
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8 September 1956 | London | Harlequin F.C. | 8–26 | Friendly |
19 March 2000 | Hannover | British Army | 26–9 | Friendly |
12 August 2000 | Hannover | Barbarian F.C. | 19–47 | Friendly |
27 April 2002 | Heidelberg | Canada Under 23 | 14–20 | Friendly |
1 April 2006 | Brandenburg | Welsh Districts XV | 36–16 | Friendly |
24 February 2007 | Pontypridd | Welsh Districts XV | 24–13 | Friendly |
8 November 2008 | Berlin | Welsh Districts XV | 14–27 | Friendly |
5 March 2011 | Frankfurt | New Zealand Ambassadors | 19–43 | Friendly |
5 November 2011 | Frankfurt | New Zealand Ambassadors | 19–17 | Friendly |
13 October 2012 | Frankfurt | New Zealand Ambassadors | 22–20 | Friendly |
23 February 2013 | Heidelberg | Welsh Student XV | 17–35 | Friendly |
5 October 2013 | Frankfurt | New Zealand Ambassadors | 20–3 | Friendly |
11 October 2014 | Pforzheim | New Zealand Ambassadors | 21–19 | Friendly |
24 January 2015 | Galway | Connacht Eagles | 7–50 | Friendly |
3 October 2015 | Heidelberg | La Rochelle | 10–66 | Friendly |
Country | First match | Overall | Won | Tie | Lost |
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France | 1927 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
Spain | 1929 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Czechoslovakia | 1931 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | 1933 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 1936 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Romania | 1936 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Belgium | 1937 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Overall record until 1940 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
As of 20 March 2016:
Country | First match | Played | Won | Tie | Lost | % Won |
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Belgium | 1952 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 70% |
Italy | 1952 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0% |
Spain | 1952 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 30% |
France | 1954 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0% |
Czechoslovakia | 1957 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17% |
Romania | 1958 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14% |
Netherlands | 1958 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 61% |
Poland | 1958 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 47% |
Yugoslavia | 1974 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83% |
Portugal | 1974 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 40% |
Morocco | 1975 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 30% |
Sweden | 1977 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 67% |
Soviet Union | 1977 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% |
Switzerland | 1978 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Tunisia | 1981 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
Denmark | 1985 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 89% |
Western Samoa | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Bulgaria | 1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Namibia | 1990 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Russia | 1992 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
Latvia | 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Lithuania | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Czech Republic | 1994 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 78% |
Georgia | 1995 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
Andorra | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Luxembourg | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Ukraine | 2000 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50% |
Croatia | 2000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% |
Moldova | 2004 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57% |
Austria | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Malta | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Serbia and Montenegro | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Hong Kong | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Brazil | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Uruguay | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Kenya | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
United States | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Chile | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Overall record 1952–2016 | 280 | 121 | 10 | 149 | 43% |
Selection | Years | Overall | Won | Tie | Lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Army of the Rhine | 1952–1983 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
Royal Air Force Germany | 1955–1982 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 |
British Forces Germany | 1995–1999 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Overall Record 1952–1999 | 64 | 29 | 8 | 27 |
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