Women's Rugby Bundesliga

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The Women's Rugby Bundesliga is the top national competition for women's rugby union football clubs in Germany. The competition started in 1988 and the most successful teams are the SC Neuenheim, FC St. Pauli and Heidelberger RK.

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In October 2009, it was decided to continue with the development plan for the women's Bundesliga. From 2013, the league is scheduled to have eight clubs in a single-division format, from 2016 it is to be expanded to ten clubs. [1]

Championship finals

SeasonWinnerRunner–UpResult
1987–88SC Neuenheim
1988–89SC Neuenheim
1989–90SC Neuenheim
1990–91SC NeuenheimDRC Hannover30–0
1991–92SC Neuenheim
1992–93SC NeuenheimDRC Hannover22–7
1993–94RC RottweilSC Neuenheim3–0
1994–95FC St. PauliSC Neuenheim23–5
1995–96SC NeuenheimFC St. Pauli14–5
1996–97SC NeuenheimFC St. Pauli12–8
1997–98SC NeuenheimFC St. Pauli26–12
1998–99SC NeuenheimFC St. Pauli17–15
1999–2000FC St. PauliSC Neuenheim39–3
2000–01FC St. PauliSC Neuenheim37–8
2001–02DRC HannoverFC St. Pauli18–17
2002–03FC St. PauliSC Germania List25–0
2003–04SC NeuenheimFC St. Pauli31–5
2004–05FC St. PauliSC Neuenheim15–0
2005–06FC St. PauliSC Germania List17–5
2006–07FC St. PauliHeidelberger RK34–17
2007–08FC St. PauliSC Neuenheim29–7
2008–09SC NeuenheimHeidelberger RK24–23
2009–10Heidelberger RKSC Neuenheim37–5
2010–11Heidelberger RKSC Neuenheim58–5
2011–12Heidelberger RKFC St. Pauli27–19
2012–13Heidelberger RKSC Neuenheim19–0
2013–14Heidelberger RKSC Neuenheim14–7
2014–15Heidelberger RKSC Neuenheim10–7
2015–16Heidelberger RKSC Neuenheim13–10

Source: "Die Deutschen Meister der Frauen". Deutscher Rugby Verband. Retrieved 2011-03-09.

Placings

Recent placings in the Rugby Bundesliga:

Club01020304050607080910111213141516
SC Neuenheim 2231244212222121
Heidelberger RK 532321111312
ASV Köln Rugby 35644253
FC St. Pauli Rugby 1112111134311434
SC Germania List 22423455552645
SG Rhein-Main 33576
München RFC 449687
Stuttgarter RC 543105576
SC Berlin 63
SG Mitteldeutsches Rugby 434
Ramstein Rogues RUFC 5
SG SC Berlin/ Berliner SV 92 Rugby 82
SG Marburg/Gießen34
RC Leipzig 65
Berliner SV/RC Leipzig 6
DRC Hannover 33
TSV Handschuhsheim/Karlsruher SV 4
TuS Fürstenfeldbruck/München RFC 5
TSV Handschuhsheim 4

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