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| Union | Deutscher Rugby-Verband | |
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| Coach(es) | Jan Ceselka Christian Lill | |
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The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.
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| Union | Deutscher Rugby-Verband | |
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| Coach(es) | Jan Ceselka Christian Lill | |
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The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.
The German team has, for the most part, played in the B-Division of the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, however, it earned promotion to the A-Division in 2009.
The German team earned promotion to the A division of the European championship at the 2009 tournament in southern France. It had won promotion to the elite division of European under-18 rugby for the first time in many years. [1] Germany beat Portugal 11-3 in the final of the B tournament to clinch promotion. [2]
The German team took part in the tournament with the following squad: [3]
In the 2010 edition of the European under-18 rugby union championship, the team, freshly promoted to the A group, pulled off a surprise 44-0 victory over Romania. Germany lost its opening game to eventual runners-up Ireland 20-11, but managed to win its second game, against Romania, 44-0. In its third and final game in the tournament, against Italy for fifth place, Germany lost 18-13. [4] Chris Thau, Publications Manager of the IRB, [5] commented after the Romania game that it was the first time in the almost 40 years he had been watching German national teams, that a German team played world class rugby. [6]
The German team, coached by Jan Ceselka (TSV Handschuhsheim) and Christian Lill (RK 03 Berlin), took part in the tournament with the following squad: [7]
Germany won its opening game of the 2011, defeating Belgium 27-11 and thereby achieving the teams aim of not being relegated. [8] The team then suffered a heavy 3-87 defeat against Scotland, a game that clearly showed the difference between the standards of rugby between the two nations. [9] In the final game of the tournament, Germany lost 0-40 to Georgia and finished fourth in its division.
Germany called up the following players for the 2011 tournament: [10]
Germany called up the following players:
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Germany's recent results at the European Championship:
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 4 April 2009 | Draguignan |  Netherlands | 31-0 | Quarter finals | Report |
| 7 April 2009 | La Seyne-sur-Mer |  Poland | 27-0 | Semi final | Report |
| 10 April 2009 | La Seyne-sur-Mer |  Portugal | 11-3 | Final | Report |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 28 March 2010 | San Donà di Piave |  Ireland | 11-20 | Quarter finals | Report |
| 31 March 2010 | Casale sul Sile |  Romania | 44-0 | Semi final (5-8) | Report |
| 3 April 2010 | Casale sul Sile |  Italy | 13-18 | 5th place game | Report |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 16 April 2011 | Fleurance |  Belgium | 27-11 | Quarter finals | Report |
| 19 April 2011 | Lourdes |  Scotland | 3-87 | Semi final | Report |
| 23 April 2011 | Louey |  Georgia | 0-40 | 3rd place game | Report |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 31 March 2012 | Madrid |  Czech Republic | 46-0 | Quarter finals | |
| 3 April 2012 | Madrid |  Spain | 15-6 | Semi final | |
| 6 April 2012 | La Seyne-sur-Mer | Belgium | 12-32 | Final |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 23 March 2013 | Saint-Egrève | Czech Republic | 34-5 | Quarter finals | |
| 26 March 2013 | Pont-De-Claix | Spain | 0-50 | Semi final | |
| 30 March 2013 | Grenoble | Poland | 6-30 | 3rd Place game |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 12 April 2014 | Poznań | Romania | 3-19 | Quarter finals | |
| 16 April 2014 | Poznań | Netherlands | 12-10 | Semi final (5-8) | |
| 19 April 2014 | Poznań | Belgium | 12-9 | 5th Place game |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 29 March 2015 | Ramonville | Poland | 30-6 | Quarter finals | |
| 1 April 2015 | Toulouse |  Russia | 0-23 | Semi final | |
| 4 April 2015 | Toulouse | Romania | 11-10 | 3rd Place game |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 23 March 2016 | Lisbon | Portugal | 5-64 | Quarter finals | |
| 27 March 2016 | Lisbon | Romania | 23-11 | Semi final (5-8) | |
| 31 March 2016 | Lisbon | Spain | 29-10 | 5th Place game |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 8 April 2017 | Brittany |  Luxembourg | 67-5 | Quarter finals | |
| 11 April 2017 | Brittany | Netherlands | 15-29 | Semi final | |
| 14 April 2017 | Brittany | Romania | 12-14 | 3rd Place game |
The team's final positions in the European championship:
| Year | Division | Tier | Place |
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| 2005 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2006 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2007 | Division A | II | 2nd |
| 2008 | Division A | II | 3rd |
| 2009 | Division A | II | 1st — Promoted |
| 2010 | Elite Division | I | 6th |
| 2011 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2012 | Division A | II | 2nd |
| 2013 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2014 | Division A | II | 5th |
| 2015 | Division A | II | 3rd |
| 2016 | Elite Division | I | 6th |
| 2017 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2018 | Division A | II | 1st - Promoted |
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