2008–09 Rugby-Bundesliga
Template:Infobox rugby union season The Rugby-Bundesliga 2008-09 was the 38th edition of this competition and the 89th edition of the German rugby union championship. Nine teams play a home-and-away season with a finals round between the top four teams at the end. The bottom two teams determine which club is relegated in an end-of-season decider. The season started on 30 August 2008 and finished with the championship final on 23 May 2009, interrupted by a winter break from early December to late February.
The competition was won by the SC Frankfurt 1880 the previous season.
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Overview
The 2008-09 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from eight to nine teams. The final, which used to be determined by the top-two teams of the regular season was now played by the two winners of the semi-finals which pair the first placed team against the fourth and the second against the third.
At the bottom end of the table, a relegation match between the two last-placed teams was also a new introduction. All up, the number of season games in the Rugby-Bundesliga increased to 76 from 57.
This change of modus was decided upon on 19 July 2008 at the annual general meeting of the German rugby association, the DRV. It was decided to expand the league to ten teams for 2009-10, meaning only one club was to be relegated in 2009, and two promoted. It was also then decided to introduce the extended play-off format.[1]
The defending champion was SC 1880 Frankfurt, who beat RG Heidelberg in the 2007-08 final, while the RK 03 Berlin was newly promoted to the league.
With Kerstin Ljungdahl[2] and Dana Teagarden,[3] two female head referees have been officiating in the Rugby-Bundesliga in 2008-09.
Bundesliga table
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 693 | 227 | 466 | 70 |
| 2 | Heidelberger RK | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 464 | 212 | 252 | 56 |
| 3 | SC Neuenheim | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 423 | 287 | 136 | 49 |
| 4 | Berliner Rugby Club | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 441 | 328 | 113 | 48 |
| 5 | RG Heidelberg | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 323 | 281 | 42 | 46 |
| 6 | TSV Handschuhsheim | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 521 | 377 | 144 | 46 |
| 7 | RK Heusenstamm | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 336 | 515 | -179 | 29 |
| 8 | RK 03 Berlin | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 195 | 688 | -493 | 11 |
| 9 | DRC Hannover | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 176 | 657 | -481 | 0 |
- Relegated: DRC Hannover
- Promoted: ASV Köln Rugby and DSV 78 Hannover
Player statistics
Try scorers
The leading try scores in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2008–09 season were (10 tries or more):
| Player | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Alexander Pipa | TSV Handschuhsheim | 22 |
| Template:Flagicon Bevan Grey | RK Heusenstamm | 13 |
| Template:Flagicon Jason Campell | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Marcus Seuseu | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Jovesa Naivalu | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 10 |
Point scorers
The leading point scores in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2008–09 season were (100 points or more):
| Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Thorsten Wiedemann | TSV Handschuhsheim | 212 |
| Template:Flagicon Braam Pretorius | Heidelberger RK | 211 |
| Template:Flagicon Lars Eckert | SC Neuenheim | 137 |
| Template:Flagicon Fabian Heimpel | RG Heidelberg | 129 |
| Template:Flagicon Alexander Pipa | TSV Handschuhsheim | 110 |
Per club
The top try and point scorers per club were:
Bundesliga results
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| Club | SCF | HRK | SCN | BRC | RGH | TSV | RKH | RKB | DRC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC 1880 Frankfurt | — | 27-22 | 24-14 | 67-7 | 54-13 | 81-19 | 30-9 | 69-0 | 50-0 |
| Heidelberger RK | 13-23 | — | 38-3 | 12-10 | 23-17 | 38-8 | 33-5 | 56-0 | 78-7 |
| SC Neuenheim | 16-46 | 31-23 | — | 13-8 | 23-28 | 18-6 | 37-15 | 69-14 | 49-7 |
| Berliner RC | 20-12 | 15-35 | 31-16 | — | 29-13 | 22-19 | 88-15 | 59-0 | 30-15 |
| RG Heidelberg | 15-29 | 3-5 | 19-15 | 20-6 | — | 12-6 | 38-19 | 17-5 | 35-10 |
| TSV Handschuhsheim | 36-31 | 25-12 | 16-20 | 53-21 | 9-16 | — | 28-25 | 78-7 | 64-12 |
| RK Heusenstamm | 29-53 | 10-36 | 7-27 | 19-24 | 28-23 | 22-29 | — | 37-20 | 41-12 |
| RK 03 Berlin | 7-44 | 17-25 | 5-27 | 14-42 | 14-36 | 12-73 | 17-20 | — | 34-23 |
| DRC Hannover | 7-53 | 11-15 | 0-45 | 5-29 | 6-18 | 28-52 | 20-35 | 13-29 | — |
Key
| Home win | Draw | Away win | Game not played (awarded) |
Promotion/relegation play-off
Relegation match
- The DRC Hannover canceled the game on 18 April 2009 and voluntarily accepted relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga North/East.[13]
Semi-finals and final
Semi-finals
Final
Squads
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2nd Bundesliga tables
South/West
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC 1880 Frankfurt II | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 778 | 217 | 561 | 77 |
| 2 | ASV Köln Rugby | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 515 | 166 | 349 | 72 |
| 3 | RG Heidelberg II | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 445 | 357 | 88 | 57 |
| 4 | München RFC | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 451 | 350 | 91 | 48 |
| 5 | TSV Handschuhsheim II | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 334 | 442 | -108 | 37 |
| 6 | StuSta München | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 270 | 393 | -123 | 37 |
| 7 | RC Mainz ‡ | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 343 | 513 | -170 | 33 |
| 8 | Heidelberger RK II ‡ | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 265 | 472 | -207 | 31 |
| 9 | Stuttgarter RC | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 256 | 380 | -124 | 30 |
| 10 | SG Heidelberger TV/SC Neuenheim II | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 259 | 616 | -357 | 24 |
- Promoted to Bundesliga: ASV Köln Rugby (SC 1880 Frankfurt II inelegible)
- Relegated from Bundesliga: none
- Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga: SG Heidelberger TV/SC Neuenheim II
- Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga: RC Luxembourg, Karlsruher SV Rugby
- ‡ Two points deducted for break of licensing agreement; insufficient numbers of youth teams.[14]
North/East
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1138 | 135 | 1003 | 87 |
| 2 | TSV Victoria Linden | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 720 | 246 | 474 | 72 |
| 3 | USV Potsdam | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 804 | 271 | 533 | 69 |
| 4 | FC St Pauli Rugby | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 632 | 311 | 321 | 56 |
| 5 | SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 509 | 328 | 181 | 52 |
| 6 | RU Hohen Neuendorf | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 452 | 401 | 51 | 45 |
| 7 | SC Germania List | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 250 | 813 | -563 | 20 |
| 8 | Hamburger RC | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 235 | 891 | -656 | 19 |
| 9 | Berliner SV 92 Rugby | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 201 | 857 | -656 | 15 |
| 10 | SG Schwalbe/DRC Hannover II ‡ | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 114 | 802 | -688 | -7 |
- Promoted to Bundesliga: DSV 78/08 Ricklingen
- Relegated from Bundesliga: DRC Hannover
- Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga: SG Schwalbe/DRC Hannover II, Berliner SV 92 Rugby
- Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga: Berliner RC II, FT Adler Kiel Rugby
- ‡ Team withdrawn from the competition on 22 April 2009 due to a lack of players.[15]
2nd Bundesliga final
DRV-Pokal 2008-09
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- 1 Game not played, awarded to DRC Hannover.
- 2 Game awarded to Frankfurt after Hannover cancelled the game, stating that they were unable to compete at the scheduled date and no other date being available.[16]
References
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- ↑ DRT beschließt Reform des Spielbetriebs Template:Webarchive Template:In lang Rugby Journal - Reforms 2008, accessed: 7 January 2009
- ↑ Kerstin Ljungdahl profile at the Germany Rugby Referees Association website Template:Webarchive accessed: 8 January 2009
- ↑ Dana Teagarden profile at the Germany Rugby Referees Association website Template:Webarchive accessed: 8 January 2009
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader Berliner RC Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader RK 03 Berlin Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader SC 1880 Frankfurt Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader TSV Handschuhsheim Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader DRC Hannover Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader RG Heidelberg Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader Heidelberger RK Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader RK Heusenstamm Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ 1. Bundesliga 2008/2009 - Mannschaftskader SC Neuenheim Template:In lang totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 May 2010
- ↑ DRC Hannover verzichtet auf Bundesliga-Playdown Template:Webarchive Template:In lang Rugby-Journal, accessed: 16 May 2009
- ↑ 2. Liga Süd: Punktabzüge für HRK II und RC Mainz Template:Webarchive Template:In lang Rugby Journal, accessed: 17 May 2009
- ↑ 2. Liga Nord: SG Schwalbe/DRC Hannover II zieht sich zurückScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:In lang Rugby Journal, accessed: 17 May 2009
- ↑ DRV-Pokal: DRC Hannover sagt Halbfinale abScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:In lang Rugby Journal, published: 8 April 2009, accessed: 15 April 2009
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External links
- rugbyweb.de - Rugby-Bundesliga table & results Template:In lang
- Rugby-Journal - Bundesliga table & results Template:In lang
- Totalrugby.de - Bundesliga table & results Template:In lang
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