British Army Germany rugby union team
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The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany. It is part of the Army Rugby Union.[1]
The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.[1]
The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad.[1]
History
[edit]No records exist of rugby matches played by the British occupation forces in Germany after the First World War, despite a ten-year presence of the British Army of the Rhine until 1929.[2]
After the Second World War, a representative side was formed, whose fixtures have helped an interest in the playing of rugby in those countries.[2]
2009-10 fixtures
[edit]The fixtures and results of the team for 2009-10:[1]
Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Report |
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26 August - 4 September 2009 | Padova | Italian Rugby Tour | (Report)[permanent dead link] | |
26 September 2009 | JHQ | ![]() |
64-5 | (Report)[permanent dead link] |
24 October 2009 | JHQ | Army Scotland | ||
16 December 2009 | Aldershot | Army 'A' | 9-39 | (Report) |
16 January 2010 | Gütersloh | ![]() |
cancelled | |
30 January 2010 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück | ![]() |
cancelled | |
20 February 2010 | Hanover | Heildelberg | ||
20 March 2010 | Amsterdam | ![]() |
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3 April 2010 | JHQ | ![]() |
- The game against Germany had to be postponed twice because of bad weather and was eventually cancelled.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d British Army (Germany) Rugby Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
- ^ a b British Army Rugby History Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
- ^ Testspiel in Gütersloh fällt aus[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 12 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ Testspiel gegen British Forces Germany fällt aus[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 28 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
External links
[edit]- British Army (Germany) Rugby Army Rugby Union website
- British Forces Germany website