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German Rugby Federation
| Deutscher Rugby-Verband |
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| Founded |
1900 |
| IRB affiliation |
1999 |
| FIRA affiliation |
1934 |
| President |
Claus-Peter Bach |
| Men's coach |
Rudolf Finsterer |
| Official website |
www.rugby-verband.de |
The German Rugby Federation (German: Deutscher Rugby-Verband or DRV) is the governing body for rugby union in Germany. It was founded on November 4, 1900 in Kassel, and so it is the oldest national rugby union in continental Europe. After the Second World War, the DRV was restored on May 14, 1950.
[edit] Structure
There are 12 regional unions (Landesverbände) with 101 clubs and about 9,311 members of which there are 7,934 male and 1,377 female players (as of December 2008).[1]
[edit] Membership
The DRV is foundation member of FIRA - Association of European Rugby (1934), and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1999. Moreover, it is member of the German Olympic Sport Federation (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund).
[edit] President
Since the formation of the association in 1900, its presidents were:
Source:"Präsidenten des Deutschen Rugby-Verbandes (German)". Deutscher Rugby Verband. http://www.rugby-verband.de/cms/index.php?id=70. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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