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Aarhus RK

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Aarhus RK
Full nameAarhus Rugby Klub
Founded1974
LocationAarhus, Denmark
Ground(s)ARK Park
PresidentJette Schmidt
Coach(es)South Africa Quinton Greyling (coach) & England Chris Adby (Assistant coach)
League(s)DRU Superliga
Team kit

Aarhus RK is a Danish rugby club in Aarhus. They currently play in the DRU Superliga.

History

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The club was founded in 1974.

In 2006 the club became Danish Rugby champions in the Danish Superleague and also the first official Danish champions in Danish rugby 7’s. They continued their XV men championship success in 2008, 2011 & 2012, and also in the Danish 7s championship in 2007, 08' & 12'.

Players

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Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Niels Gotfredsen Prop Denmark Denmark
Jens H. Hansen Lock Denmark Denmark
Søren W. Larsen Lock Denmark Denmark
Steve Leitch Lock England England
Peter Møller Lock Denmark Denmark
Christian Schiffer Lock Germany Germany
Mikael Lai Rasmussen Flanker Denmark Denmark
Player Position Union
Martin Frederiksen Centre Denmark Denmark
Quinton Greyling Centre South Africa South Africa
Preben Rasmussen Centre Denmark Denmark
René Thorup Kristensen Centre Denmark Denmark
Niels P. Dahl Wing Denmark Denmark
Rasmus Mortensen Wing Denmark Denmark
Andrew Grantham Fullback Scotland Scotland

Internationally Capped Players

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  • Denmark Niels Gotfredsen
  • Denmark Mikael Lai Rasmussen
  • Denmark Preben Rasmussen
  • Denmark Rasmus Mortensen
  • Denmark René Thorup Kristensen
  • Denmark Andrew Grantham
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