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2011–12 Rugby-Bundesliga

FieldValue
name2011–12 Rugby-Bundesliga
imagesize185px
captionOfficial logo of the DRV
countries
championsHeidelberger RK
count8
runnersupTV Pforzheim
promoted12 clubs
relegatednone, expansion of league
top point scorerNZ Luke James Muggeridge (234)
top try scorerNZ Caine Elisara (31)
prevseason2010–11
nextseason2012–13

The 2011–12 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 41st edition of this competition and the 92nd edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, the first division, ten teams played a home-and-away season with semi-finals and a final between the top four teams at the end. The season started on 27 August 2010 and finished with the championship final on 5 May 2012, interrupted by a winter break from mid-December to late February. The league's top try scorer was Caine Elisara for the second year running while Luke James Muggeridge took out the honours of best points scorer for the first time. Both are from New Zealand and played for Heidelberger RK.

The league was won by Heidelberger RK who defeated TV Pforzheim 20-16 to earn its third consecutive title. TV Pforzheim played in its first-ever German championship final, having defeated SC 1880 Frankfurt 46–25 in the semi-finals. Frankfurt had played in the previous five finals and won the championship in 2008 and 2009. The second semi-final was played between HRK and SC Neuenheim with the former winning 71–21.

In the second tier, the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga, FC St. Pauli Rugby and the reserve team of SC 1880 Frankfurt took out the division titles, with SC 1880 Frankfurt II taking out the overall title with a 32–22 finals victory.

Both divisions of the 2nd Bundesliga played with only nine instead of ten clubs. The South/West division lost RG Heidelberg II just before the start of the season when the club decided to withdraw its reserve team to the third division while the reserve team of Berliner Rugby Club was withdrawn during the season. RU Hohen Neuendorf was expulsed from the league during the season for falling to field in two games without adequate excuse. TSV Handschuhsheim II was punished the same way for the same reason after the season had ended, with both of the teams being relegated.

In mid-July 2012 the Deutsche Rugby Tag, the annual general meeting of the DRV decided to approve a league reform proposed by German international Manuel Wilhelm. The new system will see the number of clubs in the Bundesliga increased from ten to 24 in 2012–13, the league divided into four regional divisions of six clubs each and the finals series expanded from four to eight teams. One of the main aims of the reform was to reduce the number of kilometres traveled by individual teams and therefore reduce the travel expenses. Additionally, the 2nd Bundesliga would be expanded to 24 teams.

Bundesliga table

The final standings in the table:

ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstDifferenceBonuspointsPoints
1Heidelberger RK181701110020989117
2SC 1880 Frankfurt18150383727556214
3TV Pforzheim18151283434848614
4SC Neuenheim1811074693907910
5TSV Handschuhsheim18819511593-8214
6RG Heidelberg187110327507-1804
7DSV 78 Hannover185112278629-3516
8RK 03 Berlin185013372898-5266
9Berliner Rugby Club182016321653-3329
10RK Heusenstamm183015283830-5474
  • TV Pforzheim deducted 2 points.
  • Relegated: None, league expanded to 22 teams in 2012-13
  • Promoted from the 2nd Bundesliga South/West: Heidelberger TV, RC Luxembourg, ASV Köln Rugby, RC Mainz, RC Aachen
  • Promoted from the 2nd Bundesliga North/East: FC St. Pauli Rugby, SC Germania List, TSV Victoria Linden, Hamburger RC, Berliner SV 92, USV Potsdam Rugby (DRC Hannover withdrew before the first round due to a lack of players, therefore only 22 teams in the Bundesliga in 2012–13)
  • Promoted from the Rugby-Regionalliga: RC Leipzig (Berlin Grizzlies withdrew before the start of the season, therefore only 22 teams in the Bundesliga in 2012–13)

Bundesliga results

The results of the Bundesliga in 2011–12:

ClubHRKSCFTVPSCNTSVRGHDSVRKBBRCRKH
Heidelberger RK—22–1924–1734–3147–1245–5102–0109–750–099–0
SC 1880 Frankfurt26–39—49–730–038–1448–2371–12120–030–1582–0
TV Pforzheim26–2427–17—37–2062–3967–2160–18104–2454–741–7
SC Neuenheim32–3315–2411–20—26–2215–1633–1571–1427–1029–8
TSV Handschuhsheim10–5819–3627–3426–29—20–2227–1147–1736–1745–3
RG Heidelberg26–4614–3727–2721–2410–32—31–021–720–1310–26
DSV 78 Hannover7–4112–5911–4117–2234–3423–11—33–022–1613–12
RK 03 Berlin14–6417–607–6024–4126–4450–024–11—28–2139–19
Berliner RC0–7515–2713–788–338–1110–1634–3951–36—40–25
RK Heusenstamm5–8824–6412–7231–3815–4617–3311–1022–3846–43—

Key

Home winDrawAway win

Player statistics

Try scorers

The leading try scores in the 2011–12 Rugby-Bundesliga season were (10 tries or more):

PlayerClubTries
NZ Caine ElisaraHeidelberger RK31
NZ Rusell Ngamarama KupaTV Pforzheim24
NZ Shaun WalkerHeidelberger RK21
GER Tim KastenHeidelberger RK21
NZ Jacob KennedyTV Pforzheim17
NZ Rob MayTSV Handschuhsheim15
ZIM Manasah SitaSC Neuenheim13
NZ Jesse WesterlundHeidelberger RK13
NZ Alex JessopTV Pforzheim13
Western Samoa Afa TauliTV Pforzheim11
GER Steffen LiebigHeidelberger RK11
NZ Kieran ManawatuSC 1880 Frankfurt10
AUS Sean ArmstrongHeidelberger RK10

Point scorers

The leading point scores in the 2011–12 Rugby-Bundesliga season were (100 points or more):

PlayerClubPoints
NZ Luke James MuggeridgeHeidelberger RK234
NZ Sam HarrisSC Neuenheim163
GER Mathias PipaTSV Handschuhsheim162
NZ Caine ElisaraHeidelberger RK157
NZ Jacob KennedyTV Pforzheim132
GER Fabian HeimpelRG Heidelberg131
NZ Jeremy Te HuiaTV Pforzheim121
NZ Alex JessopTV Pforzheim112
GER Tim KastenHeidelberger RK105
NZ Shaun WalkerHeidelberger RK105

Per club

The top try and point scorers per club were:

ClubPlayerTriesPlayerPoints
Berliner RCGER Robert Taylor5GER Raphael Hackl55
RK 03 BerlinGER Christian Lill9GER Christian Lill45
SC 1880 FrankfurtNZ Kieran Manawatu10NZ Kieran Manawatu86
TSV HandschuhsheimNZ Rob May15GER Mathias Pipa162
DSV 78 HannoverGER Nikolai Siekmann6GER Steven Bouajila48
RG HeidelbergGER Bastian Himmer6GER Fabian Heimpel131
Heidelberger RKNZ Caine Elisara31NZ Luke James Muggeridge234
RK HeusenstammGER Benjamin Polheim GER Patrick Weber GER Tim Biniak5GER Pascal Schuster76
SC NeuenheimZIM Manasah Sita13NZ Sam Harris163
TV PforzheimNZ Rusell Ngamarama Kupa24NZ Jacob Kennedy132

Semi-finals and final

Semi-finals

Final

2nd Bundesliga tables

South/West

The final standings in the table:

ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstDifferenceBonusPointsPoints
1SC 1880 Frankfurt II16120444621423214
2Heidelberger TV1610064362691678
3RC Luxembourg161006347276716
4ASV Köln Rugby16100631831715
5Heidelberger RK II16709389406-178
6RC Mainz166010289392-1038
7München RFC166010220263-436
8TSV Handschuhsheim II16709250434-1843
9RC Aachen164012270394-1247
  • Promoted to Bundesliga: Heidelberger TV, RC Luxembourg, ASV Köln Rugby, RC Mainz, RC Aachen
  • Relegated from Bundesliga: None
  • Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga South/West: TSV Handschuhsheim II (demoted), Heidelberger RK II (voluntary)
  • Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga South/West: Division disbanded

North/East

The final standings in the table:

ClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstDifferenceBonusPointsPoints
1FC St. Pauli Rugby14130153719034711
2SC Germania List1410044531972568
3USV Potsdam Rugby14815390305858
4Hamburger RC14707287266216
5DRC Hannover14716254346-924
6TSV Victoria Linden14608256302-469
7Berliner SV 92 Rugby144010194403-2093
8Welfen Braunschweig140014117479-3625
9RU Hohen Neuendorf00000000
  • Promoted to Bundesliga: FC St. Pauli Rugby, SC Germania List, TSV Victoria Linden, DRC Hannover, Hamburger RC, Berliner SV 92, USV Potsdam Rugby
  • Relegated from Bundesliga: None
  • Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga North/East: RU Hohen Neuendorf (demoted), DRC Hannover (voluntary)
  • Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga North/East: Division disbanded

2nd Bundesliga final

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