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2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga


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name2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga
imagesize185px
captionOfficial logo of the DRV
countries
championsHeidelberger RK
count9
runnersupSC Neuenheim
prevseason2011–12
nextseason2013–14

The 2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 42nd edition of this competition and the 93rd edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, twenty-two teams played in, initially, four regional divisions, the first stage of the competition. The season started on 25 August 2012 and finished with the championship final on 15 June 2013, interrupted by a winter break from 25 November to 3 March. The regular season finished on Wednesday 1 May and the play-offs started on the following weekend, 4 May, and the German championship final was held on 15 June 2013.

The defending champions were Heidelberger RK who defeated TV Pforzheim in the 2012 final to take out its eights championship and third in a row. Heidelberger RK took out the national championship once more, remaining unbeaten all season and defeating local rival SC Neuenheim 41–10 in the final.

Overview

The league has been radically modified from the 2011–12 season. In 2011–12 the league operated with ten teams playing in a single division in a home-and-away format with semi-finals and a final at the end. Rugby Spielpläne - Archiv 2011/2012 – 1. Bundesliga www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 16 September 2012 In 2012–13 the league has been expanded, initially to twenty-four teams, which were to play in four regional divisions of six teams each. In those each team would play the others in its division just once. However, two teams resigned from the league before the start of the season, reducing the number of clubs to twenty-two. The Berlin Grizzlies of the eastern division opted to form a team with the reserve side of USV Potsdam Rugby and play in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga instead. DRC Hannover withdrew from the northern division just before the first game of the season, suffering from a lack of first team players and entered the tier three Rugby-Regionalliga instead for 2012–13.

The first stage of the competition, the Vorrunde, will finish on 3 October 2012 after which the second stage will start, the Qualifikationsphase, in which the top four teams each from the southern and the western group play each other in one group while the top teams from the north and east play each other in another. The finals series will be expanded from four to eight teams. The six teams not qualified for the Qualifikationsphase will enter the DRV-Pokal, the German rugby union cup, together with the top eight teams of the 2nd Bundesliga. The 2nd Bundesliga teams not qualified for the DRV-Pokal will play for the Liga Pokal.

In the second stage the teams within a group will play each other in a home-and-away format, with the teams that already played each other in the first stage carrying over those results. All sixteen clubs will qualify for the knock-out stage.

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 was also expanded to 24 teams.

Because of the enlargement of the league from ten to twenty-two (initially twenty-four) teams no club was relegated after the 2011–12 season but twelve clubs promoted:

  • 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)
  • Promoted from the Rugby-Regionalliga: RC Leipzig (Berlin Grizzlies withdrew before the start of the season)

Two clubs finished the regular season unbeaten, DSV 78 Hannover and Heidelberger RK. Of the sixteen clubs qualified for the play-offs three decided to cancel their first round match, the three bottom placed clubs in the north east, Berliner SV 92, Victoria Linden and USV Potsdam, with all three games awarded 50-0 to the opposition. The quarter finals saw the south western clubs dominate with all four advancing teams being from that division and all north eastern clubs being knocked out. The semi finals were heavily affected by bad weather, with both games, to be held in Heidelberg, being canceled and rescheduled. The final saw Heidelberger RK defeat SC Neuenheim 41–10 to take out its ninth national championship and fourth consecutive one.

Bundesliga tables & results

First stage

In the first stage twenty-two clubs played in four groups. Within each group each team played the other just once. The best four teams in each group advanced to the second stage.

North

The table and results of the division:

ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints
1DSV 78 Hannover440031983114
2FC St. Pauli Rugby4301146102443
3SC Germania List420181142–611
4TSV Victoria Linden410244138–941
5Hamburger RC400427227–2000
  • Relegated: None
  • Promoted: 08 Ricklingen/Wunstorf
ClubDSVSTPGERVICHRC
DSV 78 Hannover62–565–0106–0
FC St. Pauli Rugby43–10
SC Germania List3–8634–0
TSV Victoria Linden22–3322–6
Hamburger RC8–6513–34

East

The table and results of the division:

ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints
1Berliner Rugby Club4400317252924
2RK 03 Berlin4301258761823
3USV Potsdam Rugby4202137121162
4Berliner SV 92 Rugby410376289–2131
5RC Leipzig400416293–2770
  • Relegated: None
  • Promoted: Veltener RC
ClubBRCRKBUSVBSVRCL
Berliner Rugby Club61–10138–7
RK 03 Berlin42–7116–0
USV Potsdam Rugby5–4258–27
Berliner SV 92 Rugby8–9034–3
RC Leipzig3–7610–67

West

The table and results of the division:

ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints
1SC 1880 Frankfurt5500264472175
2RK Heusenstamm5401290432475
3RC Mainz5203127156–292
4ASV Köln Rugby520272251–1792
5RC Luxembourg510368248–1800
6RC Aachen500529205–1761
  • Relegated: RC Luxembourg (withdrawn)
  • Promoted: TuS 95 Düsseldorf
ClubSCFRKHASVRCMRCLRCA
SC 1880 Frankfurt22–2081–062–15
RK Heusenstamm93–573–662–10
ASV Köln Rugby38–220–029–5
RC Mainz0–4277–7
RC Luxembourg5–4850–0
RC Aachen7–517–13
  • The game between RC Luxembourg and RC Aachen initially ended in a 21–0 win for Aachen but was later changed to a 50–0 victory for Luxembourg because RCA fielded two underaged players.
  • The game between RC Luxembourg and ASV Köln Rugby was cancelled by both teams with both clubs being deducted two points.

South

The table and results of the division:

ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints
1Heidelberger RK5500338412975
2SC Neuenheim5311130109211
3RG Heidelberg5212166153133
4TV Pforzheim5203195137224
5TSV Handschuhsheim5203104136–321
6Heidelberger TV500541362–3210
  • Relegated: None
  • Promoted: None
ClubHRKRGHTVPSCNTSVHTV
Heidelberger RK66–2242–061–7
RG Heidelberg23–2311–1571–17
TV Pforzheim12–7232–3928–41
SC Neuenheim27–1339–3
TSV Handschuhsheim13–2456–13
Heidelberger TV0–978–99

Second stage

In the second stage sixteen clubs played in two groups of eight clubs each. Within each group each team played the others home and away except for the match-ups that already had been played in the first round. The results of those were carried over. All teams in this stage qualified for the play-offs and were seeded according to the final standings.

North-East

The table and results of the division:

ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints
1DSV 78 Hannover14140010408995113
2Berliner Rugby Club14120277113763411
3RK 03 Berlin149054593171428
4FC St. Pauli Rugby14806382361219
5SC Germania List1460844944274
6USV Potsdam Rugby143011243747–5045
7TSV Victoria Linden142012179592–4135
8Berliner SV 92 Rugby142012147985–8380
ClubDSVSTPGERVICBRCRKBUSVBSV
DSV 78 Hannover62–574–1165–024–1032–14168–0119–5
FC St. Pauli Rugby3–3243–1042–1010–4715–2025–2470–7
SC Germania List3–8616–3234–016–5046–31101–383–5
TSV Victoria Linden0–10222–330–1314–3626–4628–2441–10
Berliner Rugby Club16–3062–052–567–061–1094–0138–7
RK 03 Berlin13–3322–1936–1354–511–2842–746–13
USV Potsdam Rugby6–9920–4920–847–195–4211–2458–27
Berliner SV 92 Rugby3–1147–3610–9019–145–688–9021–18

South-West

The table and results of the division:

ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints
1Heidelberger RK141400110010499613
2SC Neuenheim1410137092214889
3TV Pforzheim14100494429065411
4RG Heidelberg148155554011549
5SC 1880 Frankfurt14707408506–987
6RK Heusenstamm144010361695–3349
7ASV Köln Rugby142012133998–8651
8RC Mainz1400141061101–9952
ClubSCFRKHASVRCMHRKRGHTVPSCN
SC 1880 Frankfurt22–2081–062–153–5736–3117–3715–59
RK Heusenstamm24–4093–558–1012–7628–325–1230–81
ASV Köln Rugby0–2717–3838–228–9512–645–1099–60
RC Mainz6–600–4216–226–900–910–14910–69
Heidelberger RK97–074–7129–0161–066–2240–2242–0
RG Heidelberg57–1672–2752–1250–05–6412–6323–23
TV Pforzheim48–2264–7131–093–1512–7232–3928–41
SC Neuenheim55–779–081–5116–67–3822–516–33
Denotes results carried over from first stage
  • Heusenstamm's home game against Mainz was played in Mainz as Heusenstamm's home ground was unfit to be played on due to weather conditions.
  • Both games between Heusenstamm and Heidelberger RK were played at Heusenstamm.
  • TV Pforzheim deducted four points for insufficient number of youth teams.
  • SC 1880 Frankfurt's home game against SC Neuenheim, originally ending 15–59, was awarded 50–0 to Frankfurt because Neuenheim fielded two ineligible players. This decision was later reversed and the original result restored.
  • RG Heidelberg's home game against RC Mainz was not played as Mainz canceled because of a lack of players. Game awarded 50–0 to Heidelberg.

Play-off stage

In the play-offs the sixteen qualified clubs play a knock-out competition in single game format with the winner moving on to the next round. In the first round of the play-off the north-east division clubs play against the south-west division clubs. The play-offs began on 4 May with the round of sixteen, followed by the quarter-finals on 25 May, semi finals on 1 June and the German championship final on 15 June 2013. However, both semi final games, to be held in Heidelberg, had to be postponed because of bad weather, and rescheduled for 12 June.

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|RD1-seed03=N4 |RD1-team03=FC St. Pauli Rugby |RD1-score03=13 |RD1-seed04=S5 |RD1-team04=SC 1880 Frankfurt |RD1-score04=30

|RD1-seed05=N2 |RD1-team05=Berliner Rugby Club |RD1-score05=84 |RD1-seed06=S7 |RD1-team06=ASV Köln Rugby |RD1-score06=7

|RD1-seed07=S3 |RD1-team07=TV Pforzheim |RD1-score07=50 |RD1-seed08=N6 |RD1-team08=USV Potsdam Rugby |RD1-score08=0

|RD1-seed09=N1 |RD1-team09=DSV 78 Hannover |RD1-score09=131 |RD1-seed10=S8 |RD1-team10=RC Mainz |RD1-score10=3

|RD1-seed11=S4 |RD1-team11=RG Heidelberg |RD1-score11=103 |RD1-seed12=N5 |RD1-team12=SC Germania List |RD1-score12=10

|RD1-seed13=S2 |RD1-team13=SC Neuenheim |RD1-score13=50 |RD1-seed14=N7 |RD1-team14=TSV Victoria Linden |RD1-score14=0

|RD1-seed15=N3 |RD1-team15=RK 03 Berlin |RD1-score15=45 |RD1-seed16=S6 |RD1-team16=RK Heusenstamm |RD1-score16=34

|RD2-seed01=S1 |RD2-team01=Heidelberger RK |RD2-score01=66 |RD2-seed02=S5 |RD2-team02=SC 1880 Frankfurt |RD2-score02=0

|RD2-seed03=N2 |RD2-team03=Berliner Rugby Club |RD2-score03=7 |RD2-seed04=S3 |RD2-team04=TV Pforzheim |RD2-score04=49

|RD2-seed05=N1 |RD2-team05=DSV 78 Hannover |RD2-score05=7 |RD2-seed06=S4 |RD2-team06=RG Heidelberg |RD2-score06=13

|RD2-seed07=S2 |RD2-team07=SC Neuenheim |RD2-score07=36 |RD2-seed08=N3 |RD2-team08=RK 03 Berlin |RD2-score08=10

|RD3-seed01=S1 |RD3-team01=Heidelberger RK |RD3-score01=51 |RD3-seed02=S3 |RD3-team02=TV Pforzheim |RD3-score02=9

|RD3-seed03=S4 |RD3-team03=RG Heidelberg |RD3-score03=18 |RD3-seed04=S2 |RD3-team04=SC Neuenheim |RD3-score04=32

|RD4-seed01=S1 |RD4-team01=Heidelberger RK |RD4-score01=41 |RD4-seed02=S2 |RD4-team02=SC Neuenheim |RD4-score02=10

  • The Berliner SV 92, Victoria Linden and USV Potsdam all cancelled their first round play-off games, citing a lack of players, with all three games awarded 50-0 to the opposition.

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