2007–08 Rugby-Bundesliga
The Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08 was the 37th edition of this competition and the 88th edition of the German rugby union championship. The season went from 25 August 2007 to 31 May 2008, ending with the relegation final.
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Overview
In 2007-08, eight teams played a home-and-away season with a final between the top two teams at the end, which was won by the SC 1880 Frankfurt. It was the clubs fifth German title and its first in 83 years, having last won it in 1925.[1] It was a rematch of the 2006-07 final, also played in Frankfurt am Main, which SC 1880 had lost to Heidelberg 15-23. Alongside the national championship final, the 2nd Bundesliga final was played as a curtain raiser for the game.[2]
Last placed RK Heusenstamm would have been relegated but the league was expanded to nine teams for 2008-09 and no team had to drop down to the 2nd Bundesliga. This was decided on 19 July 2008 at the annual meeting of the German rugby association. The decision was made to expand the league to ten teams for the 2009-10 season.[3]
Nominally, the eight placed team in the league would be relegated while the seventh placed team had to play the loser of the 2nd Bundesliga final for one more league place. The 2nd Bundesliga champion is directly promoted, which was the RK 03 Berlin in 2008.
The 2007-08 final was sponsored by the French bank Société Générale. It was not broadcasted live on television but the Deutsches Sportfernsehen showed one hour of highlights the following Monday.[4]
Bundesliga table
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 561 | 195 | 366 | 38 |
| 2 | RG Heidelberg | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 490 | 242 | 248 | 33 |
| 3 | TSV Handschuhsheim | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 276 | 276 | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | Berliner RC | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 301 | 340 | -39 | 30 |
| 5 | SC Neuenheim | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 204 | 236 | -32 | 25 |
| 6 | Heidelberger RK | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 228 | 274 | -46 | 25 |
| 7 | DRC Hannover | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 228 | 410 | -182 | 22 |
| 8 | RK Heusenstamm | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 241 | 556 | -315 | 20 |
- Relegated: none
- Promoted: RK 03 Berlin
Bundesliga results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Promotion/relegation play-off
2nd Bundesliga final
| 2008-05-24 13:00 |
| ASV Köln Rugby | 6 – 22 | RK 03 Berlin |
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| Frankfurt am Main Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Himmer |
Relegation match
| 2008-05-31 18:00 |
| ASV Köln Rugby | 3 – 52 | DRC Hannover |
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| Heusenstamm Referee: Werner Cromm |
Final
| 2008-05-24 15:30 |
| SC Frankfurt 1880 | 28 – 13 | RG Heidelberg |
| Tries: Nordstrom Pen: Kupa (7) Con: Kupa | (Report) Template:De icon | Tries: Dinha Pen: Werle, Güngör Con: Werle |
| Frankfurt am Main Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tietge |
2nd Bundesliga tables
South/West
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASV Köln Rugby | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 484 | 118 | 366 | 41 |
| 2 | Stuttgarter RC | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 339 | 190 | 149 | 39 |
| 3 | TSV Handschuhsheim II | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 377 | 276 | 101 | 35 |
| 4 | SC 1880 Frankfurt II | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 415 | 245 | 170 | 33 |
| 5 | München RFC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 261 | 282 | -21 | 31 |
| 6 | StuSta München | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 238 | 405 | -167 | 27 |
| 7 | Heidelberger TV | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 253 | 377 | -124 | 26 |
| 8 | RG Heidelberg II | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 274 | 440 | -166 | 25 |
| 9 | RC Mainz | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 133 | 441 | -308 | 23 |
- Promoted to Bundesliga: none
- Relegated from Bundesliga: none
- Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga: none
- Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga: Heidelberger RK II
North/East
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RK 03 Berlin | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 714 | 158 | 556 | 44 |
| 2 | TSV Victoria Linden | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 527 | 232 | 295 | 40 |
| 3 | FC St Pauli Rugby | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 554 | 300 | 254 | 38 |
| 4 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 504 | 265 | 239 | 36 |
| 5 | SC Germania List | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 313 | 337 | -24 | 32 |
| 6 | SV Odin Hannover | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 280 | 306 | -26 | 29 |
| 7 | USV Potsdam | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 350 | 503 | -153 | 27 |
| 8 | Hamburger RC | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 137 | 556 | -419 | 20 |
| 9 | Berliner SV 92 Rugby | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 97 | 819 | -722 | 18 |
- Promoted to Bundesliga: RK 03 Berlin
- Relegated from Bundesliga: none
- Relegated from 2nd Bundesliga: none
- Promoted to 2nd Bundesliga: RU Hohen Neuendorf, SG Schwalbe/DRC Hannover II
References
- ^ SC 1880 Frankfurt vs. RG Heidelberg Template:De icon 2008 final preview, accessed: 29 December 2008
- ^ Société Générale Endspieltag: Ermäßigung für Gruppentickets Template:De icon Rugby Journal - Information on the finals
- ^ DRT beschließt Reform des Spielbetriebs Template:De icon Rugby Journal - Reforms 2008, accessed: 7 January 2009
- ^ Pressekonferenz zum Endspieltag Template:De icon rugby-journal, accessed: 30 December 2008