Heidelberg Sharks
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Heidelberg Sharks are a rugby league
club in the town of Heidelberg
in Germany
. They were founded in 2005 and are consequently one of the more established teams in Germany. They will be playing in the first German domestic league competition in 2008. Many of Germany's national team players also play for the Sharks.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
club in the town of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. They were founded in 2005 and are consequently one of the more established teams in Germany. They will be playing in the first German domestic league competition in 2008. Many of Germany's national team players also play for the Sharks.