Karlsruhe Storm
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| Karlsruhe Storm | |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Field | KSV Rugby-Feld |
| Location | Karlsruhe Karlsruhe The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states... , 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... |
| Team colors | red, yellow |
| League | Bundesliga South |
| Head Coach | Gregory Wilson |
| Founders | Christian Herff Johannes Kaschke Birger Schmidt |
| Club | Karlsruher SV Rintheim-Waldstadt e.V. |
Karlsruhe Storm is a lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, 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...
that was founded in 2007. It was originally a university team and practice took place on the campus of the University of Karlsruhe until October 2007, when the team transferred to the Club "Karlsruher SV". The men's team participates in the Bundesliga South.
Accomplishments
- 2007/08: Together with Mannheim, Karlsruhe places 6th in the league
- 2008: Men's team places 5th at the Amsterdam Lowlands Tournament
- 2008: Men's team places 9th at the Kieler Lacrosse Meeting
- 2009: Men's team places 4th in the German Lacrosse Bundesliga Süd
- 2009: Men's team places 5th at the Amsterdam Lowlands Tournament
- 2009: Women's team plays first game ever at the Amsterdam Lowlands Tournament