RFC Bad Reichenhall
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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 from Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgauer Alps ....
, Germany
Germany
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. They have played a few games against German opposition and have also hosted matches concerning the German national team. They are expected to join a new German domestic league in 2008. The club's colours are dominantly red with black. Currently the club has been focusing on youth development and getting rugby league played in the local schools.
In their first friendly match they beat RC Innsbruck of Austria, 45-27.
Rugby League 9s Participation
In 2006 the club took part in the Alpine League rugby league ninesRugby league nines
Rugby league nines is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some differences in rules and shorter games. Nines is usually played in festivals, as its shorter game play allows for a tournament to be...
competition against several teams from Germany and Austria.
Rugby union
In 2009-10, the club participates at the third tier of the German rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
league system, the local Regionalliga Bavaria
Rugby-Regionalliga
The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga...
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