SC Germania List
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The SC Germania List is a German
rugby union
club from the List suburb of Hanover
, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like tennis
, gymnastics
and handball
.
The club has three German rugby union championship
to its name, won in 1977, 1979 and 1981.
.
The clubs greatest era came in the late 1970s and early 80s, when it reached and won three championship finals, in 1977, 1979 and 1981, beating the Heidelberger RK
twice and the Heidelberger TV
once in the final.
In recent seasons, the club was part of the Rugby-Bundesliga
's North/East division until 2001, when the league was restructured to a single-division format. It won its last national men's title to date in 2000, when it took out the German cup.
Germania earned promotion back to the Rugby-Bundesliga within two seasons in 2003, after winning their division, by beating South/West champions BSC Offenbach 22-14 in the 2nd Bundesliga final. It lasted at this level for only two seasons before suffering relegation back to the second division again in 2005.
The club missed out on Bundesliga promotion in 2007 when it lost the 2nd Bundesliga final 10-52 to RK Heusenstamm
. Since then, the club's performances have declined to a point where it is not a promotion contender anymore.
Unlike the men, Germania's women's team is still competing at highest level, being part of the Women's Rugby Bundesliga
.
at the 2009 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
, these being Fabian Tacke and Kevin Nelson. Both also played at the 2010
tournament, as did Kevin Riege from the club.
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...
rugby union
Rugby 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...
club from the List suburb of Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga is the second-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the Rugby-Bundesliga, the top-tier of German rugby, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the third tier.-History:...
. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
.
The club has three German rugby union championship
German rugby union championship
The German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
to its name, won in 1977, 1979 and 1981.
History
Germania List was formed in 1900. The club did however not make a serious impact on national level until 1942, when it reached the final of the national championship and lost. It repeated this effort in 1949, when it made another losing finals appearance, this time against SC NeuenheimSC Neuenheim
The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
.
The clubs greatest era came in the late 1970s and early 80s, when it reached and won three championship finals, in 1977, 1979 and 1981, beating the Heidelberger RK
Heidelberger RK
The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
twice and the Heidelberger TV
Heidelberger TV
The Heidelberger TV is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like basketball, tennis and badminton....
once in the final.
In recent seasons, the club was part of the Rugby-Bundesliga
Rugby-Bundesliga
The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby...
's North/East division until 2001, when the league was restructured to a single-division format. It won its last national men's title to date in 2000, when it took out the German cup.
Germania earned promotion back to the Rugby-Bundesliga within two seasons in 2003, after winning their division, by beating South/West champions BSC Offenbach 22-14 in the 2nd Bundesliga final. It lasted at this level for only two seasons before suffering relegation back to the second division again in 2005.
The club missed out on Bundesliga promotion in 2007 when it lost the 2nd Bundesliga final 10-52 to RK Heusenstamm
RK Heusenstamm
The RK Heusenstamm is a German rugby union club from Heusenstamm, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.-History:The club was formed in 1979, much later then most other current Bundesliga clubs, in Heusenstamm, Hesse....
. Since then, the club's performances have declined to a point where it is not a promotion contender anymore.
Unlike the men, Germania's women's team is still competing at highest level, being part of the Women's Rugby Bundesliga
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
The Women's Rugby Bundesliga is the top national competition for women's rugby union football clubs in Germany. The competition started in 1988 and the most successful teams are the SC Neuenheim and the FC St. Pauli....
.
Men
- German rugby union championshipGerman rugby union championshipThe German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
- Champions: 1977, 1979, 1981
- Runners up: 1942, 1949
- German rugby union cupGerman rugby union cupThe German rugby union cup is the premier cup competition for men in the sport of Rugby Union in Germany.In October 2009, it was proposed to discontinue both men's cup competitions after 2010, meaning, both the DRV-Pokal and the league cup will not be played anymore after this season...
- Winner: 1968, 1971, 1977, 1980, 2000
- 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East
- Champions: 2003, 2007
- Runners up: 2002, 2006
Women
- German rugby union championship
- Runners up: 2003, 2006
- German sevens championship
- Champions: 2003, 2004
- Runners up: 2006
Men
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1997-98 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II) | 2nd — Promoted |
| 1998-99 | Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (I) | 5th |
| Bundesliga qualification round | 2nd | |
| 1999–2000 | Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 4th |
| Bundesliga qualification round | 1st | |
| 2000-01 | Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 4th |
| Bundesliga qualification round | 2nd — Relegated | |
| 2001-02 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II) | 2nd |
| 2002-03 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 1st — Promoted |
| 2003-04 | Rugby-Bundesliga Rugby-Bundesliga The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby... (I) |
7th |
| 2004-05 | Rugby-Bundesliga | 8th — Relegated |
| 2005-06 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II) | 2nd |
| 2006–07 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 1st |
| 2007–08 Rugby-Bundesliga 2007–08 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.-Overview:... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 5th |
| 2008–09 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 7th |
| 2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from nine to ten teams. It marks the first time since introduction of the single-division Bundesliga in 2001, that ten teams competed in the league. This change of modus was decided upon... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II) | 6th |
| 2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion. Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 3rd |
| 2011–12 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East |
- Until 2001, when the single-division Bundesliga was established, the season was divided in autumn and spring, a Vorrunde and Endrunde, whereby the top teams of the Rugby-Bundesliga would play out the championship while the bottom teams together with the autumn 2nd Bundesliga champion would play for Bundesliga qualification. The remainder of the 2nd Bundesliga teams would play a spring round to determine the relegated clubs. Where two placing's are shown, the first is autumn, the second spring.
Women
| Year | Division | Position |
| 2002-03 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga Women's Rugby Bundesliga The Women's Rugby Bundesliga is the top national competition for women's rugby union football clubs in Germany. The competition started in 1988 and the most successful teams are the SC Neuenheim and the FC St. Pauli.... (I) |
2nd — Runners up |
| 2003-04 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 2nd |
| 2004-05 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 4th |
| 2005-06 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 2nd — Runners up |
| 2006–07 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 3rd |
| 2007–08 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 4th |
| 2008–09 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 5th |
| 2009–10 | Women's Rugby Bundesliga | 5th |
Rugby internationals
The club had two players selected for the German under-18 teamGermany national under-18 rugby union team
The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.-Overview:...
at the 2009 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
2009 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
-Relegation:-Championship:-Relegation:-Championship:* The Hungary Sweden semi final was decided on number of tries scored, which Sweden won 3-2.-Relegation:-Championship:-Relegation:...
, these being Fabian Tacke and Kevin Nelson. Both also played at the 2010
2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
-Relegation:-Championship:-Relegation:The Switzerland versus Ukraine game was tied after regular time and was decided by penalty kicks.-Championship:-Relegation:...
tournament, as did Kevin Riege from the club.