Dendermonde RC[1] is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in Belgian Elite League.
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| Full name | Dendermonde Rugby Club | |
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| Union | Belgian Rugby Federation | |
| Founded | 1962 | |
| Location | Dendermonde, Belgium  | |
| Ground(s) | Sport Complex Sint-Gillis, Dendermonde | |
| League(s) | Belgian Elite League | |
| 2018/19 | Champions | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
The club is based in Dendermonde in the Flemish Province of East Flanders. They are currently the only team from Flanders in the top flight. The official colours of the club are green and yellow.
History
editThe club was founded in 1962 under the name of SOS Rugby Sint-Gillis. The club's first game was against ASUB, resulting in a 13-20 loss.[2]
Developing a strong youth following, the turn of the 1990s saw the club push on with the construction of its own complex in the Van Langenhovestraat region. and won its first Belgian League Title in 2012 having previously won the 2nd Division title twice in 1970 and 2010. Dendermonde won the Belgian double in 2011/12 breaking the domination of the Walloon and Brussels based teams. In September 2017 Dendermonde became a global partner club of Leicester Tigers.[3]
Honours
edit- Belgian Elite League
- Champions: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024
- Belgian Second Division
- Champions: 1970, 2010
- Coupe de Belgique
- Champions: 2012, 2016
Season by Season
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Official website". Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Meet Tigers new global partners Dendermonde Rugby Club". 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Tigers welcome Belgian Club Dendermonde as Global Partner" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.