The national rugby union team of the former East Germany played its first rugby international in 1951 against Romania. It never played in a Rugby World Cup, not being invited to the inaugural 1987 edition, the only one held while East Germany was in existence. The team played its last match in 1990, before merging with the West German rugby union team to form a single team representing all of Germany. In its 40-year history, the East German team never played its West German counterpart in a rugby test match.
This is a list of games played by the East German team against other nations.
Internationals
editThis list is most likely incomplete.
Overview
edit| Country | First Played | Games | Won | Drew | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Romania
|
1951 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
1956 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
 Netherlands
|
1958 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Poland
|
1958 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
 Sweden
|
1964 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Denmark
|
1964 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bulgaria
|
1976 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
 Soviet Union
|
1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia
|
1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary
|
1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luxembourg
|
1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Overall | 68 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
1950s
edit| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 1951 | Bucharest |  Romania |
26-64 | Friendly |
| 11 May 1952 | Berlin | Romania |
11-46 | Friendly |
| 14 May 1952 | Hennigsdorf | Romania |
3-34 | Friendly |
| 12 May 1954 | Gottwaldov | Czechoslovakia |
6-26 | Friendly |
| 15 May 1954 | Kladno | Czechoslovakia |
11-44 | Friendly |
| 14 October 1958 | Brandenburg | Romania |
5-5 | Friendly |
| 1958 | Brussels | Netherlands |
32-6 | Friendly |
| 1958 | Warsaw | Poland |
11-3 | Friendly |
| 19 May 1959 | Bucharest | Romania |
6-21 | Victory Cup |
| 21 May 1959 | Bucharest | Czechoslovakia |
0-22 | Victory Cup |
| 27 September 1959 | Bucharest | Romania |
6-38 | Friendly |
1960s
edit| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 1960 | Zwickau | Czechoslovakia |
0-9 | Friendly |
| 14 May 1960 | Pirna | Romania |
0-5 | Victory Cup |
| 24 May 1961 | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
0-8 | Peace Cup |
| 26 May 1961 | Brno | Romania |
0-33 | Peace Cup |
| 27 May 1961 | Brno | Poland |
3-0 | Peace Cup |
| 5 November 1961 | Bucharest | Romania |
0-27 | Friendly |
| 25 May 1962 | Siedlice | Romania |
5-28 | Peace Cup |
| 22 May 1963 | Bârlad | Romania |
0-15 | Peace Cup |
| 24 May 1964 | Görlitz | Romania |
6-28 | Peace Cup |
| 15 August 1964 | Malmö | Denmark |
15-13 | Friendly |
| 16 August 1964 | Malmö | Sweden |
28-0 | Friendly |
| 1964 | Malmö | Poland |
6-6 | Friendly |
| 3 October 1965 | Zehdenick | Sweden |
18-5 | Friendly |
1970s
edit| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Grimma | Poland |
6-27 | Friendly |
| 27 October 1972 | Rostock | Denmark |
20-12 | Friendly |
| 20 April 1973 | Berlin | Sweden |
22-12 | Friendly |
| 23 June 1973 | Šumperk | Czechoslovakia |
6-44 | Friendly |
| 1973 | Dresden | Poland |
0-16 | Friendly |
| 18 September 1974 | Albena |  Romania |
0-49 | Akena Trophy |
| 13 October 1974 | Potsdam | Czechoslovakia |
6-16 | Friendly |
| 1975 | Berlin | Poland |
6-27 | Friendly |
| 13 June 1976 | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
0-54 | Friendly |
| 1976 | Potsdam | Bulgaria |
6-0 | Friendly |
| 1978 | Varna | Bulgaria |
0-10 | Friendly |
| 1978 | Varna | Soviet Union |
3-46 | Friendly |
| 1978 | Varna | Yugoslavia |
11-15 | Friendly |
| 1979 | Nesebar | Bulgaria |
5-14 | Friendly |
| 1979 | Nesebar | Romania |
0-60 | Friendly |
| 1979 | Nesebar | Poland |
12-32 | Friendly |
| 1979 | Magdeburg | Bulgaria |
8-7 | Friendly |
1980s
edit| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rathenow | Bulgaria |
8-4 | Friendly |
| 1980 | Brandenburg | Bulgaria |
10-7 | Friendly |
| 1982 | Leipzig | Bulgaria |
6-4 | Friendly |
| 1983 | Varna | Bulgaria |
6-19 | Friendly |
| 1983 | Varna | Poland |
3-30 | Friendly |
| 6 May 1984 | Varna | Soviet Union |
3-51 | Friendly |
| 1984 | Werder | Bulgaria |
12-6 | Friendly |
| 1984 | Falkensee | Bulgaria |
9-6 | Friendly |
| 1986 | Sozopol | Bulgaria |
0-16 | Friendly |
| 1986 | Sozopol | Poland |
6-15 | Friendly |
| 1987 | Cottbus | Bulgaria |
14-6 | Friendly |
| 1988 | Sofia | Bulgaria |
0-3 | Friendly |
| 1988 | Starogard | Poland |
3-22 | Friendly |
| 16 June 1988 | Soviet Union |
3-56 | Friendly | |
| 1989 | Falkensee | Bulgaria |
10-3 | Friendly |
| 1989 | Leipzig | Poland |
0-44 | Friendly |
1990s
edit| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1990 | Érd | Hungary |
7-3 | Friendly |
| 15 September 1990 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
9-17 | Friendly |
- East German wins in bold.
- Locations of East German home games in bold.
Record of international matches
edit| Country | First Played | Games | Won | Drew | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
|
1951 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
1956 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Netherlands
|
1958 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland
|
1958 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Sweden
|
1964 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark
|
1964 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulgaria
|
1976 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Soviet Union
|
1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia
|
1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary
|
1990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg
|
1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Overall | 68 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
See also
editSources
editExternal links
edit- (in German) Deutscher Rugby-Verband - Official Site
- (in German) Totalrugby.de German rugby website with news and results
- Germany at RugbyData.com Statistics and results