The Rugby Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. It is set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and is organised in eight regional divisions.

Rugby-Regionalliga
SportRugby union
No. of teams47
Country Germany
Most recent
champion(s)
FT Adler Kiel
USV Potsdam
ASV Köln II
SCW Göttingen
RC Regensburg

Since 2010, the Regionalliga is only the fourth level of play in Southern Germany, since the inception of the 3rd Liga South/West, which covers the same states as the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West above it except Bavaria.

History

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The Regionalligas form the third tier of German rugby union since the inception of the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga in the early 1990s. Before that, the league was the second tier, below the Rugby-Bundesliga. Below the Regionalliga sits the Rugby-Verbandsliga, however, in some regions, the Regionalliga is the lowest division and no Verbandsliga exists.

The six leagues cover the following states:

The champions of the different league divisions, as well as league champions play-off at the end of the season for 2nd Bundesliga promotion. The champions of the RL West and RL Hesse determine the promoted team for the 2. Bundesliga West, RL Baden-Württemberg and RL Bavaria determine the promoted team to the 2. Bundesliga South, whereas RL North and RL East determine the promoted team to the 2. Bundesliga North and East respectively.

Clubs participating in 2018-19

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Regionalliga - 60 teams (66 clubs)
RL North

DSV 78 Hannover II • FC St. Pauli II • Northern Lions • SC Germania List II • SG Hamburg Exiles RFC/Hamburger SVTuS Lübeck 1893Welfen Braunschweig

RL North-East

Group A
Berliner SV 1892 II • Berlin Bruisers • Berliner RC III • RU Hohen NeuendorfSC Siemensstadt
Group B
Berlin Grizzlies II • Berliner SC • RK 03 Berlin II • RV Leipzig Scorpions • SG Berlin Irish RFC/RC TrebbinUSV Halle Rovers

RL West

Rhineland Division
RC Aachen II • RC Bonn-Rhein-Sieg • RSV Köln II • SG Bochum/Witten RFC/Rugby Tourists Münster II • SG RC Hürth/WMTV Solingen Zebras • TuS 95 Düsseldorf II
Westphalia Division
SCW GöttingenRC BielefeldRC OsnabrückRFC DortmundRFC PaderbornRugby CasselWiedenbrücker TV
RP-LUX Division
FSV Trier-Tarforst • RC Luxembourg II • RC MainzRC WalferdangeSG 2018 Hochspeyer • SG RC Worms/SV Südwest Ludwigshafen 1882

RL Hesse

BSC OffenbachEintracht Frankfurt • RK Heusenstamm II • RU Marburg • SC Frankfurt 1880 III • SG TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg/SC Riedberg • TG 75 Darmstadt • URC Gießen 01

RL Baden-Württemberg

Freiburger RCKarlsruher SV • Neckarsulmer SU II • RC KonstanzRC Hirschau Tübingen • RG Heidelberg II • TSV Handschuhsheim II

RL Bayern

BTS 1861 Bayreuth • München RFC II • RC Regensburg 2000RFC Augsburg e.V.RFC Bad Reichenhall • StuSta München II • TSB Ravensburg Raven s • Würzburger RK 2012 e.V.

Verbandsliga - 30 teams (39 clubs)
Verbandsliga North

North-East
FC St. Pauli III • FT Adler Kiel II • Hamburger RC II • VfL Jesteburg Wombats • RSG M-V (SG Rugby Fortuna Neuenkirchen/Rugby Rostock Dierkower Elche/Rugby Wismar Freibeuter) • SG Hamburger SV/Hamburg Exiles RFC II
North-West
SG SV Bethen/Bremen 1860 II • SG SV Odin Hannover II/VfR Döhren II • SG Schaumburg Royals RFC/VT Union Groß IlsedeSV 08 RicklingenTSV Karlshöfen • TSV Victoria Linden II • Union 60 Bremen

Verbandsliga NRW

Brühler TV 1879DJK VFL Willich • RC 1960 Hürth II • RSV Köln III • TV Jahn-Rheine Warriors • Wiedenbrücker TV II

VL Baden-Württemberg

6 Tournaments

VL Bayern

Allgäu RugbyFC Eintracht BambergRC Innsbruck • SG 1. SC Gröbenzell/RC Landsberg am Lech • SG TuS Fürstenfeldbrück/TeamMünchen • SG RC Unterföhring II/TV 1861 Ingolstadt • StuSta München III • TSV Nördlingen • TSV 1846 Nürnberg II • TV 1848 CoburgVFB Ulm

Champions

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Northern Germany

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Year North Lower Saxony North-East North Rhine-Westphalia
2000-01 DRC Hannover II TuS 95 Düsseldorf
SC Germania List II RC Hürth
2001-02 Hamburger RC Wiedenbrücker TV
RC Aachen
2002-03 DRC Hannover II Wiedenbrücker TV
2003-04 SV Odin Hannover Wiedenbrücker TV
2004-05 Stahl Brandenburg Rugby Wiedenbrücker TV
2005-06 Dynamo Rostock Hamburger RC RC Aachen
2006-07 FC St. Pauli II VfR Döhren Wiedenbrücker TV
2007-08 FT Adler Kiel Rugby SG Schwalbe/DRC Hannover II Berliner RC II TuS 95 Düsseldorf
SG Schwalbe/DRC Hannover II
2008-09 FT Adler Kiel Rugby DSV 78/08 Ricklingen II RK 03 Berlin II TuS 95 Düsseldorf
Welfen Braunschweig
2009-10 Hamburg Exiles RFC FC Schwalbe Hannover RK 03 Berlin II RC Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
2010-11 Welfen Braunschweig RK 03 Berlin II Wiedenbrücker TV
2011-12 08 Ricklingen/Wunstorf SG Grizzlies/Potsdam Grashof RC Essen
2012-13 DRC Hannover RU Hohen Neuendorf RT Münster
2013-14 SG Odin/Döhren RK 03 Berlin II RT Münster
2014-15 FT Adler Kiel Rugby USV Potsdam ASV Köln II
  • Until 2002, North Rhine-Westphalia played a separate spring and autumn championship.
  • In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Lower Saxony and East played a combined North/East championship in spring.
  • Until 2001 and from 2007 to 2009, Lower Saxony played a separate spring and autumn championship.
  • From 2010-11 onwards no separate Regionalliga North was played.

Southern Germany

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Year Rhineland-Palatinate Hesse Baden-Württemberg Bavaria
2000-01 RC Mainz München RFC II
Ramstein RFC München RFC II
2001-02 RC Mainz Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby TSV Handschuhsheim II StuSta München
2002-03 FSV Trier-Tarforst Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby SC Neuenheim II/Pforzheim TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2003-04 RC Mainz RU Marburg RG Heidelberg II StuSta München
2004-05 TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2005-06 SC 1880 Frankfurt II SG Karlsruhe/Pforzheim TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2006-07 RC Mainz RC Mainz Stuttgarter RC VfB Ulm
2007-08 RC Worms RK Heusenstamm II Heidelberger RK II TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2008-09 FSV Trier-Tarforst RK Heusenstamm II Karlsruher SV Rugby RC Regensburg
2009-10 FSV Trier-Tarforst Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby Heidelberger TV TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2010-11 Ramstein Rogues RFC RK Heusenstamm II Freiburger RC RC Regensburg
2011-12 RC Worms RK Heusenstamm II TV Pforzheim II RFC Bad Reichenhall
2012-13 RC Luxemburg II BSC Offenbach not held RFC Bad Reichenhall
2013-14 RC Luxemburg II URC Gießen 01 not held RFC Augsburg
2014-15 ASV Köln II SCW Göttingen not held RC Regensburg
2015-16 RT Münster URC Gießen 01 not held München RFC II
2016-17 ASV Köln II URC Gießen 01 Heidelberger RK II TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2017-18 RC Bonn-Rhein-Sieg RK Heusenstamm II Heidelberger RK II TSV 1846 Nürnberg
2018-19 BSC Offenbach SC Karlsruhe
  • In 2006-07, RC Mainz competed in both Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • In 2005-06, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate played a combined championship.
  • Until 2001, Bavaria played a separate spring and autumn championship.
  • Until 2001, Rhineland-Palatinate played a separate spring and autumn championship.
  • For the 2018-20 season, Rhineland-Palatinate formed a 3 pool competition Rheinland / Westfalen / Rheinland-Pfalz&Luxemburg with the addition of RC Walferdange (Luxemburg) - the second team from that country to join the Germany National competition after RC Luxemburg with a 1st and 2nd XV.

Placings

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North

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The league placings in the Regionalliga North:

Club 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Hamburger RC 3 4
Welfen Braunschweig 2 3 1
DSV 78 Hannover II 2
Bremen 1860 6 5 3 3
DRC Hannover 1
SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren 8 3 1
FT Adler Kiel Rugby 3 6 1 1 4 5 2 4 1
Northern Lions 2 x
FC St. Pauli Rugby II 5 1 6 5 4 6 6 2 3 x
Union 60 Bremen 4 6 8 4 4 x
Hamburg Exiles RFC 8 4 2 2 1 7 9 5 6 5 x
TuS Lübeck 6 x
SC Germania List II 3 x
08 Ricklingen/Wunstorf 2 1
SG Varel/Oldenburg 5
Union 60 Bremen II 7
FC St. Pauli III 4
VfL Jesteburg 7 6
Bremen 1860 II 7
FC Schwalbe Hannover 5 7
SG Jesteburg/Geesthacht 1 2 3 3 2 9 10
RSG M-V 1 7 7 7
SC Varel 6 3 4 8
RG Bremen 2 5 5
Hamburger SV Rugby 8
VfL Geesthacht w

Lower Saxony

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The league placings in the Regionalliga Lower Saxony. The league has been defunct since the end of the 2009–10 season:

Club 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
A S A S A S A S A S A S A S A S
Hamburger RC 2 1 1
FC Schwalbe Hannover 2 1
SC Germania List II 4 3 1 4 2 5 5 3 4 6 6 6 2
TSV Victoria Linden II 6 3 7 4 6 4 2 5 5 5 3
SV 08 Ricklingen 4
DSV 78 Hannover II 5 w 5
SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren II 1 3 2 2 2 6
FC Rastede 7
RSV Göttingen 4 4 8
SG Schwalbe/DRC II 4 2 2 5 1 1
Welfen Braunschweig 3 4 4 4 4 5 2 5 6 3 3 1
DSV 78/08 Ricklingen II 2 5 1 1 1 1 5 4 1 3
SV Odin Hannover 2 5 3 3 3 1 1
SV Odin Hannover II 3 4 2
VfR Döhren 4 3 1
VfR Döhren II 3
Union 60 Bremen 4
Welfen Braunschweig II 5
DRC Hannover II 1 1 2 2 1 2 6
Victoria Linden II/DSV 78 II 5 4 5
VfR Döhren/Schwalbe II 6 3
  • Until 2001, the league was played in an autumn (A) and a spring (S) championship, with the autumn champion receiving the opportunity to play in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East qualification round in spring. From 2003 to 2009, the league was once more divided into autumn and spring. From 2004 to 2007, a North/East championship was played in spring. Since 2010, the clubs from Lower Saxony play in the Regionalliga North and no Regionalliga Lower Saxony exists.
  • 1 Combined reserves team of SV Odin Hannover and VfR Döhren.
  • 2 Combined reserves team of DSV 78 Hannover and SV 08 Ricklingen.
  • 3 Played in the Regionalliga North in 2009-10.
  • 4 Combined team of FC Schwalbe Hannover and the reserve team of DRC Hannover.
  • 5 Combined reserves team of TSV Victoria Linden and DSV 78 Hannover.
  • 6 Combined reserves team of FC Schwalbe Hannover and VfR Döhren.
  • 7 Hamburger RC also played in the Regionalliga North championship in 2005-06.

East

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The league placings in the Regionalliga East:

Club 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A S A S A S A S A S A S A S A S A S
RC Leipzig 3 1 8 2 3 2 7 6 10 4 10 2
RV Dresden 2 4 7 4 7 2 7 2 8 8 8 5 9 4
USV Jena 8 5 3 3 5 4 3 4 7 2 4 5
Berliner SC 4 5 1 2 6 4 2 4 6 7 11 6 7 6
Veltener RC 8 1 6 3 5 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 3 8
RU Hohen Neuendorf 3 4 2 1
Berliner RC II 6 1 1 4 2 6 2 2 1 2 3 2 2
USV Halle 6 3
USV Potsdam Rugby 2 3 3 3 1
Berliner SV 92 Rugby 5 3 5 1 4 1 1 3 2 1 2 x
SC Siemensstadt 1 2 3 5 6 1 3 3 3 3 7 x
RK 03 Berlin II 7 2 2 2 1 3 5 5 1 1 1 2 1 9 3 1 2 x
RC Leipzig II 4 4 x
Berliner RC III 2 9 3 8 5 x
Stahl Brandenburg Rugby 3 2 4 1 5 4 4 4 5 10 5 5 6 x
RL Berlin Bruisers 7 x
RC Berlin Grizzlies x
SG Hennigsdorf/Hohen Neuendorf II x
SG BSC II/VRC II x
Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby 1 6 1 6 11 4 6 3
SG Grizzlies/Potsdam 3 1
RU Hohen Neuendorf II 2 2 4 5 5 11 12
RK 03 Berlin III 1 5 1 1 4 3
SG H.Neuendorf/Hennigsdorf 1 2
SSV Erfurt Oaks 5
Thüringer SV 4 4 4 3 2 1 8 3
RV Dresden II 6 4 4
RV Dresden II/SASV 2 4
Sachsen-Anhalter SV 5
Mitteldeutsche SV 1 5
TSV Leipzig-Wahren 3 3
RC Staßfurt 5
A division B division
  • Until 2007 and again in 2009-10, the league was played in an autumn (A) and a spring (S) championship, with the autumn champion, until 2001, receiving the opportunity to play in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East qualification round in spring.
    • In 2003-04, the league was divided into a northern and a southern group, which played in autumn. The top two teams from the north and the best team from the south then played in the North/East championship in spring. The remaining top teams in each group then played in placings round 1 while the bottom teams played in round 2.
    • From 2004-05 to 2006-07, the league was played in an A and a B division in autumn. The best teams from the A division then played in the North/East championship in spring. The remaining teams from the A division and the winner of B then played in the placings round 1. The worst team in the A group and the rest of B played in round 2.
    • In 2007-08 and 2008–09, an A and a B division existed with a standard home-and-away season and no separate autumn and spring rounds.
    • In 2009-10, all clubs in the East played a single autumn round in one division. The top five then played in the A division in spring while the bottom six played in the B division.
  • 1 Combined team of the reserve side of RU Hohen Neuendorf and Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby.
  • 2 Combined team of the reserve side of RV Dresden and Sachsen-Anhalter SV.
  • 3 Combined team of the reserve side of USV Potsdam Rugby and Berlin Grizzlies.

North Rhine-Westphalia

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The league placings in the Regionalliga North Rhine-Westphalia:

Club 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A S A S
TuS 95 Düsseldorf 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 4
RC Aachen 2 1 4 3 3 1 3 3 2
RC Bonn Rhein-Sieg 3 7 6 5 3 4 4 1 x
ASV Köln Rugby II 5 3 5 7 6 9 3 2 2 2 1 x
RT Münster 5 5 7 8 8 6 4 6 8 w 3 1 2 2 x
Grashof RC Essen 2 1 1 3 x
Wiedenbrücker TV 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 5 7 3 1 1 4 x
TuS 95 Düsseldorf II 9 4 5 x
Bochum Witten RFC 7 4 6 x
WMTV Solingen 5 4 6 5 5 3 7 x
RFC Dortmund 7 8 5 8 x
RC Aachen II 6 4 6 9 x
RC Bielefeld 9 7 10 x
RC Hürth 3 1 3 4 2 6 4 4 6 5 11 x
FSV Trier-Tarforst x
DJK Andernach x
RC Paderborn x
RC Osnabrück x
TV Lemgo 3 3
SV Ibbenbüren 6
Münster Marauders 5
RC Mönchengladbach Rhinos 2 5 7
Elmpt Falcons 2 8
SG Hürth/Brühl 1 5 8 6 8 9
Lippe Lions Lemgo 4 7 7 9 10
WMTV Solingen/SVD Sundwig 2 6 7
RSV Detmold 4 2 4 3 6 5
TV Aldenrade 8
TW Hemer 4 6
RC Krefeld 6 5
  • Until 2002, the league was played in an autumn (A) and a spring (S) championship, with the autumn champion, until 2001, receiving the opportunity to play in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West qualification round in spring. Since the 2013–14 season the league has been split into a Rhineland and Westphalia division.
  • 1 Combined team of Brühler TV and RC Hürth.
  • 2 Combined team of WMTV Solingen and SVD Sundwig.

Rhineland-Palatinate

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The league placings in the Regionalliga Rhineland-Palatinate. The league has been defunct since the end of the 2013–14 season:

Club 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
A S
RC Mainz 3 4 1 4 1 1 2 1
SC 1880 Frankfurt II 4 1
Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby 4 4
RC Worms 5 5 4 3 4 8 1 4 4 3 1
FSV Trier-Tarforst 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2
RC Luxembourg II 2 2 1 1
RC Mainz II 6 5 2
DJK Andernach 6 6 6 4 4 3
Stade Sarrois Rugby 5 2 4 7 6 4
Ramstein Rogues RFC 4 1 2 2 3 5 3 3 2 3 1
Ramstein Rogues RFC II 3 3
TuS Hochspeyer 5 5 7
SG Mainz/Worms II 7
RC Kaiserslautern 5 4 3 5
Baumholder RFC 3 3 w w 6
VfL Pünderich w
TB Rohrbach w
SG Trier/Andernach 1 2
RU Marburg 4 3
SG Worms/Speyer 2 4
Blau-Gelb Darmstadt 4 6
URC Gießen 01 4 7
SG Horrweiler/Mainz II 6 w
TuS Horrweiler 5
RC Ludwigshafen w

Hesse

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The league placings in the Regionalliga Hesse:

Club 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
SC 1880 Frankfurt
SC 1880 Frankfurt II 3 7 4 1
RC Mainz 3 4 2 1
Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby 1 1 2 4 5 4 2 1
TGS Hausen 5 5 2
BSC Offenbach 3 3 3 2 5 1
TG 75 Darmstadt 7 5 3 2 3 2
SCW Göttingen 3 1 x
RK Heusenstamm II w 6 4 1 1 4 1 1 3 2 x
URC Gießen 01 6 4 5 7 w 5 4 6 4 6 4 1 3 x
RU Marburg 2 2 1 3 2 5 6 4 5 2 4 x
Rugby Cassel 4 6 x
RC Worms 4 5 3 8 x
SG Südhessen x
SG BSC Offenbach/Eintracht Frankfurt 5
TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg 5
TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg 8 6
SC 1880 Frankfurt III 6 6 6 5 7
SG Hausen/Babenhausen 8 3
SG 80 III/Babenhausen 2 7
SG Marburg/Babenhausen 1 w
Blau-Gelb Darmstadt 6 2
Ramstein Rogues RFC 4 5
TGS Hausen/Heusenstamm II 6 6
BSC Offenbach II/BG Darmstadt 7 4 3 7
CRC Babenhausen w

Baden-Württemberg

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The league placings in the Regionalliga Baden-Württemberg. The league has been defunct since the end of the 2011–12 season:

Club 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
A S
RG Heidelberg II 3 2 1
TSV Handschuhsheim II 1 3 2
Stuttgarter RC 4 5 3 2 1
Heidelberger RK II 2 1
Heidelberger TV 1
TV Pforzheim 4 2
Freiburger RC 5 6 4 4 5 3 6 1
TSG Heilbronn 6 3 5 4 2
TV Pforzheim II 5 1
Karlsruher SV Rugby 6 4 1 2
RC Rottweil 8 7 6 7 7 7 3
Heidelberger TV II 6 4
RC Konstanz 7 8 3 3 4 5
Stuttgarter RC II 6 8 8 6
TSB Ravensburg 9 7
SC Neuenheim II 5 w 5 3
SG Konstanz/TSB Ravensburg 1 3 2 2
SG Rottweil/Stuttgart 2 4
SG HTV/KSV/TVP 3 5 7
SG Karlsruhe/Pforzheim 4 1
SC Neuenheim II/TV Pforzheim 5 2 1 4
Karlsruher SV Rugby II 5

Bavaria

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The league placings in the Regionalliga Bavaria, which was formed shortley after the Bavarian Rugby Federation in 1996:[1]

Club 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
A S
StuSta München 5 2 1 2 1
RC Regensburg 4 3 5 6 2 5 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 1
RFC Bad Reichenhall 4 2 1 1 2 2 5 7
Augsburg RFC 2 3 6 4 1 3 4 5
TSV 1846 Nürnberg 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 3 1
Würzburger RK 2012 7 5 6 3
RC Unterföhring 7 6 6 2 2
StuSta München II 6 6 5 7 3 6 4 7 7 6
München RFC II 1 1 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 7 4 5 3 5 8 1 4
Allgäu Rugby Kempten 8
TV Memmingen 6 4 5 8
Vilseck RC 6 w w
Illesheim RFC 3 3 6 w 3 3 2 4 3 5
Vilsenwöhr RC w
VfB Ulm 3 1 3 5 8
TV 1861 Ingolstadt 6
Neu-Ulm RFC 4 5 4
SG Ingolstadt/Rosenheim 7
Schweinfurt RFC 6 8 5
TuS Fürstenfeldbruck 4 5
RFC Würzburg 7 6
TSV Bamberg 7
SG Augsburg/Neu Ulm 8
  • Until 2001, the league was played in an autumn (A) and a spring (S) championship, with the autumn champion receiving the opportunity to play in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West qualification round in spring. As the 2000 autumn champions, München RFC II, was ineligible to compete in the 2nd Bundesliga, being a reserves team, the second placed team, TSV 1846 Nürnberg, went instead. 2015/16 München RFC II, was ineligible to compete in the 2nd Bundesliga, Unterföhring lost the promotion play-off against Karlsruher SV. In 2016/17 Nürnberg declined the promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga, so Unterföhring stepped in.
= Team played in Rugby-Bundesliga, 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga or 3rd Liga South/West 1 = League champion North/East championship round w = Team withdrawn x = Current seasons teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ History of Bavarian Rugby Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Bavarian Rugby Federation website, accessed: 19 April 2010
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