British_Army_Germany_rugby_union_team

British Army Germany rugby union team

British Army Germany rugby union team

Rugby team

The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany. It is part of the Army Rugby Union.[1]

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The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.[1]

The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad.[1]

History

No records exist of rugby matches played by the British occupation forces in Germany after the First World War, despite a ten-year presence of the British Army of the Rhine until 1929.[2]

After the Second World War, a representative side was formed, whose fixtures have helped an interest in the playing of rugby in those countries.[2]

2009-10 fixtures

The fixtures and results of the team for 2009-10:[1]

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  • The game against Germany had to be postponed twice because of bad weather and was eventually cancelled.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    British Army (Germany) Rugby Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
  2. [2]
    British Army Rugby History Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
  3. [3]
    Testspiel in Gütersloh fällt aus[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 12 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
  4. [4]
    Testspiel gegen British Forces Germany fällt aus[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 28 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
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