Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde

Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde is a Belgian rugby club in Oudenaarde.

Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde

Nickname(s)	Rhinos
Founded	1999
Location	Oudenaarde, Belgium
Ground(s)	Aalststraat
Chairman	Bruno Cruyt Emilie Nachtergaele
Coach(es)	Dries Michiels
League(s)	Belgian Second Division
2021-2022	10th
Team kit

History

The club was founded in 2002 by former club chairman Thomas Bergé. In 2016 the general assembly appointed Bruno Cruyt and Emilie Nachtergaele as new chairmen. Currently, Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde counts over 200 members. On 10 December 2016 the general assembly gave their approval to the board to invest in a new clubhouse and two sport fields next to the Liefmans Brewery in the center of Oudenaarde.^[1] In 2018 Rhinos Rugby was voted the coolest sports club in Flanders.^[2]

Season by Season

Season	Tier	Division	League Pos.	Notes
2011–12	4	Flanders Regional Division 1	1	Promotion to National league
2012–13	3	Belgian Third Division	3
2013–14	3	Belgian Third Division	1	Promotion to second division
2014–15	2	Belgian Second Division	7
2015–16	2	Belgian Second Division	5
2016–17	2	Belgian Second Division	3
2017–18	2	Belgian Second Division	3
2018–19	2	Belgian Second Division	1	Promotion to first division