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2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga

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The 2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 40th edition of this competition and the 91st edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, the first division, nine teams played a home-and-away season with a finals round between the top four teams at the end. The season started on 28 August 2010 and finish with the championship final on 28 May 2011, interrupted by a winter break from December to late February. Cold weather and heavy snow falls however meant that the last game before the winter break was played already on 6 November 2010.[1]

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The championship was won by Heidelberger RK, the defending champion, who defeated SC 1880 Frankfurt 12-9 in the final, marking the third season in a row that these two teams played each other in the championship game, being the only two professional sides in German rugby.[2] Heidelberg had won the 2010 final while Frankfurt triumphed in 2009. It as the eighth championship for HRK. The two finalists of 2009 and 2010 are the only two clubs in Germany considered professional, the remaining clubs and players are all amateurs.[3]

Below the Rugby-Bundesliga sits the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga, which is divided into two divisions with ten teams each. With the RC Luxembourg, a team from Luxembourg, a non-German side competes in the league in 2010-11, the club having joined the German league system in 2009.[4]

In the 2nd Bundesliga, TV Pforzheim won the championship and promotion without dropping a game, while northern champion TSV Victoria Linden declined promotion for a second year in a row.

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The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion.[5] Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for the finals. The two semi-finals winners then contested the championship final.

At the bottom end of the table, nominally the last two teams are relegated while the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga champions are promoted, however, this is subject to the 2nd Bundesliga champions accepting promotion and a decision on the league strength for 2011-12. In February 2011, the DRV decided that the league would continue to play with ten teams in the future.[6]

As a sign of the gap between the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga, TSV Victoria Linden, who only won the 2009-10 North/East division in the last round of the championship, declined promotion, citing the additional cost of travelling and the limited player pool as their reason. The South/West champion, Stuttgarter RC, also declined promotion because of the loss of eight first-team players at the end of the season, originally leaving the Bundesliga with only eight clubs for the next season.[7][8] DSV 78 protested the decision to reduce the league to eight teams again and thereby relegating the club,[9] and was ultimately permitted to stay in the league.

In the 2nd Bundesliga, SC Siemensstadt and TV Pforzheim are new teams for 2010-11, while FT Adler Kiel Rugby and RC Mainz were relegated. A third team, the Karlsruher SV Rugby, withdrew from the league during the 2009-10 season.

After suffering nine defeats in eleven games, the SC Siemensstadt withdrew its team from the North/East division of the 2nd Bundesliga in March 2011.[10]

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Bundesliga table

The final standings in the table:

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  • Relegated: None, league expanded to ten teams in 2011-12
  • Promoted: TV Pforzheim
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Bundesliga results

The results of the Bundesliga in 2010–11:[11]

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Key

Home win Draw Away win

Player statistics

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Try scorers

The leading try scores in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 season were (10 tries or more):

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Point scorers

The leading point scores in the 2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga season were (100 points or more):

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Per club

The top try and point scorers per club were:

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Semi-finals and final

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Semi-finals

2011-05-21
15:00
SC 1880 Frankfurt41 – 9TSV Handschuhsheim
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Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jan Craenen

2011-05-22
15:00
Heidelberger RK38 – 11RG Heidelberg
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Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg
Referee: Florian Forstmeyer

Final

The 2011 final of the Rugby-Bundesliga was a closely contested game. Frankfurt lead the game from early on until almost the end of regular time. A late try by New Zealander Jesse Westerlund however equalised Frankfurt's lead, followed by a conversion by South African Pieter Jordaan. A desperate attack by Frankfurt in injury time was not rewarded and Heidelberg was able to defend its narrow lead and thereby its German title.[21][22]

2011-05-28
16:00
SC 1880 Frankfurt9 – 12Heidelberger RK
Pen: Manawatu (3) 6', 15', 24'ReportTry: Widiker 31', Westerlund 80'
Con: Jordaan 80'
Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse, Frankfurt
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Frank Himmer
SC 1880 FRANKFURT:
FB15Keiran Manawatu
RW14Carlos Soteras Merz
OC13Mark Sztyndera
IC12Graham Smith
LW11Sam Leung-Wai downward-facing red arrow 3'
FH10Jason Campell
SH9Chad Shepherd
N88Timo Vollenkemper downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF7Peniasi Loco Tokacece
BF6Eugene Smith downward-facing red arrow 52'
RL5Alexander Hauck
LL4Daniel Preussner downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP3Josh Keys downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK2John Pareanga
LP1Sam Biddles
Substitutes:
LWAnton Ewald upward-facing green arrow 3'
BFBenjamin Krimer upward-facing green arrow 52'
LLRolf Wacha upward-facing green arrow 54'
TPChad Slaby upward-facing green arrow 63'
N8Jannis Läpple upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
New Zealand Aaron Satchwell
HEIDELBERGER RK:
FB15Steffen Liebig
RW14Christopher Neureuther downward-facing red arrow 77'
OC13Rafael Pyrasch
IC12Pieter Johannes Jordaan
LW11Anjo Buckman
FH10Jesse Westerlund
SH9Sean Armstrong
N88Caine Elisara
OF7Kehoma Brenner
BF6Tim Kasten
RL5Julio David Rodriguez
LL4Dan Armitage downward-facing red arrow 40'
TP3Patrick Schliwa
HK2Alexander Widiker yellow card 45' to 55'
LP1Arthur Zeiler downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
LLBenjamin Danso upward-facing green arrow 40'
RWChristopher Liebigupward-facing green arrow 77'
LPAlexander Biskupek upward-facing green arrow 88'
Coach:
South Africa Kobus Potgieter
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2nd Bundesliga tables

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South/West

The final standings in the table:

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North/East

The final standings in the table:

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2nd Bundesliga final

2011-05-28
14:00
TV Pforzheim89 – 0TSV Victoria Linden
Sportplatz an der Feldgerichtstraße, Frankfurt am Main
Referee: Forstmeyer

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