2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga

2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga 185px Official logo of the DRV Heidelberger RK 12 none TSV Victoria Linden SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies Berliner SV 92 Rugby RC Aachen Heidelberger TV 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 44th edition of this competition and the 95th edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, twenty-one teams played in, initially, four regional divisions, the first stage of the competition, followed by a championship round of sixteen clubs and, finally, the play-offs consisting of twelve teams. The season started on 30 August 2014 and finished with the championship final on 16 May 2015 in Heidelberg, interrupted by a winter break from December to late February. Nominally the league should consist of twenty-four teams however only twenty-one fulfilled the licensing requirements for 2014–15.Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 8 October 2014 The defending champions were Heidelberger RK who defeated TV Pforzheim in the 2014 final to take out its tenth championship and fifth in a row. Heidelberger RK remained unbeaten throughout the 2013–14 regular season, as it had been all throughout the 2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga season, having last lost in the Bundesliga on 1 November 2011, when HRK was beaten 26–24 by TV Pforzheim. Heidelberg took out its sixth consecutive title and twelfth overall when it defeated Pforzheim 53–27 in the final once more, capping another season without defeat. The club thereby also equaled a championship record, becoming the second club after Victoria Linden to win six consecutive titles.Heidelberger RK holt sich den sechsten Meistertitel in Folge de totalrugby.ce, published: 16 May 2015, accessed: 17 May 2015 It was to be the last edition with twenty four clubs as the annual general meeting of the DRV in July 2015 decided to reduce the league to sixteen clubs from the 2015–16 season onwards.Rugby-Bundesliga startet am Wochenende in ihre 45. Saison - Spielmodus erneut reformiert de totalrugby.de, published: 27 August 2015, accessed: 12 September 2015 Overview Germany right 400 Location of teams in the Rugby-Bundesliga 2014-15 Germany 53.587095 9.898711 HRC St. Pauli left Green_pog.svg Germany 52.360771 9.730700 DSV 78 Victoria Germania right Green_pog.svg Germany 52.5 13.4 BRC RK 03 BSV 92 SG S/G right Blue_pog.svg Germany 49.2444 8.4236 RGH HRK HTV SCN TSV H left Yellow_pog.svg Germany 50.03 8.48 RKH right Germany 50.0637 8.4056 SC 1880 top Germany 48.9 8.72 TV Pforzheim right Yellow_pog.svg Germany 50.76 6.07 Aachen right Germany 50.933224 6.874697 Köln right Germany 51.345833 12.348056 Leipzig left Blue_pog.svg Germany 52.66 13.33 Hohen Neuendorf left Blue_pog.svg The league saw only minor changes compare to the previous season, having played at full strength of 24 clubs in 2013–14 instead of only 21 in 2014–15. The 08 Ricklingen/Wunstorf withdrew from the league during the 2013–14 season, while TuS 95 Düsseldorf, RC Mainz, Veltener RC and USV Potsdam Rugby were relegated from the competition. New in the league were RU Hohen Neuendorf and SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies. The first stage of the competition, the Vorrunde, nominally saw four six-team groupes in which each team played the other five just once, however the western group played with only four temas and the northern group with only five. This stage finished in late September after which the second stage started, the Qualifikationsphase, in which the top teams each from the southern and the western group play each other in one group while the top teams from the north and east play each other in another. The fourth placed team from each division would play the fifth placed in the opposite group to determine the last two places in the second round. The five teams not qualified for the Qualifikationsphase entered the DRV-Pokal, the German rugby union cup, together with the top eight teams of the 2. Bundesliga. The 2. Bundesliga teams not qualified for the DRV-Pokal in turn played for the Liga Pokal. In the second stage the teams within a group would play each other in a home-and-away format, with the teams that already played each other in the first stage carrying over those results. Of the sixteen clubs the best six in each group now qualified for the knock-out stage. The knock-out stage was played in a single-game format with the higher seeded team enjoying home advantage and the winner advancing to the next round. Bundesliga tables & results First stage In the first stage twenty-one clubs played in four groups. Within each group each team played the other just once. The best three teams advanced directly to the second stage while the teams placed fourth and fifth had to play a qualifying decider. North The division table:Bundesliga 2014–15 — Regular Season www.scoresway.com, accessed: 8 October 2014Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – 1. Bundesliga Nord de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 8 October 2014 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 DSV 78 Hannover 4 4 0 0 193 35 158 420 2 SC Germania List 4 2 0 2 165 79 86 513 3 FC St. Pauli Rugby 4 2 0 2 75 137 –62 19 4 Hamburger RC 4 1 0 3 57 136 –79 15 5 TSV Victoria Linden 4 1 0 3 54 157 –103 04 Relegated: TSV Victoria Linden Promoted: none East The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – 1. Bundesliga Ost de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 8 October 2014 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 RK 03 Berlin 5 5 0 0 286 32 254 424 2 Berliner Rugby Club 5 4 0 1 164 29 135 521 3 SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies 5 3 0 2 118 123 –5 210 4 RU Hohen Neuendorf 5 2 0 3 87 146 –59 210 5 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 5 1 0 4 43 256 –213 04 6 RC Leipzig 5 0 0 5 57 169 –112 11 Relegated: SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies, Berliner SV 92 Rugby Promoted: none West The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – 1. Bundesliga West de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 8 October 2014 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 RK Heusenstamm 3 3 0 0 159 20 139 315 2 SC 1880 Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 101 64 37 210 3 ASV Köln Rugby 3 1 0 2 28 98 –71 04 4 RC Aachen 3 0 0 3 25 131 –106 00 Relegated: RC Aachen Promoted: none South The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – 1. Bundesliga Süd de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 8 October 2014 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 Heidelberger RK 5 5 0 0 346 8 338 525 2 TV Pforzheim 5 4 0 1 291 90 201 418 3 RG Heidelberg 5 3 0 2 97 166 –69 214 4 SC Neuenheim 5 2 0 3 122 127 –5 210 5 TSV Handschuhsheim 5 1 0 4 57 198 –141 15 6 Heidelberger TV 5 0 0 5 28 352 –324 0–4 Relegated: Heidelberger TV Promoted: none SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies and Heidelberger TV deducted four points, TV Pforzheim deducted two points for lack of mandatory youth program.DRV hat die Bundesligalizenzen für die Saison 2014/15 erteilt de totalrugby.de, published: 6 August 2014, accessed: 8 October 2014 Qualifying matches Three qualifying matches were held to determine the last three clubs to enter the second stage. Nominally the fourth placed club in the southern division played the fifth placed team in the western division and the fourth placed western club the fifth placed southern team. However, as the western division had only four clubs the fourth placed team in the south received a bye and direct entry into the championship round. The same system applied to the northern and eastern division where the league strength required both games to take place. The winners of the three games advanced to the second stage while the losers had to enter the DRV-Pokal. North-East 11 October 2014 Hamburger RC 94 – 6 Berliner SV 92 11 October 2014 RU Hohen Neuendorf 33 – 27 TSV Victoria Linden South-West 12 October 2014 RC Aachen 0 – 52 TSV Handschuhsheim Second stage In the second stage sixteen clubs played in two groups of eight clubs each. Within each group each team played the others home and away except for the match-ups that already had been played in the first round. The results of those were carried over. The best six teams in each group qualified for the play-offs and were seeded according to the final standings. The second round concluded on 18 April 2015 and was followed by the play-offs. North-East The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – BL Meisterrunde Nord/Ost de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 9 October 2014Bundesliga 2014–15 — Championship Round https://web.archive.org/web/20130423161009/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=rugby&page=competition&id=9 2013-04-23 www.scoresway.com, accessed: 9 October 2014 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 DSV 78 Hannover 12 12 0 0 703 94 609 1260 2 RK 03 Berlin 12 9 0 3 437 193 244 743 3 SC Germania List 12 7 0 5 346 281 65 1139 4 Berliner Rugby Club 12 6 0 6 260 280 -20 832 5 Hamburger RC 12 5 0 7 200 371 -171 222 6 FC St. Pauli Rugby 12 3 0 9 179 418 -239 113 7 RU Hohen Neuendorf 12 0 0 12 76 564 -488 11 SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies failed to field in two consecutive games and was removed from the competition in April 2015.TotalRugby-Vorschau: Bundesliga-Meisterrunde 11. April de totalrugby.de, published: 10 April 2015, accessed: 13 April 2015 South-West The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – BL Meisterrunde Süd/West de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 9 October 2014 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 Heidelberger RK 14 14 0 0 1,038 93 945 1470 2 TV Pforzheim 14 12 0 2 800 203 597 1359 3 SC Neuenheim 14 9 0 5 374 284 90 541 4 RG Heidelberg 14 8 0 6 343 397 -54 638 5 TSV Handschuhsheim 14 5 0 9 203 445 -242 525 6 RK Heusenstamm 14 4 0 10 322 454 -132 824 7 SC 1880 Frankfurt 14 4 0 10 193 634 -441 420 8 ASV Köln Rugby 14 0 0 14 95 858 -763 00 TV Pforzheim deducted two points. Play-off stage In the play-offs the twelve qualified teams played four rounds. The best two clubs in each division received a bye for the first round and entered in the quarter-finals stage. The first round was played on 25 April, the quarter-finals were held on 2 May and the semi-finals on 9 May. The final of the German championship was held on 16 May:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – BL Meisterrunde de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 30 March 2015 First Round25 April Quarterfinals2 May Semifinals10 May Final16 May SC Neuenheim 83 Hamburger RC 3 Berliner Rugby Club 0 RK Heusenstamm 49 SC Germania List 20 TSV Handschuhsheim 24 RG Heidelberg 78 FC St. Pauli Rugby 0 DSV 78 Hannover 21 SC Neuenheim 42 TV Pforzheim 47 RK Heusenstamm 14 Heidelberger RK 104 TSV Handschuhsheim 0 RK 03 Berlin 14 RG Heidelberg 23 TV Pforzheim 41 SC Neuenheim 14 Heidelberger RK 55 RG Heidelberg 5 TV Pforzheim 27 Heidelberger RK 53 DRV-Pokal tables & results The five worst clubs in the first stage of the Bundesliga entered the DRV-Pokal for 2014–15, together with the eight best clubs from the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. The DRV-Pokal ranks as a second tier to the German championship but also functioned as a qualifying competition for the 2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga. The modus for the DRV-Pokal was the same as for the German championship, with a second stage with two divisions of, nominally, eight teams, followed by the play-offs made up of the best twelve teams, with the top two in each division receiving a bye for the first round. Group stage North-East The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – BL DRV-Pokal Nord/Ost de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 21 April 2015 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 RC Leipzig‡ 12 10 1 1 524 146 378 1153 2 DSV 78 Hannover II 12 9 0 3 424 140 284 743 3 TSV Victoria Linden‡ 12 8 1 3 332 189 143 842 4 Berliner SV 92 Rugby‡ 12 5 0 7 189 434 -245 323 5 Veltener RC 12 4 0 8 201 342 –141 521 6 Bremen 1860 12 4 0 8 245 285 –40 420 7 Berliner Rugby Club II 12 1 0 11 91 470 –379 13 Berliner Rugby Club II two points deducted. South-West The division table:Rugby Spielpläne - 2014/2015 – BL DRV-Pokal Süd/West de www.rugbyweb.de, accessed: 21 April 2015 ClubPlayedWDLPFPADiffBPPoints 1 Heidelberger TV‡ 10 9 0 1 388 105 283 840 2 RC Rottweil 10 8 0 2 260 79 181 638 3 RC Luxembourg 10 5 0 5 178 228 -50 323 4 RC Aachen‡ 10 3 1 6 208 215 -7 519 5 StuSta München 10 3 1 6 203 254 -51 216 6 TGS Hausen 10 1 0 9 93 449 -356 11 ‡ Denotes 2014–15 Bundesliga club. Heidelberger TV and TGS Hausen deducted four points. Play-off stage The 2014–15 final was played on 23 May 2014 in Heidelberg. The play-offs for the DRV-Pokal started on 25 April 2015:BL DRV-Pokal rugbyweb.de, Play-offs to the DRV-Pokal, accessed: 21 April 2015 First Round25 April Quarterfinals2 May Semifinals9 May Final23 May RC Luxembourg 50 Veltener RC 0 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 40 TGS Hausen 15 RC Aachen 38 Bremen 1860 10 TSV Victoria Linden 10 StuSta München 17 RC Leipzig 27 RC Luxembourg 19 RC Rottweil 60 Berliner SV 92 Rugby 0 DSV 78 Hannover II 24 RC Aachen 17 Heidelberger TV 41 StuSta München 20 RC Leipzig 5 RC Rottweil 17 Heidelberger TV 20 DSV 78 Hannover II 0 RC Rottweil 12 Heidelberger TV 30 Veltener RC did not field against RC Luxembourg, game awarded to Luxembourg. References External links rugbyweb.de - Rugby-Bundesliga table & results de Totalrugby.de - Bundesliga table & results de Rugby-Bundesliga at scoresway.com 2014–15 Category:2014–15 in German rugby union Germany