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| Full name | Deutscher Sportverein 1878 Hannover e.V. | |
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| Union | German Rugby Federation | |
| Founded | 1878 | |
| Location | Hannover, Germany | |
| Chairman | Günter Küster | |
| Coach(es) | Carsten Segert | |
| League(s) | Rugby-Bundesliga | |
| 2015–16 | Rugby-Bundesliga North/East, 3rd | |
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| Official website | ||
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DSV 78 Hannover, founded as DFV Hannover in 1878, is Germany's oldest rugby club. The club played in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga under the name DSV 78/08 Ricklingen, having formed an on-the-field union with SV 08 Ricklingen, another club from Hannover. It has recently become one of the four professional clubs in Germany.
At the end of the 2008–09 season, SV 08 declared, it would leave the union with DSV 78, leaving the latter to field its own team from 2009–10 onwards.