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| Full name | Sportgemeinde Eintracht Frankfurt von 1899 e.V. |
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| Union | German Rugby Federation |
| Founded | 1899 (club) 1923 (rugby department) |
| Location | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Ground(s) | Sportplatz Philipp-Holzmann-Schule |
| Chairman | Marko Deichman |
| League(s) | 2. Rugby-Bundesliga (II) |
| 2015–16 | 2. Rugby-Bundesliga West, 6th |
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The Eintracht Frankfurt Rugby is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga, the second tier of rugby in Germany. It is part of a larger club, the Eintracht Frankfurt, which also offers other sports like association football, table tennis and basketball.
The team has twice appeared in the German rugby union championship final, in 1940 and 1965, but lost on both occasions.[1] It was also a founding member of the Rugby-Bundesliga in 1971.[2]
- ^ Die Deutschen Meister der Männer Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (in German) DRV website - German rugby union champions (men), accessed: 23 April 2010
- ^ Historie (in German) Eintracht Frankfurt website - Rugby department history, accessed: 23 April 2010