Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Rugby-Bundesliga | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Administrator | DRV |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | Germany |
| Most recent champion(s) | SC 1880 Frankfurt (4th title) (2021–22) |
| Most titles | Heidelberger RK (11 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | 2. Rugby-Bundesliga |
The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of the league system for rugby union in Germany, organised by the German Rugby Federation.
The league has a mix of professional, semi-professional and amateur players, with four club in the league being officially professional outfits.[1]
From 2012 to 2015 the Bundesliga was expanded from ten to 24 and the league divided into four regional divisions of six teams each. Below the Bundesliga the 2. Bundesliga was organised in a similar fashion. From 2015 onwards the league returned to sixteen clubs.
- ^ Getränke-Hersteller gegen Gold-Händler (in German) Offenbach-Post, published: 28 May 2011. accessed: 21 August 2011