Wild Rugby Academy

Wild Rugby Academy
FoundedOctober 2007
Location
FieldsRugby union
Key people
Germany Hans Peter Wild Founder
Websitehttp://www.wildrugbyacademy.de/siteEn/

The Wild Rugby Academy is a German rugby union institution in Heidelberg, focused on the development of the sport in the region and Germany.[1][2] One of its main aims is to develop players for Germany to be able to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup,[3][4] as well as to establish a German team in the European Challenge Cup, the Wild Titans by 2010.[5] The later plan was delayed but a German team is now scheduled to enter the competition from 2011, alongside other academy teams from Russia, Spain and Georgia.[6]

  1. ^ W.R.A. website - What is the Wild Rugby Academy? accessed: 7 March 2009
  2. ^ Die Wucht der Gegner (in German) Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Article on the German rugby team, published: 12 February 2008, accessed: 7 March 2009
  3. ^ "Wild Rugby Academy" soll Rugbysport in Deutschland fördern (in German) DOSB website, published: 25 February 2008, accessed: 7 March 2009
  4. ^ Talent pool booms abroad The Coffs Coast Advocate, published: 31 December 2008, accessed: 7 March 2009
  5. ^ W.R.A. website - Aims accessed: 7 March 2009
  6. ^ Sechs Talente zum Lernen nach Südafrika (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010