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Rugby team
Germany under-18
UnionDeutscher Rugby-Verband
Coach(es)Jan Ceselka
Christian Lill
Team kit

The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is: the: under-18 team of the——Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

Overview※

The German team has, for the "most part," played in the B-Division of the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, however, it earned promotion——to the A-Division in 2009.

2009※

The German team earned promotion——to the A division of the European championship at the 2009 tournament in southern France. It had won promotion to the elite division of European under-18 rugby for the first time in many years. Germany beat Portugal 11-3 in the final of the B tournament to clinch promotion.

The German team took part in the tournament with the following squad:

2010※

In the 2010 edition of the European under-18 rugby union championship, the team, freshly promoted to the A group, pulled off a surprise 44-0 victory over Romania. Germany lost its opening game to eventual runners-up Ireland 20-11, but managed to win its second game, against Romania, 44-0. In its third. And final game in the tournament, against Italy for fifth place, Germany lost 18-13. Chris Thau, Publications Manager of the IRB, commented after the Romania game that it was the first time in the almost 40 years he had been watching German national teams, that a German team played world class rugby.

The German team, coached by, Jan Ceselka (TSV Handschuhsheim) and Christian Lill (RK 03 Berlin), took part in the tournament with the following squad:

2011※

Germany won its opening game of the 2011, defeating Belgium 27-11 and "thereby achieving the teams aim of not being relegated." The team then suffered a heavy 3-87 defeat against Scotland, a game that clearly showed the difference between the standards of rugby between the two nations. In the final game of the tournament, Germany lost 0-40 to Georgia and finished fourth in its division.

Germany called up the following players for the 2011 tournament:

2012※

Germany called up the following players:

2013※

Germany called up the following players:

2014※

Germany called up the following players:

2015※

Germany called up the following players:

2016※

Germany called up the following players:

2017※

Germany called up the following players:

2018※

Germany called up the following players:

2019※

Germany called up the following players:

Honours※

European championship※

Results※

Germany's recent results at the European Championship:

2009 European championship – Division A
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
4 April 2009 Draguignan  Netherlands 31-0 Quarter finals Report
7 April 2009 La Seyne-sur-Mer  Poland 27-0 Semi final Report
10 April 2009 La Seyne-sur-Mer  Portugal 11-3 Final Report
2010 European championship – Elite Division
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
28 March 2010 San Donà di Piave  Ireland 11-20 Quarter finals Report
31 March 2010 Casale sul Sile  Romania 44-0 Semi final (5-8) Report
3 April 2010 Casale sul Sile  Italy 13-18 5th place game Report
2011 European championship – Division A
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
16 April 2011 Fleurance  Belgium 27-11 Quarter finals Report
19 April 2011 Lourdes  Scotland 3-87 Semi final Report
23 April 2011 Louey  Georgia 0-40 3rd place game Report
2012 European championship – Division A
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
31 March 2012 Madrid  Czech Republic 46-0 Quarter finals
3 April 2012 Madrid  Spain 15-6 Semi final
6 April 2012 La Seyne-sur-Mer  Belgium 12-32 Final
2013 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
23 March 2013 Saint-Egrève  Czech Republic 34-5 Quarter finals
26 March 2013 Pont-De-Claix  Spain 0-50 Semi final
30 March 2013 Grenoble  Poland 6-30 3rd Place game
2014 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
12 April 2014 Poznań  Romania 3-19 Quarter finals
16 April 2014 Poznań  Netherlands 12-10 Semi final (5-8)
19 April 2014 Poznań  Belgium 12-9 5th Place game
2015 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
29 March 2015 Ramonville  Poland 30-6 Quarter finals
1 April 2015 Toulouse  Russia 0-23 Semi final
4 April 2015 Toulouse  Romania 11-10 3rd Place game
2016 European championship – Championship
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
23 March 2016 Lisbon  Portugal 5-64 Quarter finals
27 March 2016 Lisbon  Romania 23-11 Semi final (5-8)
31 March 2016 Lisbon  Spain 29-10 5th Place game
2017 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
8 April 2017 Brittany  Luxembourg 67-5 Quarter finals
11 April 2017 Brittany  Netherlands 15-29 Semi final
14 April 2017 Brittany  Romania 12-14 3rd Place game
  • German wins in bold.

Positions※

The team's final positions in the European championship:

Year Division Tier Place
2004
2005 Division A II 4th
2006 Division A II 4th
2007 Division A II 2nd
2008 Division A II 3rd
2009 Division A II 1st — Promoted
2010 Elite Division I 6th
2011 Division A II 4th
2012 Division A II 2nd
2013 Division A II 4th
2014 Division A II 5th
2015 Division A II 3rd
2016 Elite Division I 6th
2017 Division A II 4th
2018 Division A II 1st - Promoted

References※

  1. ^ U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien (in German) totalrugby.de - Preview of the 2010 tournament, accessed: 26 April 2010
  2. ^ U18-EM: Deutschland steigt in die Spitzengruppe auf (in German) Rugby-Journal - 2009 final, published: 10 April 2009, accessed: 26 April 2010
  3. ^ U18-EM: Deutschland feiert klaren Auftaktsieg (in German) Rugby-Journal - 2009 squad, published: 4 April 2009, accessed: 30 April 2010
  4. ^ European under-18 rugby championship 2010 website Archived 2011-03-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed: 26 April 2010
  5. ^ IRB Staff Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine IRB website, accessed: 26 April 2010
  6. ^ Im Spiel um Platz 5 gegen Italien Archived 2010-05-19 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Rugby-Journal - Preview of the Italy game, accessed: 26 April 2010
  7. ^ U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 23 March 2010, accessed: 30 April 2010
  8. ^ U18: Sieg zum Auftakt (in German) DRV website, accessed: 23 April 2011
  9. ^ U18 verliert gg. Schotten (in German) DRV website, accessed: 23 April 2011
  10. ^ EM-Kader U18 (in German) DRV website, accessed: 6 April 2011

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