Rugby team
The
SC Neuenheim
is a German
rugby union
club
from
Heidelberg
, currently playing in the
Rugby-Bundesliga
. Having won nine men's and twelve women's
German championships
as of 2013, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.
History
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Formed in 1902, the club is the second-oldest rugby club in Heidelberg, one of the two centres of German rugby (the other being
Hannover
).
Fußballclub Heidelberg-Neuenheim
, the club's original name, was formed in the Neuenheim suburb of Heidelberg. Their first two titles were achieved still under this name, including winning its first German championship in 1912.
[1]
In 1923, the club changed its name to
SC Neuenheim
since the term football club did not reflect its orientation any more.
The club developed to become the most victorious rugby club in Heidelberg, collecting a large number of titles in men's and women's rugby. It prides itself as the biggest rugby club in Germany in regards to membership.
[2]
With the interception of the Rugby-Bundesliga in 1971,
SCN
fell behind other clubs, especially the strong clubs from Hannover. After 28 years without a championship, the club pulled off a surprise win over
TSV Victoria Linden
in the 1995 final, beating the favourite 14-13 in extra time.
[3]
Another surprise championship came in 2003, when
DRC Hannover
, winner of the previous five championships, could be beaten 18-6. The year after the club won its last men's championship to date, defeating
DRC
once more.
In 2006, in the first ever all-Heidelberg final, it lost to
RG Heidelberg
9-13.
In
2007
, it finished fourth in the league, three points outside the finals ranks. The
season after
, only a fifth place could be achieved and the
SCN
was well clear of the top-two positions in points.
The club improved in
2008-09
, having hired a new coach for this purpose, finishing third in the league and reaching the semi-finals in the championship, where it went out to
Heidelberger RK
in extra time. It took until 2011-12 to finish in the top four again and reach the post season. The club was however outclassed in its semi-final and lost 71-21 to regular season champions Heidelberger RK.
[4]
At the end of the season the contract with coach
Mark Kuhlmann
was not extended.
[5]
SCN finished first in their group in the 2012-13 season and qualified for the south/west division of the championship round, where it also came first. The club advanced to the German championship final where it lost 41-10 to Heidelberger RK. In 2013?14 the team qualified for the championship and the play-offs once more, losing to
DSV 78 Hannover
in the quarter-finals.
In the 2014?15 season the club finished third in the south-west championship group and was knocked out by
TV Pforzheim
in the semi-finals of the play-offs after a victories over
Hamburger RC
and DSV 78 Hannover.
Its reserve side joint with
Heidelberger TV
in the 2nd Bundesliga to form
SG Heidelberger TV/SC Neuenheim II
for 2008-09. Since 2009-10 the reserve side played in the Regional League.
Club honours
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- German rugby union championship
- Champions
: 1912, 1921, 1924, 1949, 1966, 1967, 1995, 2003, 2004
- Runners up
: 1914, 1923, 1936, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1990, 2001, 2006, 2013
- German rugby union cup
- Winner
: 1964, 1975, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2016
- Runners up
: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2010
- German sevens championship
- Champions
: 1996
- Runners up
: 1997, 1998, 2010
Women
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- German rugby union championship
- Champions
: 1988, 1989, 1990 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009
- Runners up
: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- German sevens championship
- Champions
: 2007, 2014
- Runners up
: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Men - Recent seasons
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Recent seasons of the club:
[6]
Year
|
Division
|
Position
|
1997-98
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
(I)
|
2nd
|
1998-99
|
Rugby-Bundesliga South/West
|
2nd
|
Bundesliga championship round
|
3rd
|
1999?2000
|
Rugby-Bundesliga South/West
|
2nd
|
Bundesliga championship round
|
3rd
|
2000-01
|
Rugby-Bundesliga South/West
|
2nd
|
Bundesliga championship round
|
1st — Runners up
|
2001-02
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
3rd
|
2002-03
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
2nd — Champions
|
2003-04
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
1st — Champions
|
2004-05
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
4th
|
2005-06
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2006-07
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
4th
|
2007-08
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
5th
|
2008-09
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
3rd — Semi-finals
|
2009?10
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
5th
|
2010?11
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
5th
|
2011?12
|
Rugby-Bundesliga
|
4th — Semi-finals
|
2012?13
|
Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round ? South
|
2nd
|
Rugby-Bundesliga championship round ? South-West
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2013?14
|
Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round ? South
|
5th
|
Rugby-Bundesliga championship round ? South-West
|
3rd ? Quarter finals
|
2014?15
|
Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round ? South
|
4th
|
Rugby-Bundesliga championship round ? South-West
|
3rd ? Semi finals
|
2015?16
|
Rugby-Bundesliga South-West
|
4th
|
- Until 2001, when the single-division Bundesliga was established, the season was divided in autumn and spring, a
Vorrunde
and
Endrunde
, whereby the top teams of the Rugby-Bundesliga would play out the championship while the bottom teams together with the autumn 2nd Bundesliga champion would play for Bundesliga qualification. The remainder of the 2nd Bundesliga teams would play a spring round to determine the relegated clubs. Where two placing's are shown, the first is autumn, the second spring. In 2012 the Bundesliga was expanded from ten to 24 teams and the 2nd Bundesliga from 20 to 24 with the leagues divided into four regional divisions.
Rugby internationals
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In
Germany
's
2006?08 European Nations Cup campaign
,
Lars Eckert
,
Marten Strauch
,
Klaus Mainzer
,
Marcus Trick
,
Steve Williams
,
Christian Hug
and
Michael Kerr
were called up for the national team.
In the
2008?10 campaign
, Eckert, Strauch and Trick all appeared for the
SCN
and Germany again, while
Udo Schwarz
,
Shalva Didebashvili
and
Christian Baracat
were new additions to the club's list of internationals.
In the
2010?12 campaign
, only Marten Strauch and Lars Eckert were selected to play for Germany.
For the opening match of the 2012?14 edition of the ENC against the Ukraine the club had only Lars Eckert re-selected for the team while Pascal Drugemoller was a new edition to the club's list of German internationals.
[7]
The club had one player selected for the
German under-18 team
at the
2009 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
, Pascal Drugemoller.
[8]
Drugemoller also played at the
2010
tournament.
[9]
Women - Recent seasons
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Year
|
Division
|
Position
|
2000-01
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
(I)
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2001-02
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd
|
2002-03
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
3rd
|
2003-04
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
1st — Champions
|
2004-05
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2005-06
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
4th
|
2006-07
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
4th
|
2007-08
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2008-09
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
1st — Champions
|
2009-10
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2010?11
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2011?12
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd
|
2012?13
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2013?14
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
1st — Runners up
|
2014?15
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
2nd — Runners up
|
2015?16
|
Women's Rugby Bundesliga
|
1st — Runners up
|
References
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- ^
Uber den Sportclub Neuenheim
(in German)
SCN website - History, accessed: 13 January 2009
- ^
Sportclub Neuenheim
(in German)
SCN website - front page, accessed: 13 January 2009
- ^
1.Mannschaft des SCN, mehrfacher Deutscher Meister und Pokalsieger
(in German)
SCN website - Bundesliga history, accessed: 13 January 2009
- ^
Rugby-Bundesliga 2011-12
(in German)
rugbyweb.de, accessed: 3 May 2012
- ^
TotalRugby Wechselborse 2012/2013
(in German)
totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012
- ^
RugbyWeb Ergebnisarchiv
(in German)
rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 24 July 2012
- ^
DRV XV: Kader fur EM-Auftakt gegen Ukraine fast komplett
(in German)
totalrugby.de, published: 16 October 2012, accessed: 17 October 2012
- ^
U18-EM: Deutschland feiert klaren Auftaktsieg
[
permanent dead link
]
(in German)
Rugby-Journal
- 2009 squad, published: 4 April 2009, accessed: 30 April 2010
- ^
U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien
(in German)
totalrugby.de, published: 23 March 2010, accessed: 30 April 2010
External links
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