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, currently playing in the 2. Rugby-Bundesliga. It is part of a larger club, the Karlsruher SV, which also offers other sports like

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History

The ''KSV'' was formed in 1991 through a merger of to local clubs, the ''FC Nordstern Rintheim'', formed 1909, and the ''FC Waldstadt'', formed in 1962. The clubs rugby department achieved promotion to the 2. Rugby-Bundesliga from the

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in 2003, finishing fifth in the new league in its first season there. The second season ended with relegation back to the Regionalliga and it took the club until 2009, to return to the second division. Hopelessly outclassed at this level, the club withdrew its team from the competition at the winter break, ''KSV'' therefore being automatically relegated from the league. In 2010-11 ''KSV'' made a new start playing in the lowest league, the Rugby-Verbandsliga Baden-Württemberg, the fifth division, to rebuild and restructure the squad and management of the rugby department. In 2011-12 the team played in the Regionalliga Baden-Württemberg and finished in 2nd place. Since the 2012-13 season ''KSV'' plays in the 3rd Liga South/West. They finished the 2015-2016 Season in 2nd place and got repromoted to the 2. Rugby-Bundesliga, after winning the Playoff-Games against

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Women's team

The Women's team is currently competing in the german-

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-championship for women.

Club honours

* Rugby-Regionalliga Baden-Württemberg ** Champions: 2009

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the club:RugbyWeb Ergebnisarchiv
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and

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References

External links

*
Official website
*
Karlsruher SV club info at totalrugby.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsruher SV Rugby Rugby union clubs in Germany Rugby clubs established in 1991 Rugby union in Baden-Württemberg Sport in Karlsruhe 1991 establishments in Germany