The Hamburger SV Rugby is a German

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, currently competing in the Rugby-Regionalliga Nord, the third tier of rugby in Germany. The team is part of a larger club, the

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, which also offers other sports like

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and

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History

The ''HSV's'' Rugby department was founded on 16 October 1925 by

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athletes of the club and external rugby players. For the most part it has been stuck in the shadow of its local rival

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. However, over the years ''HSV'' managed to win the Hamburg championships twice: once in 1938 and another 40 years later in 1978. This feat earned the team a brief spell in the

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, the highest division of the sport in Germany.Geschichte der HSV-Rugby Abteilung
Hamburger SV Rugby website - History, accessed: 23 April 2010 In the 1990s, the club closed its rugby department because of a lack of members. In March 2006, the department was reestablished and a first team formed, consisting mainly (90%) of players who had not played rugby before. In 2008 the team had to withdraw from the Regionalliga and was demoted to the Verbandsliga due to a lack of players. During the following years the team focused more on restructuring and less on results resulting in occasional victories and a successful campaign, which saw the team finish second in the Verbandsliga Nord in 2012/2013. In the last season 2017 the HSV-Rugby won the Championship in the Verbandsliga Nord. HSV-Rugby run up to the third Division. Now they play in the Regionalliga Nord.

Current Season

The team is currently continuing its revival and is permanently looking for new players, although the HSV Rugby team now counts more than 40 active members and players from several countries. In the last season 2017 the HSV-Rugby won the Championship in the Verbandsliga Nord. HSV-Rugby run up to the third Division. Now they play in the Regionalliga Nord. p

Club Honours

* Hamburg championship ** Champions: 1938, 1978 ** Verbandsliga Nord Champion 2017

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the club:RugbyWeb Ergebnisarchiv
rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 24 July 2012

References

External links

Rugby section's official website

Club's official website

Hamburger SV Rugby club info at totalrugby.de
{{Hamburger SV Rugby union clubs in Germany Rugby clubs established in 1925 Rugby union in Hamburg

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1925 establishments in Germany