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Post by Druzik on Apr 21, 2008 22:21:31 GMT 10
The first tentative news of the German Rugby league doemstic comp have been sent to me by Simon Cooper. Looks liike there are 6 teams in a one group, not the two like initially throught but the scoring will be done under the Merrit league rules. The first confirmed game and date is Rhineland vs. Rohrbach Hornets, Saturday 31st May. Other scheduled games (no dates yet). Rorhbach Hornets vs. Karlsruhe (Big Local Derby this one) Pfortzheim vs. Rohrbach Hornest Franconian Pigs vs. Bad Reichenhall (Big Bavarian Derby) Bad Reichenhalle vs. Franconian Pigs (Also the Bavarian Derby) Team backgrounds Rhineland, the "Northern" german team, comes from around the Huerth and Cologne area. Rohrbach Hornets are the Heidelberg team and make up many of the National players. The nationsl coach Uwe Jansen also is the Hornets coach. Karlsruhe, is the also a local team close to Heidelberg and will form the central germany derby. This is a new team formed this year but has already tasted RL success with an outstanding win in the Heidelberg 9's! Pforzheim,  , a new team I know nothing about. Franconian Pigs, is the Nuremberg team and one of two from Bavaria forming the southern germany area. They also provide some of the forward pack for germany, with Peter Smutna leading the way. Bad Reichenall, Germany's first Rugby League team, This is where inspirational captain Leo burngruber come from and first made up most of the German team but now need to compete for places with Nurenberg and Heidelberg mainly. |
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Post by jim on Apr 21, 2008 22:37:50 GMT 10
Sounds like good news  Let us know when RL is god in Germany, lol, oneday hopefully... Anyway sounds like it covers different areas, any junior RL in germany? |
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Post by Ryan N on Apr 21, 2008 22:49:33 GMT 10
Seems like it would be a lot of fun for the people involved. Looks great.
Hows Poland going Dan?
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Post by Druzik on Apr 21, 2008 22:50:02 GMT 10
Yes, the Gremans this year will be fielding a Germany A and maybe B teams which are like the the U18 and 21 I guess. Many young guys comming up through the Rhineland and Karlsruhe area where the uni's are. There are also about 800 school kids that have taken up the sport in various areas.
So its not much, but getting there. Simon Cooper has a strong emphasis on getting juniors up and comming through the ranks.
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Post by jim on Apr 21, 2008 23:05:22 GMT 10
Yes, the Gremans this year will be fielding a Germany A and maybe B teams which are like the the U18 and 21 I guess. Many young guys comming up through the Rhineland and Karlsruhe area where the uni's are. There are also about 800 school kids that have taken up the sport in various areas. So its not much, but getting there. Simon Cooper has a strong emphasis on getting juniors up and comming through the ranks. Sounds like good news then, good work being done there. You think they can take down Italy and the Czechs this year? |
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Post by Druzik on Apr 21, 2008 23:07:29 GMT 10
Italy yes, czechs tougher assignment but I think they will. It will be a good year for Germany I suspect.
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Post by jim on Apr 21, 2008 23:41:53 GMT 10
Italy yes, czechs tougher assignment but I think they will. It will be a good year for Germany I suspect. Let's hope so, not just germany but for International RL in general. |
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Post by Kiwi fan on Apr 22, 2008 6:28:51 GMT 10
What type of standard is this League at? Also what are the crowds like?
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Post by Druzik on Apr 22, 2008 16:08:47 GMT 10
What type of standard is this League at? Also what are the crowds like? At the moment can't say as its their inaugural year for domestic comps. The Heidelberg 9's had a decent standard and the crowd was small, but I think that was more from a lack of promotion than anything. We shall see how it goes. I am hoping to make it out to Huerth for the 31 May game. |
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Post by jim on Apr 22, 2008 21:31:07 GMT 10
What type of standard is this League at? Also what are the crowds like? At the moment can't say as its their inaugural year for domestic comps. The Heidelberg 9's had a decent standard and the crowd was small, but I think that was more from a lack of promotion than anything. We shall see how it goes. I am hoping to make it out to Huerth for the 31 May game. Well lets hope it gets some decent first year crowds. I hope the germans advertise it, even if it's just flyers and word of mouth to start. You speak german Dan? Maybe try finding some german sports forums and posting on there to try and boost the crowds a bit. What I think an idea would be, not just for germany but for everywhere developing RL would be to get DVD's of the Best NRL, ESL and Origin games so people not too familiar can buy it and check out what the sport is like at the highest level. |
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Post by Druzik on Apr 22, 2008 21:40:53 GMT 10
Well lets hope it gets some decent first year crowds. I hope the germans advertise it, even if it's just flyers and word of mouth to start. You speak german Dan? Maybe try finding some german sports forums and posting on there to try and boost the crowds a bit. What I think an idea would be, not just for germany but for everywhere developing RL would be to get DVD's of the Best NRL, ESL and Origin games so people not too familiar can buy it and check out what the sport is like at the highest level. The germans do tend to advertise a bit. The serbia game last year had flyers through all the pubs and I saw on at least three occasions students handing out flyers along the main street in Heidelberg. I have already provided RLD with DVD's and videos of various games, SoO, some lower national games, ESL etc, their president hails from Halifax so he knows what needs to be done. Am pretty sure the Si and others already are getting out and promoting on other forums. I speak some german, but pretty scratchy nothing like enough to do a whole post in german... not yet anyway. |
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Post by Kiwi fan on Apr 23, 2008 5:58:11 GMT 10
Well lets hope it gets some decent first year crowds. I hope the germans advertise it, even if it's just flyers and word of mouth to start. You speak german Dan? Maybe try finding some german sports forums and posting on there to try and boost the crowds a bit. What I think an idea would be, not just for germany but for everywhere developing RL would be to get DVD's of the Best NRL, ESL and Origin games so people not too familiar can buy it and check out what the sport is like at the highest level. The germans do tend to advertise a bit. The serbia game last year had flyers through all the pubs and I saw on at least three occasions students handing out flyers along the main street in Heidelberg. I have already provided RLD with DVD's and videos of various games, SoO, some lower national games, ESL etc, their president hails from Halifax so he knows what needs to be done. Am pretty sure the Si and others already are getting out and promoting on other forums. I speak some german, but pretty scratchy nothing like enough to do a whole post in german... not yet anyway. I speak a bit of German, I can't type a post in German though. Can't you just write it in English and I'm sure there are sites on the net which will translate it for you. |
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Post by Druzik on Apr 23, 2008 15:46:49 GMT 10
Simon and the German guys alraedy do that I am pretty sure. I nknow he said he gets enquiries from many brits wanting to see games when traveling on Holidays.
Myself I am concentrating a bit more on RLP at the moment. Trying to get stuff formulated for that.
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Post by Druzik on Jun 4, 2008 16:11:28 GMT 10
So the first game of the German domestic league was played this weekend in Cologne.
Rhineland Warriors (Huerth near Cologne) 40:38 Rohrbach Hornets (Heidelberg).
A close game by all accounts. I am still trying to get info on the table scoring system if its a Merit League systesm or standard rules. This issue is due to the fact that not all teams have the money and means to travel 100's of Km to playe and so may have to play only once.
Still great to see the domestic game finally up and running in Germany! Congrats to all involved.
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Post by Druzik on Oct 25, 2008 22:14:30 GMT 10
OK so this years german DC didnt quite work out but spoke with Simon last night and the plans are the weekend of 27th june next year there will be a domestic comp with 4 teams. Munich/bad Reichenhall, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Rhineland (Huerth/Cologne).
Its envisaged to be a cup comp if teams get 13 players or a League if its in 9s format.
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, a new team I know nothing about.
Let us know when RL is god in Germany, lol, oneday hopefully... Anyway sounds like it covers different areas, any junior RL in germany?
