Germany national under-18 rugby union team

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.

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

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.[1] Germany beat Portugal 11-3 in the final of the B tournament to clinch promotion.[2]

The German team took part in the tournament with the following squad:[3]

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.[4] Chris Thau, Publications Manager of the IRB,[5] 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.[6]

The German team, coached by Jan Ceselka (TSV Handschuhsheim) and Christian Lill (RK 03 Berlin), took part in the tournament with the following squad:[7]

2011

Germany won its opening game of the 2011, defeating Belgium 27-11 and thereby achieving the teams aim of not being relegated.[8] 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.[9] 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:[10]

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 2009Draguignan Netherlands31-0Quarter finalsReport
7 April 2009La Seyne-sur-Mer Poland27-0Semi finalReport
10 April 2009La Seyne-sur-Mer Portugal11-3FinalReport
2010 European championship – Elite Division
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
28 March 2010San Donà di Piave Ireland11-20Quarter finalsReport
31 March 2010Casale sul Sile Romania44-0Semi final (5-8)Report
3 April 2010Casale sul Sile Italy13-185th place gameReport
2011 European championship – Division A
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
16 April 2011Fleurance Belgium27-11Quarter finalsReport
19 April 2011Lourdes Scotland3-87Semi finalReport
23 April 2011Louey Georgia0-403rd place gameReport
2012 European championship – Division A
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
31 March 2012Madrid Czech Republic46-0Quarter finals
3 April 2012Madrid Spain15-6Semi final
6 April 2012La Seyne-sur-Mer Belgium12-32Final
2013 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
23 March 2013Saint-Egrève Czech Republic34-5Quarter finals
26 March 2013Pont-De-Claix Spain0-50Semi final
30 March 2013Grenoble Poland6-303rd Place game
2014 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
12 April 2014Poznań Romania3-19Quarter finals
16 April 2014Poznań Netherlands12-10Semi final (5-8)
19 April 2014Poznań Belgium12-95th Place game
2015 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
29 March 2015Ramonville Poland30-6Quarter finals
1 April 2015Toulouse Russia0-23Semi final
4 April 2015Toulouse Romania11-103rd Place game
2016 European championship – Championship
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
23 March 2016Lisbon Portugal5-64Quarter finals
27 March 2016Lisbon Romania23-11Semi final (5-8)
31 March 2016Lisbon Spain29-105th Place game
2017 European championship – Trophy
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
8 April 2017Brittany Luxembourg67-5Quarter finals
11 April 2017Brittany Netherlands15-29Semi final
14 April 2017Brittany Romania12-143rd 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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