List of German Democratic Republic national rugby union team results

The national rugby union team of the former East Germany played its first rugby international in 1951 against Romania. It never played in a Rugby World Cup, not being invited to the inaugural 1987 edition, the only one held while East Germany was in existence. The team played its last match in 1990, before merging with the West German rugby union team to form a single team representing all of Germany. In its 40-year history, the East German team never played its West German counterpart in a rugby test match.

Main article: East Germany national rugby union team

This is a list of games played by the East German team against other nations.

Internationals

This list is most likely incomplete.

Overview
Internationals
Country First Played Games Won Drew Lost
 Romania 1951 14 0 1 13
 Czechoslovakia 1956 16 3 2 11
 Netherlands 1958 1 1 0 0
 Poland 1958 13 2 1 10
 Sweden 1964 3 3 0 0
 Denmark 1964 2 2 0 0
 Bulgaria 1976 14 9 0 5
 Soviet Union 1978 2 0 0 2
 Yugoslavia 1978 1 0 0 1
 Hungary 1990 1 1 0 0
 Luxembourg 1990 1 0 0 1
Overall 68 21 4 43

1950s
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
21 October 1951Bucharest Romania26-64Friendly
11 May 1952Berlin Romania11-46Friendly
14 May 1952Hennigsdorf Romania3-34Friendly
12 May 1954Gottwaldov Czechoslovakia6-26Friendly
15 May 1954Kladno Czechoslovakia11-44Friendly
14 October 1958Brandenburg Romania5-5Friendly
1958Brussels Netherlands32-6Friendly
1958Warsaw Poland11-3Friendly
19 May 1959Bucharest Romania6-21Victory Cup
21 May 1959Bucharest Czechoslovakia0-22Victory Cup
27 September 1959Bucharest Romania6-38Friendly

1960s
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
22 April 1960Zwickau Czechoslovakia0-9Friendly
14 May 1960Pirna Romania0-5Victory Cup
24 May 1961Prague Czechoslovakia0-8Peace Cup
26 May 1961Brno Romania0-33Peace Cup
27 May 1961Brno Poland3-0Peace Cup
5 November 1961Bucharest Romania0-27Friendly
25 May 1962Siedlice Romania5-28Peace Cup
22 May 1963Bârlad Romania0-15Peace Cup
24 May 1964Görlitz Romania6-28Peace Cup
15 August 1964Malmö Denmark15-13Friendly
16 August 1964Malmö Sweden28-0Friendly
1964Malmö Poland6-6Friendly
3 October 1965Zehdenick Sweden18-5Friendly

1970s
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1971Grimma Poland6-27Friendly
27 October 1972Rostock Denmark20-12Friendly
20 April 1973Berlin Sweden22-12Friendly
23 June 1973Sumperk Czechoslovakia6-44Friendly
1973Dresden Poland0-16Friendly
18 September 1974Albena Romania0-49Akena Trophy
13 October 1974Potsdam Czechoslovakia6-16Friendly
1975Berlin Poland6-27Friendly
13 June 1976Prague Czechoslovakia0-54Friendly
1976Potsdam Bulgaria6-0Friendly
1978Varna Bulgaria0-10Friendly
1978Varna Soviet Union3-46Friendly
1978Varna Yugoslavia11-15Friendly
1979Nesebar Bulgaria5-14Friendly
1979Nesebar Romania0-60Friendly
1979Nesebar Poland12-32Friendly
1979Magdeburg Bulgaria8-7Friendly

1980s
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1980Rathenow Bulgaria8-4Friendly
1980Brandenburg Bulgaria10-7Friendly
1982Leipzig Bulgaria6-4Friendly
1983Varna Bulgaria6-19Friendly
1983Varna Poland3-30Friendly
6 May 1984Varna Soviet Union3-51Friendly
1984Werder Bulgaria12-6Friendly
1984Falkensee Bulgaria9-6Friendly
1986Sozopol Bulgaria0-16Friendly
1986Sozopol Poland6-15Friendly
1987Cottbus Bulgaria14-6Friendly
1988Sofia Bulgaria0-3Friendly
1988Starogard Poland3-22Friendly
16 June 1988 Soviet Union3-56Friendly
1989Falkensee Bulgaria10-3Friendly
1989Leipzig Poland0-44Friendly

1990s
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1 July 1990Érd Hungary7-3Friendly
15 September 1990Luxembourg Luxembourg9-17Friendly
  • East German wins in bold.
  • Locations of East German home games in bold.

Record of international matches
Internationals
Country First Played Games Won Drew Lost
 Romania 1951 14 0 1 13
 Czechoslovakia 1956 16 3 2 11
 Netherlands 1958 1 1 0 0
 Poland 1958 13 2 1 10
 Sweden 1964 3 3 0 0
 Denmark 1964 2 2 0 0
 Bulgaria 1976 14 9 0 5
 Soviet Union 1978 2 0 0 2
 Yugoslavia 1978 1 0 0 1
 Hungary 1990 1 1 0 0
 Luxembourg 1990 1 0 0 1
Overall 68 21 4 43

See also

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