British Army Germany rugby union team

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The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany (BA (G)). It is part of the Army Rugby Union.[1]

The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.[1]

The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad.[1]

History

No records exist of rugby matches played by the British occupation forces in Germany after the First World War, despite a ten-year presence of the British Army of the Rhine until 1929.[2]

After the Second World War, a representative side was formed, whose fixtures have helped an interest in the playing of rugby in those countries.[2]

2009-10 fixtures

The fixtures and results of the team for 2009-10:[1]

BA (G) rugby union team fixtures
Date Location Opposition Result Report
26 August - 4 September 2009PadovaItalian Rugby Tour(Report)
26 September 2009JHQ Luxembourg64-5(Report)
24 October 2009JHQArmy Scotland
16 December 2009AldershotArmy 'A'9-39(Report)
16 January 2010Gütersloh Germanycancelled
30 January 2010Rheda-Wiedenbrück Germanycancelled
20 February 2010HanoverHeildelberg
20 March 2010Amsterdam Netherlands
3 April 2010JHQ Belgium
  • The game against Germany had to be postponed twice because of bad weather and was eventually cancelled.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 British Army (Germany) Rugby Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
  2. 1 2 British Army (Germany) Rugby History ARU website, accessed: 29 March 2010
  3. ↑ Testspiel in Gütersloh fällt aus (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 12 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
  4. ↑ Testspiel gegen British Forces Germany fällt aus (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 28 January 2010, accessed: 24 March 2010
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