Hamburg Exiles RFC

Hamburg Exiles RFC
Full name Hamburg Exiles RFC
Union German Rugby Federation
Founded 1966
Location Hamburg, Germany
Ground(s) Saarlandstraße
Chairman Liam Cronin
Coach(es) Michael Smith
Captain(s) James Bacon
League(s) Rugby-Regionalliga
2015–16 Rugby-Regionalliga North, 5th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.hamburg-exiles.de

The Hamburg Exiles Rugby Football Club is a German rugby union club from Hamburg, currently playing in the Rugby-Regionalliga North.[1] The club organizes a yearly rugby sevens competition called the Hamburg Sevens.[2][3]

The club fields two teams, the Hamburg Exiles which plays in the Rugby-Regionalliga North and a seeder team, the Jesterburg Exiles, which plays in the Verbandsliga North.[4]

History

The Hamburg Exiles were formed in 1966 by players of both FC St. Pauli Rugby and Hamburger RC. The event that cause the foundation of the club was a change in the rules of the German Rugby Federation which limited the amount of foreign players which could be field during a match. Foreign born players, feeling that their clubs had not protected them from the rule changes decided to fund a new club with a more international orientation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Regionalliga Nord Spielpläne". Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hamburg Sevens". Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Hamburg Exiles RFC (About)". Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Verbandsliga Nord Spielpläne". Retrieved 27 February 2017.


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