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The German national rugby team play in the Rugby Europe Championship. Sadly, the team has never qualified for the Rugby World Cup

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World Ranking

Germany are currently 35th in the World Rugby Rankings. Their highest ever ranking was 22nd in November 2017.

Ranking Over Time

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2003
2015
2026

Germany Matches

Sun 15 Mar, 2026
Rugby Europe Championship
Round 9
Estadio Nacional Complutense

Germany Rugby Team Players

Germany Forwards

Name
Position
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Mika Tyumenev
Hooker
Andrew Reintges
Andrew Reintges
Hooker
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Darren Ferrar
Hooker
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Hassan Rayan
Lock
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Nikias von der Lohe
Lock
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Ewan McTaggart
Lock
Eric Marks
Eric Marks
Lock
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Oliver Stein
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Justin Renc
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Karl Kasper
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Louis Ball
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
John Dawe
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
John Ireland
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Tobias Bauer
Back Row
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Chris Howells
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Daniel Wolf
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Cosmo Zymvragos
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Dustin Mizera
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Jaden Gliatis
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Iestyn Rees
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Edward Shekete
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Nicola Breglia
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Henry Pearson

Germany Backs

Name
Position
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Jan Piosik
Scrum Half
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Michael McDonald
Scrum Half
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Bader-Werner Pretorius
Fly Half
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Aiden Dixon
Outside Back
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Dan Boer
Outside Back
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Leo Wolf
Centre
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Robin Plumpe
Centre
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Felix Lammers
Centre
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Luke Wakefield
Centre
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Nikolai Klewinghaus
Centre
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Oliver Paine
Outside Back
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Christopher Hennig
Outside Back
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Dan Hamilton-Strong
Outside Back
Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Shawn Ingle
Outside Back

Germany Tournaments

Germany Deutscher Rugby-Verband

The history of the German rugby team dates back to the 1900s. In fact, the team claimed the silver medal at the 1900 Olympics. However, Germany was actually represented by SC 1880 Frankfurt, rather than an official German national team. 

Following this, the German national team played their first official international against France on 17 April 1927 in Paris. Sadly, they lost 30-5. 

Despite losing their first ever international, the German rugby team quickly established itself as the second best in continental Europe. In fact, they didn’t lose to another European nation until 1937, when they were defeated 9-7 by Italy. That said, because Germany didn’t play in the Home Nations Championship (the precursor to the modern Six Nations), it is difficult to accurately assess the strength of the German team from this period. 

Unfortunately, the outbreak of World War Two caused the sport of rugby union in Germany to halt. The side only played one match during the war and almost all of their starting XV were casualties of the war. 

Due to this, Germany was a much weaker side post-World War Two. They played in their first post-war international in 1952, but did not play a competitive match again until 1965. 

At this point, the team became part of the second tier of FIRA Rugby (effectively Europe’s third tier). A decade later, they played their first international against a non-European nation, beating Morocco in Hannover.

Since German reunification in 1991, the team has largely played in either the second or third division of European rugby. The team now competes in the Rugby Europe Championship. In the modern era, they’ve notched impressive wins against the likes of Portugal, Uruguay and Spain

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