Germany national rugby sevens team
Deutscher Rugby-Verband | |||
| Head coach | Pablo Feijoo | ||
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| Captain | Carlos Soteras Merz | ||
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| Rugby World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2022) | ||
| Best result | 18th in 2022 | ||
The German national rugby sevens team competes in the top-level European sevens competition, the
In 2015 Germany qualified to the
Germany won the 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series, an equivalent to European Championships in other team sports.
History
The team has taken part in the
In 2000 the German Rugby Federation celebrated its centenary. Centenary celebrations included the hosting in 2000 the European leg of qualifying for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Heidelberg, followed by a Centenary banquet in the Heidelberg Castle. In the tournament the German team thrashed Switzerland and Yugoslavia and lost 12–35 to Ireland, who had Gordon D'Arcy in their line-up.
In 2005 Germany hosted the 2005 World Games where Germany participated in the rugby sevens tournament. After losing all three games on the first day of the tournament, Germany went on to the Bowl semi-finals were they lost 35–12 against France and 31–17 against Japan in the seventh-place final.
After years of playing in the lower ranks of the
Germany qualified for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[3] In round one of the series they went undefeated in their pool, even beating eventual winners, Kenya.[4] However, losses to Chile in the semi-final, and to Uruguay in the bronze final saw them finish in fourth place.[4]
Tournament history
World Cup Sevens record
| Rugby World Cup Sevens Record | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1993
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Did not qualify | |||||
 1997
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 2001
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 2005
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 2009
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 2013
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 2018
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 2022
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Bowl Final | 18th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Summer Olympics record
| Olympic Games | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016
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Did not qualify | |||||
 2020
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| Total | 0 Titles | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Rugby Sevens Series
World Series Record
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| Season | Position |
| 1999–00 | 22nd |
| 2003–04 | 15th |
| 2008–09 | 17th |
| 2016–17 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2017–18 | |
| 2018–19 | |
| 2019–20 | |
| 2021 | 7th |
2021-22
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18th |
2022-23
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20th |
| Total | 0 Titles |
World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
| Sevens Challenger Series | |
|---|---|
| Year | Position |
  2020
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3rd |
| 2021 | Not held |
| 2022 | 4th |
| 2023 | 3rd |
| 2024 | TBD |
World Games
| World Games | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
| 2001 Akita | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2005 Duisburg | 7th Place Finalist | 8th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2013 Cali | ||||||
Rugby Europe Sevens
| Rugby Europe Sevens | ||
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| Year | Round | Position |
 2002
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Third Place | 3rd |
| 2003
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Fourth Place | 4th |
 2004
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Fifteenth Place | 15th |
| 2005
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Sixth Place | 6th |
| 2006
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Not played | |
| 2007
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Ninth Place | 9th |
| 2008
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Seventh Place | 7th |
| 2009
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Ninth Place | 9th |
| 2010
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Not played | |
 2011
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Champions | 1st (promoted) |
2012
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Eleventh Place | 11th |
2013
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Eleventh Place | 11th |
2014
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Tenth Place | 10th |
2015
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Fifth Place | 5th |
2016
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Fourth Place | 4th |
2017
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Fifth Place | 5th |
2018
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Runners-up | 2nd |
 2019
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Champions | 1st |
2021
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Runners-up | 2nd |
 2022
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Runners-up | 2nd |
| Total | 1 Title | 17/20 |
Honours
Current squad
Squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[5]
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Hufnagel |
| 2 | Bastian van der Bosch |
| 3 | John Dawe |
| 4 | Niklas Koch |
| 5 | Maximilian Heid |
| 8 | Ben Ellermann |
| 9 | Max Roddick |
| 11 | Philip Gleitze |
| 12 | Tim Lichtenberg |
| 30 | Daniel Eneke |
| 71 | Chris Umeh |
| 99 | Jakob Dipper |
References
- ^ Der DRV-Arbeitsplan “Rugby auf dem Weg nach Olympia 2016” (in German) totalrugby.de, author: Claus-Peter Bach, published: 19 October 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010
- ^ Hong Kong Sevens finals: 1990's Archived 6 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Hong Kong Sevens official website. Retrieved 9 February 2009
- ^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
External links
- (in German) Deutscher Rugby-Verband – Official Site
- German Sevens team at totalrugby.de
- Hannover sevens website (in English, French, and German)
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