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.

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

Internationals

edit

This list is most likely incomplete.

Overview

edit
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

edit
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
21 October 1951 Bucharest   Romania 26-64 Friendly
11 May 1952 Berlin   Romania 11-46 Friendly
14 May 1952 Hennigsdorf   Romania 3-34 Friendly
12 May 1954 Gottwaldov   Czechoslovakia 6-26 Friendly
15 May 1954 Kladno   Czechoslovakia 11-44 Friendly
14 October 1958 Brandenburg   Romania 5-5 Friendly
1958 Brussels   Netherlands 32-6 Friendly
1958 Warsaw   Poland 11-3 Friendly
19 May 1959 Bucharest   Romania 6-21 Victory Cup
21 May 1959 Bucharest   Czechoslovakia 0-22 Victory Cup
27 September 1959 Bucharest   Romania 6-38 Friendly

1960s

edit
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
22 April 1960 Zwickau   Czechoslovakia 0-9 Friendly
14 May 1960 Pirna   Romania 0-5 Victory Cup
24 May 1961 Prague   Czechoslovakia 0-8 Peace Cup
26 May 1961 Brno   Romania 0-33 Peace Cup
27 May 1961 Brno   Poland 3-0 Peace Cup
5 November 1961 Bucharest   Romania 0-27 Friendly
25 May 1962 Siedlice   Romania 5-28 Peace Cup
22 May 1963 Bârlad   Romania 0-15 Peace Cup
24 May 1964 Görlitz   Romania 6-28 Peace Cup
15 August 1964 Malmö   Denmark 15-13 Friendly
16 August 1964 Malmö   Sweden 28-0 Friendly
1964 Malmö   Poland 6-6 Friendly
3 October 1965 Zehdenick   Sweden 18-5 Friendly

1970s

edit
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1971 Grimma   Poland 6-27 Friendly
27 October 1972 Rostock   Denmark 20-12 Friendly
20 April 1973 Berlin   Sweden 22-12 Friendly
23 June 1973 Šumperk   Czechoslovakia 6-44 Friendly
1973 Dresden   Poland 0-16 Friendly
18 September 1974 Albena   Romania 0-49 Akena Trophy
13 October 1974 Potsdam   Czechoslovakia 6-16 Friendly
1975 Berlin   Poland 6-27 Friendly
13 June 1976 Prague   Czechoslovakia 0-54 Friendly
1976 Potsdam   Bulgaria 6-0 Friendly
1978 Varna   Bulgaria 0-10 Friendly
1978 Varna   Soviet Union 3-46 Friendly
1978 Varna   Yugoslavia 11-15 Friendly
1979 Nesebar   Bulgaria 5-14 Friendly
1979 Nesebar   Romania 0-60 Friendly
1979 Nesebar   Poland 12-32 Friendly
1979 Magdeburg   Bulgaria 8-7 Friendly

1980s

edit
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1980 Rathenow   Bulgaria 8-4 Friendly
1980 Brandenburg   Bulgaria 10-7 Friendly
1982 Leipzig   Bulgaria 6-4 Friendly
1983 Varna   Bulgaria 6-19 Friendly
1983 Varna   Poland 3-30 Friendly
6 May 1984 Varna   Soviet Union 3-51 Friendly
1984 Werder   Bulgaria 12-6 Friendly
1984 Falkensee   Bulgaria 9-6 Friendly
1986 Sozopol   Bulgaria 0-16 Friendly
1986 Sozopol   Poland 6-15 Friendly
1987 Cottbus   Bulgaria 14-6 Friendly
1988 Sofia   Bulgaria 0-3 Friendly
1988 Starogard   Poland 3-22 Friendly
16 June 1988   Soviet Union 3-56 Friendly
1989 Falkensee   Bulgaria 10-3 Friendly
1989 Leipzig   Poland 0-44 Friendly

1990s

edit
Date Location Opposition Result Tournament
1 July 1990 Érd   Hungary 7-3 Friendly
15 September 1990 Luxembourg   Luxembourg 9-17 Friendly
  • East German wins in bold.
  • Locations of East German home games in bold.

Record of international matches

edit
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

edit

Sources

edit
edit

References

edit