Heidelberger TV
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The Heidelberger TV is a German
rugby union
club from Heidelberg
, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like basketball
, tennis
and badminton
.
The club has three German rugby union championship
finals-appearances to its name, having lost the title game in 1974, 1979 and 1994, but has never won the championship.
, Heidelberger RK
, RG Heidelberg
and TSV Handschuhsheim
. It only came to prominence in national rugby when it reached the 1974 final, which was lost 9-15 to SV 08 Ricklingen
.
The club made a return to the national final in 1979, this time losing to SC Germania List
. After an era of little success, the team reached the German championship final for a third time in 1994, this time losing to TSV Victoria Linden
.
HTV declined after this and dropped to 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
level, from where it unsuccessfully tried to return. With the reorganisation of the German league system in 2001, the reduction of the Rugby-Bundesliga
to a single division, the task of promotion became even harder and HTV dropped to the mid-field of the league.
The club played the 2008-09 season as a combined team with the reserve side of SC Neuenheim
, as SG Heidelberger TV/SC Neuenheim II but despite this finished last in the league and was relegated to the third-division Rugby-Regionalliga
. From there, the club hoped to make a quick return to the second division.
After a year in the Regionalliga, HTV entered the new 3rd Liga South/West
for the 2010-11 season, won the championship there and earned promotion back to the 2nd Bundesliga.
at the 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
, these being Nicolas Kurzer, Robert Hittel, Hannes Huber and Matthias Kunzmann.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club from Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
.
The club has three German rugby union championship
German rugby union championship
The German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
finals-appearances to its name, having lost the title game in 1974, 1979 and 1994, but has never won the championship.
History
HTV, formed in 1846, has always stood in the shadow of the other, more successful, rugby clubs in Heidelberg, like SC NeuenheimSC Neuenheim
The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
, Heidelberger RK
Heidelberger RK
The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
, RG Heidelberg
RG Heidelberg
The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
and TSV Handschuhsheim
TSV Handschuhsheim
The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
. It only came to prominence in national rugby when it reached the 1974 final, which was lost 9-15 to SV 08 Ricklingen
SV 08 Ricklingen
The SV 08 Ricklingen is a German rugby union club from the Ricklingen suburb of Hanover. In the 2009-10 season, it plays in the Rugby-Regionalliga Lower Saxony, the third tier of German rugby. After having formed an on-the-field union with DSV 78 Hannover from 2003 to 2009 instead of fielding an...
.
The club made a return to the national final in 1979, this time losing to SC Germania List
SC Germania List
The SC Germania List is a German rugby union club from the List suburb of Hanover, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like tennis, gymnastics and handball....
. After an era of little success, the team reached the German championship final for a third time in 1994, this time losing to TSV Victoria Linden
TSV Victoria Linden
The TSV Victoria Linden is a German rugby union club from the Linden suburb of Hannover, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports, such as triathlon and athletics....
.
HTV declined after this and dropped to 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga is the second-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the Rugby-Bundesliga, the top-tier of German rugby, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the third tier.-History:...
level, from where it unsuccessfully tried to return. With the reorganisation of the German league system in 2001, the reduction of the Rugby-Bundesliga
Rugby-Bundesliga
The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby...
to a single division, the task of promotion became even harder and HTV dropped to the mid-field of the league.
The club played the 2008-09 season as a combined team with the reserve side of SC Neuenheim
SC Neuenheim
The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
, as SG Heidelberger TV/SC Neuenheim II but despite this finished last in the league and was relegated to the third-division Rugby-Regionalliga
Rugby-Regionalliga
The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga...
. From there, the club hoped to make a quick return to the second division.
After a year in the Regionalliga, HTV entered the new 3rd Liga South/West
3rd Liga South/West
The 3rd Liga South/West is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. It is set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West, the second tier of rugby in Southern Germany, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the fourth tier.The league...
for the 2010-11 season, won the championship there and earned promotion back to the 2nd Bundesliga.
Club honours
- German rugby union championshipGerman rugby union championshipThe German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
- Runners up: 1974, 1979, 1994
- 3rd Liga South/West3rd Liga South/WestThe 3rd Liga South/West is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. It is set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West, the second tier of rugby in Southern Germany, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the fourth tier.The league...
- Champions: 2011
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1998-99 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | |
| Bundesliga qualification round | 11th | |
| 1999–2000 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 2nd |
| Bundesliga qualification round | 12th | |
| 2000-01 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 3rd |
| Bundesliga qualification round | 10th | |
| 2001-02 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 6th |
| 2002-03 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 5th |
| 2003-04 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 6th |
| 2004-05 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 6th |
| 2005-06 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 7th |
| 2006–07 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 4th |
| 2007–08 Rugby-Bundesliga 2007–08 The Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08 was the 37th edition of this competition and the 88th edition of the German rugby union championship. The season went from 25 August 2007 to 31 May 2008, ending with the relegation final.-Overview:... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West | 7th |
| 2008–09 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West (II) | 10th — relegated |
| 2009–10 | Rugby-Regionalliga Rugby-Regionalliga The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga... (III) |
1st |
| 2010-11 | 3rd Liga South/West 3rd Liga South/West The 3rd Liga South/West is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. It is set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West, the second tier of rugby in Southern Germany, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the fourth tier.The league... (III) |
1st — promoted |
| 2011–12 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West |
- Until 2001, when the single-division Bundesliga was established, the season was divided in autumn and spring, a Vorrunde and Endrunde, whereby the top teams of the Rugby-Bundesliga would play out the championship while the bottom teams together with the autumn 2nd Bundesliga champion would play for Bundesliga qualification. The remainder of the 2nd Bundesliga teams would play a spring round to determine the relegated clubs. Where two placing's are shown, the first is autumn, the second spring.
Rugby internationals
The club had four players selected for the German under-18 teamGermany national under-18 rugby union team
The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.-Overview:...
at the 2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship
-Relegation:-Championship:-Relegation:The Switzerland versus Ukraine game was tied after regular time and was decided by penalty kicks.-Championship:-Relegation:...
, these being Nicolas Kurzer, Robert Hittel, Hannes Huber and Matthias Kunzmann.