RC Mainz
The RC Mainz is a German rugby union club from Mainz, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. History Rugby in Mainz dates back to 1997, when a rugby department was formed in the ''1. FC Vorwärts Orient Mainz''. Two years later, in 1999, this rugby department formed the current RC Mainz.Rugby in Mainz
RCM website, accessed: 8 April 2010 The club competed at the third tier of German club rugby at the time, the . Oddly, it took part in two of the Regionalligas local divisions, and

German Rugby Federation
The German Rugby Federation (german: Deutscher Rugby-Verband or ''DRV'') is the governing body for rugby union in Germany. It organizes Germany national rugby union team, the German national team and the three league divisions: the Rugby-Bundesliga, the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and the Rugby-Regionalliga. It was founded on November 4, 1900, in Kassel, and is the oldest national rugby union in ''continental'' Europe. After the Second World War, the DRV was restored on May 14, 1950. The ''DRV'' publishes the ''Deutsches Rugby-Journal'' with 11 issues per year. It is the official organ of the federation. History Prior to its foundation several initiatives were taken to syndicate the German clubs. When the efforts of the north German clubs failed in 1886, DSV 78 Hannover, DFV Hannover 1878 joined the "German Football and Cricket federation", while the southern clubs opted for the "South German Football Union". Despite the well pronounced individualism of the clubs, representatives from H ...
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