Frederiksberg RK is a Danish
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
club based in
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...
(
Copenhagen area). The senior team competes in the
DRU Division One. The club also includes a women's team and a vibrant youth section.
History
The club was founded in 1975 by Erik Andersen, who then served as Chairman of the Danish Rugby Union (1969-1996), to provide the proper sports infrastructure for his children and their friends in the city of
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...
.
Recent Internationally-Capped Players
* Tomas Mayne
* Rasmus Greve
* Emil Svinth Aagaard
* Michael Attali Strøyberg
* Andrei Ungureanu
* Eugene Hanrahan
* Erwan Caquineau
* Thomas Hobbs
* Rasmus Madum
* Cassius Deschamps
* Otto Kaszner
* Thomas Thimothée
* Geoffroy Gauthier
* Hamish Coventry
* Nikolay Hinov
* Jānis Podiņš
* Unai Arrieta Armendariz
Honours
*Danish Championship
** 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021*.
*Danish Cup
** 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006.
The 2020 Danish Championship was not disputed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
External links
Frederiksberg RK
Danish rugby union teams
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