The DRU Superliga is the highest tier of the national
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Rugby may refer to:
Sport
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** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
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union competition in
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The Danish First division has 11 clubs in total divided in 2 pools. The clubs that reach the Top 3 from each Division 1 pool (East and West) go through to the Super League.
The punctuation system in the Superliga: 4 Points for a win, 2P for a tie and bonus points are given if 4 tries or more are scored and/or if the loser team has a -7 margin.
Denmark First Div
East
West
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Holstebro RK
Holstebro RK is a Danish rugby club in Holstebro
Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 36,489 (1 January 2022).[Aarhus RK
Aarhus RK is a Danish rugby club in Aarhus. They currently play in the DRU Superliga.
History
The club was founded in 1974.
In 2006 the club became Danish Rugby champions in the Danish Superleague and also the first official Danish champions in ...]
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Erritsø GIF Rugby
Erritsø GIF Rugby is a Danish rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Whe ...
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Frederiksberg RK
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 ...
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RK Speed
RK Speed is a Danish rugby union club in Kastrup, Copenhagen on the island of Amager. It is the oldest rugby club in Denmark.
History
In 1947-48, after the Second World War, a group of young Danes who had served in the British Army learnt the rul ...
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CSR-Nanok
Christianshavns Skoles Rugbyklub-Nanok, commonly known as CSR-Nanok, is a Danish Rugby union, rugby club in Copenhagen. The club has a men's XV team, women's sevens team and youth age grade teams. They train and play their matches at Arsenalvej 2, ...
*These are the Top 3 teams of each pool that complete the 2012 DRU Superliga.
Denmark Second Div
The second division is made up with some of the 2nd XV teams of a few of the first division clubs, and others that complete the championship league. Teams such as:
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Lindø/Odense - They are an independent club, with their own junior teams, but have been playing in combination with
RC Odense
RC Odense is a Danish rugby club in Odense. They function as an independent club, with their own junior teams, but have been playing in combination with Lindø RSC
Lindø RSC is a Danish rugby club in Munkebo. They function as an independent club, ...
at senior level since 2010.
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Roskilde Vikings RK
Roskilde Vikings Rugby Klub began on 22 August 2010 when around 15 players attended the first ever training session. There had apparently also been an earlier attempt to start a rugby club in Roskilde, but little is known about this.
The club wa ...
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CBS Rugby
References
External links
- Official DRU Superliga Table
Denmark Rugby Union- Official DRU Site
See also
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Rugby union in Denmark
Rugby union is a minor, but growing, sport in Denmark.
The Danish Rugby Union dates back to 1950, and joined the IRB in 1988.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p66( Danishbr>Rugby i Danmark (DRU)/ref> They ...
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Rugby union in Denmark
National rugby union premier leagues
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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 ...