Ralph Götz (born 15 May 1967) was the President of the

German Rugby Federation The German Rugby Federation (german: Deutscher Rugby-Verband or ''DRV'') is the governing body for rugby union in Germany. It organizes the German national team and the three league divisions: the Rugby-Bundesliga, the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga an ...

from 2011 to 2013. He succeeded Claus-Peter Bach at this position. Götz, whose father was for many years the President of the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Union, started playing rugby at an early age.Ralph Götz im Kurzporträt
'' DRV'' website, accessed: 18 September 2012 Götz played in two youth internationals for Germany, against Denmark and Poland. He worked as a youth coach at his club,

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 2013, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany. History Form ...

. On 16 July 2011 he was elected as President of the German Rugby Federation after the incumbent Claus-Peter Bach did not stand for reelection. At the time of his election the ''DRV'' was close to insolvency caused by subsidiaries being withheld by the German federal ministry of the interior after a disagreement between the ministry and the ''DRV''. Götz announced in March 2013 that he would not be standing for another term as ''DRV'' president at the next election on 6 July 2013 in Hanover. He was replaced in his position by Ian Rawcliffe, who had previously been President of the German Federation from 1996 to 2004.DRT 2013: Harmonischer Rugby-Tag in Hannover
totalrugby.de, published: 8 July 2013, accessed: 15 July 2013

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Deutscher Rugby-Verband
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