RC Unterföhring


The Rugby Club Unterföhring is a German rugby union :Category:German rugby union clubs|club from Munich district, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and with a second team in the Verbandsliga Bayern. It is based in Unterföhring, the closest suburb to Munich city centre. Since January 2017 the RCU is the second biggest rugby club in Bavaria with 240 members.
Also Unterföhring was the smallest municipality in Germany with its own rugby union club. from 2012 until 2016.
After the promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2016/17 Unterföhring is the only village in the history of German rugby to have ever played in a Bundesliga. All other clubs where always based in towns or cities or army bases.
The RCU also has a growing youth section and the club is the fourth biggest club with kids under 14 years old in all of Germany. The RCU has secured championships in the Under 8, Under 10 and Under 12 age groups in recent years, as well as runners-up in U8, U10, U12 and U14. The RCU youth teams are known for consistently being able to field complete sides in the Bavarian youth competition.
Founded in 2016 the RCU also has a women's team playing in the Deutsche 7er-Liga Frauen Süd.

Facilities

The RCU plays their home-games on the rugby pitch in Unterföhring am Etzweg. In 2021/22 the RCU will move to the new Unterföhring sports complex, where there will be a grass pitch only for rugby as well as a shared artificial pitch, making it the Bavarian club with the best facilities.

Honours

Seniors:
Youth
Recent seasons of the club:

Men

First team

YearDivisionPosition
2012-13Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria 7th
2013-14Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria 6th
2014-15Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria 6th
2015–16Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria2nd
2016 playoff2nd Rugby-Bundesliga Southlost
2016–17Rugby-Regionalliga Bavaria2nd promoted
2017-182nd Rugby-Bundesliga South5th
2018-192nd Rugby-Bundesliga South5th
2019-202nd Rugby-Bundesliga Southcancelled due to Covid-19-outbreak
2020-212nd Rugby-Bundesliga South

Reserve team

Women