RU Hohen Neuendorf


The RU Hohen Neuendorf is a German rugby union :Category:German rugby union clubs|club from Hohen Neuendorf, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.
The club is located in the Oberhavel district, north west of Berlin. The district is home to two more rugby union clubs, Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby and Veltener RC.

History

The club was formed in November 1997, when Grün-Weiß Birkenwerder and the Rugbyclub Hohen Neuendorf merged.
It achieved promotion from the Rugby-Regionalliga to the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga in 2003 and spent three seasons at this level, with a fourth place in 2005 as its best result.
After returning to the Regionalliga in 2006, it won promotion to the second division once more in 2008 and now played there as a mid-table side until 2012 when it was forcefully relegated after missing two league matches without adequate excuse.
A championship in the Regionalliga in 2012–13 took the club back up to the 2nd Bundesliga again for the following season. The club qualified for the DRV-Pokal in 2013–14 and was knocked out by Heidelberger TV in the quarter finals of the play-offs. Promoted to the Rugby-Bundesliga for 2014–15 the club qualified for the championship round where it came seventh and missed out on play-off qualification.

Recent seasons

Recent seasons of the club:
YearDivisionPosition
2002-03Rugby-Regionalliga Promoted
2003-042nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 6th
2004-052nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East4th
2005-062nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East8th — Relegated
2006-07Rugby-Regionalliga East A 3rd
2006-07North/East championship round4th
2007–08Rugby-Regionalliga East A2nd — Promoted
2008–092nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 6th
2009–102nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East3rd
2010–112nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East4th
2011–122nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East9th — Relegated
2012–13Rugby-Regionalliga East1st
2013–142nd Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round – East2nd
2013–14DRV-Pokal – North-East3rd — Quarter finals
2014–15Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round – East4th
2014–15Rugby-Bundesliga championship round – North-East7th
2015–16Rugby-Bundesliga North-East8th - Relegated