British Army Germany rugby union team

British Army Germany

Union	Army Rugby Union
Official website
www.aru.org.uk/aru-bag.htm

The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany. It is part of the Army Rugby Union.^[1]

The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.^[1]

The British Forces Germany also have a very successful representative sevens squad.^[1]

History[]

No records exist of rugby matches played by the British occupation forces in Germany after the First World War, despite a ten-year presence of the British Army of the Rhine until 1929.^[2]

After the Second World War, a representative side was formed, whose fixtures have helped an interest in the playing of rugby in those countries.^[2]

2009-10 fixtures[]

The fixtures and results of the team for 2009-10:^[1]

BA (G) rugby union team fixtures

Date	Location	Opposition	Result	Report
26 August - 4 September 2009	Padova	Italian Rugby Tour		(Report)[permanent dead link]
26 September 2009	JHQ	Luxembourg	64-5	(Report)[permanent dead link]
24 October 2009	JHQ	Army Scotland
16 December 2009	Aldershot	Army 'A'	9-39	(Report)
16 January 2010	Gütersloh	Germany	cancelled
30 January 2010	Rheda-Wiedenbrück	Germany	cancelled
20 February 2010	Hanover	Heildelberg
20 March 2010	Amsterdam	Netherlands
3 April 2010	JHQ	Belgium

• The game against Germany had to be postponed twice because of bad weather and was eventually cancelled.^[3][4]

References[]

External links[]

• British Army (Germany) Rugby Army Rugby Union website
• British Forces Germany website