The RU Hohen Neuendorf is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 club from Hohen Neuendorf

Hohen Neuendorf

Hohen Neuendorf is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located north west of Berlin.-Geography:Hohen Neuendorf is situated upon the Havel river and is bordered by the Berlin area Frohnau to the south, Muehlenbeck to the east, Birkenwerder and Oranienburg to the north,...

, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East.

The club is located in the Oberhavel

Oberhavel

Oberhavel is a Kreis in the northern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts Uckermark, Barnim, the Bundesland Berlin, and the districts Havelland and Ostprignitz-Ruppin.-Geography:The district is located along...

 district, north west of Berlin. The district is home to two more rugby union clubs, Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby

Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby

The Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby is a German rugby union club from Hennigsdorf, currently playing in the tier-four Regionalliga East B. The team is part of a larger club, the Stahl Hennigsdorf, which also offers other sports like volleyball, table tennis and boxing.The club, located in former East...

 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

Rugby-Regionalliga

The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga...

 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 plays as a mid-table side at this level.

Recent seasons

Year	Division	Position
2002-03	Rugby-Regionalliga Rugby-Regionalliga The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga...  (III)	Promoted
2003-04	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II)	6th
2004-05	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East	4th
2005-06	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East	8th — Relegated
2006-07	Rugby-Regionalliga East A (III)	3rd
	North/East championship round	4th
2007–08	Rugby-Regionalliga East A	2nd — Promoted
2008–09	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II)	6th
2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from nine to ten teams. It marks the first time since introduction of the single-division Bundesliga in 2001, that ten teams competed in the league. This change of modus was decided upon...	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East	3rd
2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion. Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for...	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East	4th
2011–12	2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East

External links

Official website RU Hohen Neuendorf club info at totalrugby.de