European installation teams

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Brief European Military Rugby History

(2017) Our history goes back to the mists of the Cold War, and it is mostly that – “Histories” – as there are only 2-3 teams left (a/o 2017). There were over 30 teams (closer to 40?) that started/stopped over the years – starting with the 3AD FARC in the winter of 73-74.

The USFERU officially started in 1982 absorbing the one year on-paper “Exiles Association”, which was itself an idea to copy the “original” Bavarian Rugby Union (1979-1981?) in the east of southern Germany and spread it throughout Germany where we had teams. Harry Laws was the first President of the Exiles, with David McNaughton was picked as the President when we formed the USFERU just before/after the first USFERU Tourney was hosted in Illesheim (themselves only one year old at the time) in the late spring of 1982. USFERU boasted I think 18 teams in League play at once at its apex, and in the mid-late 80’s we had 12 teams consistently showing up to the big tourneys – originally in spring (host moved around), and later also in the fall (mostly in Wuerzburg).

The USFERU stopped league/cup play and the bigger tournaments in 1995, although there were a number of smaller get-together tourneys all the way up to the early 2000’s. We also put out various Selects for most of the 80’s.

European Military Men's Club Teams

Click on the Club Name to go to that club's site

Club Name Nickname Country Year Founded Contact Website
Frankfurt Americans Germany 1974 Folded in 1992-ish
Heidelberg Germany 1993
Kaiserslautern/Ramstein Germany 19?? -2016 danilo.delpino2.mil@mail.mil; faavae.faavae2.mil@mail.mil Ramstein Rogues or ESC West Kaiserslautern Rubgy
TuS 1882 Hochspeyer Rugby Germany 2017 James Lampe at jameslampeusa@gmail.com
Wurzberg Germany 1974 American team folded in early 2000s
Mainz Germany 1979?
Baumholder Germany 1980 American team folded in early 2000s
Illesheim Black N’ Blue Germany 1981
Nurnberg Germany 1977 American team faded in 1995
Karlsruhe Old Christinians Germany 1975 American team faded in early 80s
Illesheim Germany 19?? existed in 2006
Schweinfurt Germany 19?? existed in 2006
Grafenwoer/Vilseck Rose Tower Titans Germany 1987 joseph.duran84@yahoo.com, j.x.davis13@gmail.com, club email - rosetowerrugby@gmail.com Facebook [[1]]
Vincenza Rangers Italy 19??
Naples Italy 19?? existed in 2006
Mons Belgium 19?? existed in 2006
Lakenheath England 19??
Augsburg Germany 1975 American team faded in 1995
Bamberg Olde Boys Germany 1975 or 76 American team faded in 1994
Bad Toelz Germany 1978 American team faded in 1980-ish
Ansbach Germany 1979 American team faded in 1991
Bayreuth Germany 1979 American team faded in late 1980s
Berlin Germany 1981 American team faded in early 1980s ' started again late 80s to early 90s
Schwabisch Hall Germany 82-83 Only one year
Stuttgart American Germany 82 American team faded in 1984, but lots of US players
Neu Ulm Germany mid 80s Only one or two years
Schwabisch Hall Germany 82-83 Only one year
Crailsheim Germany 85 Only two years
Spangdahlem Germany 85 Faded in 89
Amberg Germany 87 Faded in 89
Bad Aibling Germany late 80s Faded in early 90s
Wiesbaden Germany early 1990s Faded in late 90s
Kirchgoens The Rock Germany late 80s Faded in 2-3 years
Buedingen Germany early 90s Faded in 3-4 years
Dexheim Germany early 90s Faded in 1-2 years
Vilseck Germany (94-96?) Then 2009?-2014 Absorbed into Amberg, and now into Rose Tower (Graf)
Mannheim Germany 1995 Faded in 2-3 years
Babenhausen Germany early 90s after Frankfurt’s demise but faded in 1-2 years
Darmstadt Germany 1994 or 95
Vincenza Italy 2010
Signorella Hoplites Italy 2013
Mentwith Hill England ?

European Military Women's Club Teams

Club Name Nickname Country Year Founded Contact Website
Kaiserslautern/Ramstein Women Rogues Germany 19?? -2016 danilo.delpino2.mil@mail.mil; faavae.faavae2.mil@mail.mil ESC West Kaiserslautern Rugby
TuS 1882 Hochspeyer Women's Rugby Germany 2017 katydockery@gmail.com