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
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 19??
Mainz Germany 1979?
Baumholder Germany 1980
Ansbach/Illesheim Germany 19??
Nurnberg Germany 19??
Karlsruhe Germany 19??
Illesheim Germany 19?? existed in 2006
Schweinfurt Germany 19?? existed in 2006
Grafenwoer/Vilseck Rose Tower Titans Germany 19?? 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??

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