European installation teams
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 here standing. 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
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| Club Name | Nickname | Country | Year Founded | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt Americans | Germany | 1974 | |||
| Heidelberg | Germany | 19?? | |||
| 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 | 19?? | |||
| 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 |
