| Germany | |
| Badge: | GermanyRL.png |
| Badge Size: | 200px |
| Founder: | Simon Cooper |
| Coach: | Bob Doughton |
| Governing Body: | Rugby League Deutschland |
| Region: | Europe |
| Rlif Rank: | 22 |
| Captain: | Brad Billsborough |
| Most Caps: | Liam Doughton (24) |
| Top Try-Scorer: | Jimmy Keinhorst (17) |
| Top Point-Scorer: | Jimmy Keinhorst (98) |
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| First International: | 34–32 (Bad Reichenhall, Germany; 2006) |
| Largest Win: | 96–0 (Hochspeyer, Germany; 2010) |
| Largest Loss: | 6-90 (Hochspeyer, Germany; 2011) |
The Germany national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of Germany.
The captain of the national side is Brad Billsborough. Bob Doughton is head coach. The most capped player is Liam Doughton who has 24 Caps.
As well as playing friendlies, the team currently competes in European Championship C. They also play against the Netherlands in the annual Griffin Cup. In October 2022, Germany won the 10th edition of the Griffin Cup, defeating the Netherlands 29-24.
In the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations in 2006 they won both of their matches narrowly beating Austria in Bad Reichenhall in front of over 350 people. They then beat Estonia in Tallinn to seal victory of the competition.
| Coaches Name | Role | Date Appointed | Date Departed | P | W | L | D | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 2006 | 2008 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | ||
| Head coach | 2009 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Assistant coach | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Head coach | ? | 2020 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Head coach | 2020 | present | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 55% | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | ||
| Total | 39 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 50.3% |
Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.
In the 2008 European Shield, Germany again defeated the Czech team. However, they lost to the subsequent champions Italy and again took second for the tournament.
The 2009 European Shield featured the same three sides as in 2008. The first match of the tournament saw Germany lose to the Czech Republic 30–4 in Olomouc. That game marked the first international victory for the Czech team.[1]
In the 2010 European Shield, Germany lost to the subsequent group winners Serbia and defeated the Czech team, finishing in the second place.
| European Championship B Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Win | Draw | Loss | |||
| 2006 | Champions | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Second Place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Second Place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Third Place | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Second Place | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Champions | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2012-13 | Fourth Place | 4/4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2014-15 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2018 | Not invited | |||||||
| European Championship C Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Win | Draw | Loss | |||
| 2008 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2009 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2010 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2011 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2012 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2013 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2014 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2015 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2016 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2018-19 | Not invited | |||||||
| 2020 | Qualified | |||||||
| Date | Result | Competition | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Germany def. Netherlands 29-24 | Griffin Cup | 500 | ||
| September 2020 | Netherlands def. Germany 20-18 | Griffin Cup | Not Known | ||
| October 2019 | Germany def. Italy A 26-6 | Friendly | Not Known | ||
| September 2019 | Netherlands def. Germany 56-18 | Griffin Cup | Not Known | ||
| August 2019 | England A def. Germany 24-18 | Friendly | Not Known | ||
| September 2018 | Netherlands def. Germany 38-22 | Griffin Cup | Not Known | ||
| August 2018 | Germany def. Czech Republic 24-4 | World Cup Qualifier | Not known | Not Known | |
| October 2017 | Germany def. Wales A 38-34 | Friendly | Not known | Not Known | |
| August 2017 | Netherlands def. Germany 30-18 | Griffin Cup | Not Known | ||
| October 2016 | Wales A def. Germany 40-32 | Friendly | Not known | Not Known | |
| June 2015 | Germany def. Netherlands 46-12 | Griffin Cup | Not known | Not Known | |
| 3 May 2014 | Germany def. Netherlands 70-16 | Friendly | Delft, Netherlands | Not Known | |
| 10 August 2013 | Russia def. Germany 30–0 | Not Known | |||
| 27 July 2013 | Italy def. Germany 66–30 | Nordstern Stadion, Karlsruhe | Not Known[2] | ||
| 18 May 2013 | Serbia def. Germany 46–10 | Not Known[3] | |||
| 4 May 2013 | Germany def. Netherlands 28–22 | Friendly International | Heidelberg, Germany | Not Known[4] | |
| 19 May 2012 | Russia def. Germany 32–26 | Heidelberg, Germany | Not Known[5] | ||
| 12 May 2012 | Germany def. Serbia 25–24 | Heidelberg, Germany | Not Known[6] | ||
| 23 July 2011 | Germany def. Malta 36–12 | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany | 300 approx[7] | ||
| 9 July 2011 | Norway def. Germany 32–28 | Not known[8] | |||
| 22 April 2011 | Serbia def. Germany 90–6 | Friendly International | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany | Not known[9] | |
| 17 July 2010 | Germany def. Czech Republic 96–0 | Rugby League European Shield, West Division | Hochspeyer, Kaiserslautern, Germany | 350 approx[10] | |
| 3 July 2010 | Serbia def. Germany 40–14 | Rugby League European Shield, West Division | Not known[11] | ||
| 18 July 2009 | Italy def. Germany 42–30 | Heurth Stadion, Cologne, Germany | Not known[12] | ||
| 4 July 2009 | Czech Republic def. Germany 30–4 | Not known[13] | |||
| 3 August 2008 | Germany def. Czech Republic 62–20 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Not known[14] | ||
| 13 June 2008 | Italy def. Germany 58–26 | Not known[15] | |||
| 4 August 2007 | Germany def. Czech Republic 44–22 | Not known[16] | |||
| 7 July 2007 | Serbia def. Germany 38–6 | Heidelberg, Germany | Not known[17] | ||
| 22 July 2006 | Germany def. Estonia 38–24 | 548[18] | |||
| 25 June 2006 | Germany def. Austria 34–32 | 358[19] |