| Ralph Götz | |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1967 |
| Known For: | President of the German Rugby Federation (2011-2013) |
| Nationality: | German |
Ralph Götz (born 15 May 1967) was the President of the German Rugby Federation from 2011 to 2013. He succeeded Claus-Peter Bach at this position.[1]
Götz, whose father was for many years the President of the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Union, started playing rugby at an early age.[2]
Götz played in two youth internationals for Germany, against Denmark and Poland. He worked as a youth coach at his club, SC Neuenheim.[2]
On 16 July 2011 he was elected as President of the German Rugby Federation after the incumbent Claus-Peter Bach did not stand for reelection.[3] At the time of his election the DRV was close to insolvency caused by subsidiaries being withheld by the German federal ministry of the interior after a disagreement between the ministry and the DRV.[4]
Götz announced in March 2013 that he would not be standing for another term as DRV president at the next election on 6 July 2013 in Hanover.[5] He was replaced in his position by Ian Rawcliffe, who had previously been President of the German Federation from 1996 to 2004.[6]