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(12 November 2005) | bigloss = 89 – 6 (16 April 2000) | World cup apps = ''none'' | no World cup apps = 0 }} Germany is a third-tier rugby union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never qualified for the Rugby World Cup. The national team first played in 1927, with rugby union in Germany being administered by the German Rugby Federation (''Deutscher Rugby-Verband''). The German national team regularly competes in the European Nations Cup, the senior men's rugby tournament for European nations below the Six Nations. Following victory in Division 2A of that tournament in 2007–08, Germany competed in Division One, the top tier of the European Nations Cup, where it suffered defeat in every game and relegation.〔(Deutschland steigt ab / Finsterer tritt zurück ) ''Rugby-Journal'', published: 20 March 2010. Retrieved: 20 March 2010〕 With the exception of some players who play in France, the German team is still largely an amateur side.〔(German champagne on ice ) IRB website – Report after the Netherlands game (2008). Retrieved: 10 January 2009〕 Germany's greatest achievement in men's rugby is arguably the silver medal won at the 1900 Olympic Games. Germany's declared aim was originally to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England,〔(Germany launch quest to reach 2015 World cup ) worldcupweb.com, published: 15 April 2008. Retrieved: 27 December 2008〕 but it has since lowered this ambition to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.〔(Der DRV-Arbeitsplan “Rugby auf dem Weg nach Olympia 2016” ) totalrugby.de, author: Claus-Peter Bach, published: 19 October 2009. Retrieved: 27 March 2010〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Germany national rugby union team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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