| 词条 | Rugby Club Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| teamname = Rugby Club Luxembourg | image = RC Luxembourg.gif | fullname = Rugby Club Luxembourg | union = Luxembourg Rugby Federation | location = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | countryflag = Luxembourg | founded = 1973 | ground = Stade Boy Konen | capacity = | president = Fred Gabriel | coach = Alex Van Zeeland, James Kent, William Browne | captain = Guillaume Thevenot | league = Rugby-Bundesliga [1] | season = 2017-18 | url = www.rcl.lu | pattern_la1 = _white_hoops | pattern_b1 = _whitehoops | pattern_ra1 = _white_hoops | leftarm1 = 8CB3F2 | body1 = 8CB3F2 | rightarm1 = 8CB3F2 | shorts1 = 000080 | socks1 = ff0000 }} Rugby Club Luxembourg, abbreviated to RCL, is a rugby union club, based in Cessange, Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Luxembourg has no domestic league of its own, so RCL plays in neighbouring countries' leagues; they currently play in the German Rugby-Bundesliga, having previously competed in the Belgian and French National Leagues. The club has grown rapidly in recent years, and now has over 500 members. Based at Stade Boy Konen, in Cessange, the club is looking to expand to two or three pitches to relieve excessive usage of Boy Konen. The club is widely held in regard as the premier club in Luxembourg having never lost the Luxembourg Cup, and continues to be the primary source of players for the Luxembourg national rugby union team. HistoryFounded in May 1973, RCL was the first Luxembourgian rugby club, established by a group of British expatriates working in Luxembourg City. The club consisted then and still does today of a mixture of nationalities, cultures, creeds, languages : Belgian, French, English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Australian, South African, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, Fijian, Norwegian, Luxembourgish, American, New Zealander, Venezuelan and Argentinian.[2] The club played its first competitive game against US Castillionnaise in September 1973. Up until 1995, the club played in the Alsace-Lorraine regional league and won the Alsace-Lorraine Cup in 1994. In that year, the team joined the Belgian second division, which it belonged to until 1998, when it earned promotion to the first division.[3] In 2001, the club decided to return to the French league system, again playing regionally in Alsace-Lorraine. It won its division in 2008 but, after an invitation to play in Germany, decided to join the German league system in 2009.[3] The inclusion of RCL in the 2009 promotion round to the 2nd Bundesliga caused some debate in regards to its legality, as the club had not qualified through the German league system and was not a member of any of the German regional rugby federations. However, RC Luxembourg's application was declared valid in regards to the German rugby federations rules and regulations and the team finished second in the promotion round, earning a place in the 2nd Bundesliga for 2009-10.[4] The club has in the past recruited several local sportsmen from other sports, including Stéphane Gillet, former Luxembourg national football team goalkeeper, as a back row.[5] Prince Sébastien played for the club's under-20 team, and Grand Duke Henri visited the club to watch his youngest son play.[6] A league reform in 2012 allowed the club promotion to the Bundesliga after the league was expanded from ten to 24 teams. RCL finished fifth in their group in the 2012-13 season and failed to qualify for the championship round, instead entering the second tier DRV-Pokal, but eventually withdrawing from the competition in October 2012. The club's reserve team however continued to play in Germany, competing in the fourth tier Regionalliga.[7] The team competed in the tier three 3. Liga in 2013–14 and won its division and the competition with a finals victory over TGS Hausen, earning promotion to the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. In the 2014–15 season the club finished first in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga qualification round – West & 3rd in the south-west DRV-Pokal group and was knocked out by RC Leipzig in the quarter finals of the play-offs after a first round victory over Veltener RC. The club won the western division of the 2. Bundesliga in 2015–16 and, after play-off victories over StuSta Munchen and München RFC, won its division and the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga Championship for the first time in the clubs history, securing promotion to the Rugby-Bundesliga. In the 2016-2017 season the club played in the Rugby-Bundesliga but was relegated and for the 2017-2018 season will be playing in the 2. Rugby-Bundesliga with the aim of being promoted. After winning the Bundesliga 2 division West, RCL faced Rugby Club Rottweil, runners-up from Bundesliga 2 division South, in the semifinals of the promotion play-offs. RCL won the game 35-19 in front of a large crowd at Cessange, reaching the promotion final against StuSta Munich. RCL beat Munich 18-12, after leading 18-0 at half time,gaining promotion to Bundesliga 1 and now hopes to establish itself in the German topflight for the 2018-2019 season. In July 2018, the construction of covered spectator stands began and was completed by September 2018, now offering seating opportunities and shelter to the fans and improving the atmosphere at home games. Plans for a much required club house also exist and await permission to be constructed by the city of Luxembourg, the owner of the ground. The club will also receive a second pitch at Boy Konen, which has become necessary due to the rising numbers of players. This pitch will be shared with a local football club. Results in the German LeagueRecent seasons of the club:[8]
HonoursAlsace-Lorraine Cup 1994 2012-13 Squad{{Rugby squad start}}{{rugby squad player | nat=IND | pos=PR | name=Roshan Vishwanath}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=PR | name=Ryan Shakespeare}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Luc Reyter}}{{rugby squad player | nat=HRV | pos=PR | name=Roman Zasadny}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SAF | pos=PR | name=Philip Barnard}}{{rugby squad player | nat=IRL | pos=PR | name=Conor Bready}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=LK | name=Stéphane Gillet}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=LK | name=Scott McKinlay}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=LK | name=Richard Marsden}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=Jeremy Ferre}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=Jean-Valére Hamet}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Pierre Diot}}{{rugby squad player | nat=GER | pos=BR | name=Christian Feuerer}}{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=BR | name=Eruera Shelford}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Jean-Baptiste Vert}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Paul Remedi}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Rudolf O'Kane}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SEN | pos=BR | name=El Hadji Malick Samba}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Barthelemy Leroy}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Alexandre Houdain}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=Francois Simon}}{{rugby squad mid}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=SH | name=William Dennis}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=Mattheiu Hommell}}{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=FH | name=Stuart Kidd}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=FH | name=Francisco Tolomei}}{{Rugby squad player | nat=GER | pos=CE | name=Peter Hartmann}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SAF | pos=CE | name=Tertius Barnard}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=Matthieu Poisson}}{{rugby squad player | nat=BEL | pos=CE | name=Maxime Dozin}}{{rugby squad player | nat=GER | pos=WG | name=Stephane Decaris}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=Philippe Vimond}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ROM | pos=WG | name=Cristian Barbu}}{{rugby squad player | nat=GER | pos=WG | name=Robin Dex}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ITA | pos=WG | name=Dario Agostino Pale}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=Jean-Frédéric Bermon}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FB | name=Alexander Goodhew}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FB | name=James Clarke}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=Julien Carpe}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=Stuart Logier}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=Bruno Lequex}}{{rugby squad end}}2017-18 SquadNote: Players in Bold are internationally capped. {{Rugby squad start}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Saman Rezapour}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Jason Ribeiro}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Matthew Dennis-Soto}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=PR | name=Eugene Gillespie}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Philip Barnard}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Ken Meylender}}{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=PR | name=Ben Jarvis}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Denis Logelin}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=PR | name=Bob Wagner}}{{rugby squad player | nat=AUT | pos=HK | name=Alex Radomirov}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=HK | name=Thomas Mahé}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=HK | name=Raphael Wagner}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=HK | name=Alex Romao}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=LK | name=Richard Marsden}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=LK | name=El Hadji Malick Samba}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=Guillaume Thevenot}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=Jeremy Ferre}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=Florian Esnault}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=LK | name=Stefan Schaap}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=BR | name=Rhys Williams}}{{rugby squad player | nat=IRL | pos=BR | name=Oisin Kilgallen}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=BR | name=Jean-Baptiste Vert}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=BR | name=Paul Remedi}}{{rugby squad player | nat=BEL | pos=BR | name=Maxime Sommerfeld}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=BR | name=Anthony Drennan}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=BR | name=Iain Smith}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=SH | name=Gareth Geoffreys}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=SH | name=Liam Carroll}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=SH | name=Stuart Logier}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=FH | name=Joshua van Zeeland}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=FH | name=William Browne}}{{rugby squad player | nat=SAF | pos=CE | name=Ntsolo Setlaba}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=CE | name=Maxime Dozin}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=CE | name=Yared Ketema}}{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=CE | name=Will Penn}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LBN | pos=CE | name=Joe Zeidan}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=CE | name=Cameron Cullen}}{{rugby squad player | nat=USA | pos=WG | name=Alex Lhoest}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=WG | name=Kevin Kombia}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=WG | name=Maxim Kenens}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=WG | name=Edoardo Angioni}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=WG | name=Michael Wright}}{{rugby squad player | nat=LUX | pos=FB | name=Charlie Stone}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=Alexandre Brausch}}{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=Clément Barry White}}{{rugby squad end}}Past Seasons2018-19 SeasonRCL won its season opener at home 37-14 against Neckersulm SU. 2017-18 SeasonIn the 2016-2017 season the club played in the Rugby-Bundesliga but was relegated to the second division. The clubs 1st 15 played the 2017-2018 season in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga with the aim of being promoted. After winning the Bundesliga 2 division West dominantly, RCL faced Rugby Club Rottweil, runners-up from Bundesliga 2 division South, in the semifinals of the promotion play-offs. RCL won the game 35-19 in front of a large crowd at Stade Boy Konen in Cessange, reaching the promotion final against StuSta Munich. RCL beat Munich 18-12, after leading 18-0 at half time, gaining promotion to Bundesliga 1 and now hopes to establish itself in the German topflight for the 2018-2019 season.
2012-13 SeasonFollowing three top 3 finishes in the Bundesliga division 2 (South and West), a league reorganisation saw the 1st team being moved up into the Bundesliga 1 where the team struggled with the overall condition, size and skill of the teams they were up against, many of which are semi-professional. The players competed well but were a level below. As a result, the club management decided to withdraw the 1st team from the league.[9]
2011-12 SeasonThe club in the 2011-2012 season underwent a rebuilding phase following the departure of 12 starting 1st team players from the previous season, for various reasons. Enda Horan, previously the 2nd team coach, stepped up following the sudden departure of the previous coach, and in line with the desired direction of the club management, worked on creating a club mentality and instilling competition for 1st team spots with the 2nd team acting as a joint development side and a means for aspiring 1st team players to prove themselves. With only one coach in charge and many missing players, the season began very poorly by RCL standards with many of the 2nd team players from the previous season filling in the vacuum left by the departed players, and struggling to cope with the step up. Several new arrivals bolstered the player numbers, most notably Michael Cawley on placement from University College Dublin, who shortly after joining was identified by Horan as being the perfect man to lead the team as captain. With the increased player base and increased squad fitness, the standard of play grew again and some positives victories were recorded. Unfortunately Cawley was injured against TSV Handschuhsheim II and was ruled out for the remainder of the regular season, as such club and international veteran Stuart Kelly took over the captaincy.
2010-11 Season
See also
Clubs
References1. ^ http://www.rugbyweb.de/index.php?league=BL1S 2. ^RCL Official website 3. ^1 RCL - a potted history {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720164850/http://www.rcl.lu/Portals/0/Documents/RCL%20-%20a%20potted%20history.doc |date=2011-07-20 }} RCL website, accessed: 8 April 2010 4. ^Karlsruhe und Luxemburg steigen in die 2.Liga Süd auf {{de icon}} totalrugby.de, published: 6 July 2009, accessed: 19 March 2010 5. ^{{cite news |title=Rugby's unstoppable rise in Luxembourg |author= |url=http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/en/sport/articles/2011/06/154285/index.php |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130219001937/http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/en/sport/articles/2011/06/154285/index.php |dead-url=yes |archive-date=19 February 2013 |newspaper=Luxemburger Wort |date=29 June 2011 |accessdate=30 June 2011 }} 6. ^{{cite news |title=Royalty muck in at sevens tournament |author= |url=http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/en/sport/articles/2011/06/154069/index.php |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130221065346/http://www.wort.lu/wort/web/en/sport/articles/2011/06/154069/index.php |dead-url=yes |archive-date=21 February 2013 |newspaper=Luxemburger Wort |date=27 June 2011 |accessdate=30 June 2011 }} 7. ^DRV-Pokal: Luxemburg zieht zurück {{de icon}} totalrugby.de, published: 18 October 2012, accessed: 9 May 2013 8. ^RugbyWeb Ergebnisarchiv {{de icon}} rugbyweb.de - Results archive, accessed: 24 July 2012 9. ^{{cite news |title=RCL Rebuilding After German League Withdrawal|author= |url=http://www.chronicle.lu/categoriessportrugby/item/1335-rcl-rebuilding-after-german-league-withdrawl|newspaper=Chronicle.lu |date=13 November 2012 |accessdate=1 August 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news |title=RCL tackles 40 years|author= |url=http://delano.lu/news/rcl-tackles-40-years|newspaper=Delano.lu |date=8 July 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2013}} 11. ^{{cite news |title=RCL black tie soiree|author= |url=http://delano.lu/news/rcl-black-tie-soiree |newspaper=Luxemburger Wort |date=11 June 2012 |accessdate=11 June 2012}} External links
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