Action day for Ukrainian Refugees

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With the support of the Deutsche Rugby Verband, the Düsseldorf Dragons Rugby Club have organised a special action day for Ukrainian children and their families to discover Rugby on Sunday 19th June 2022.On top of the various stations were children could discover various Rugby moves, an art booth was also available for them to create funny rugby pla...

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DJRFC Japanese Festa 2022

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A longstanding tradition has been revived on Saturday June 18th2022: the DJRFC Japanese Festa. The members of the DJRFC (Düsseldorf Japanese Rugby Football Club) did invite some Japanese players from teams of countries around Germany, mostly England to play a friendly game against the Düsseldorf Dragons. It is with more than 30 Japanese players tha...

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Time to rest

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The holidays have already started for some of you or will start soon for the others. Enjoy 😊. The Dragons will also enjoy this summer break. Some touch rugby (no tackle) will be played once a week with our senior teams during that period at the Rheinpark every Tuesday at 19:00 while the pitch has a chance to recover. Everybody is welcome to join – ...

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The Düsseldorf Dragons End of Season Party.

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Last year, during the spring 2021, we organised the Dragons Challenge 2021 to keep all members of the club active and connected in the times when training sessions were not possible at the club. It is with a revisited version of the Dragons Challenge that the End of Season party started on Saturday 25th June 2022. Four teams (Blue, Green, Red and B...

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Kids in action in Düsseldorf: the poor tackle bag

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Bright sunshine, dozens of kids, who wanted to try Rugby and a green tackle bag. Kids, parents and the coaches had a lot of fun, only the green tackle bag probably did regret coming to this event because he got knocked down A LOT. As soon as the event started, the first kids ran to our Club tent and asked: "Can I play Rugby here?" and "Can I tackle...

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Junior Dragons visit Bonn

Junior Dragons visit Bonn

On Sunday the 12th of June the final NRW Youth Tournament of the season took place at the RCBRS in Bonn on a beautiful warm and sunny day. A total of 30 young Dragons made a strong appearance to compete against different regional teams for the last time this season. Both of our U8 teams joined with players from Bonn and Hürth. As usual, they played...

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The Dragons tour in Verdun

The Dragons tour in Verdun

Last weekend, the rugby club from Verdun, France celebrated their 100th anniversary. The club, founded in 1921, invited the men's team from Düsseldorf to a friendly match and a few beverages to celebrate the occasion. With perfect rugby weather, a committed stadium announcer and a brass band, several games took place over the weekend (youth, men, a...

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First participation in the German U12 Rugby Championship

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On Friday the 20th of May, our U12 players took the train to Berlin where the German U12 Rugby Championship was to take place. It was at the club of the Berliner SV 1892 that 15 teams from all over Germany met to compete for the U12 German Championship title at a very well organised two-day event. On the first day, our Dragons began the tournament ...

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The first NRW children‘s tournament in Düsseldorf

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On Sunday the 15th of May 2022, more than 160 children participated in the first NRW children's tournament that was hosted at our club facilities. Many teams from various cities around Düsseldorf came to compete for a brilliant day of rugby. The day was a big success for the Dragons on the pitch, with our two U8 teams finishing in first and second ...

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Successful weekend for the Dragons!

Successful weekend for the Dragons!

On Saturday the club had a full day of rugby, with four teams in action and a full training for the kids. First up in the morning the youngest dragons from 5 to 13 were training, and 30-50 kids are led by President Thomas Lernout every week, with newcomers always welcome. The U16 and U18 were in action in unison with Aachen in the Netherlands leagu...

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New Sponsor: axon.

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Axon Profil was founded in Stockholm in 2006 with the aim of revolutionizing the promotional products industry. Today, the market leader offers an unbeatable range of over 8000 promotional products.Axon's most popular items include, for example, sustainable gym bags made of rPET and organic cotton or nice sports bottles in a modern design - all ite...

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After a four-month winter break: the Dragons start the second half of the 2021/2022 season

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Exactly 140 days after the last game of the first half of the season, it is finally time for the Düsseldorf Dragons to kick-off again in the second rugby league. After a first half of the season with one win, one draw and three defeats, the team currently ranks fifth with 8 points in six-team league and thus the penultimate plac...

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The first women 7s rugby tournament of the year

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Last Saturday, the Dragons women played their first 7s tournament this year, hosted by SGE Lüchse. The team was unfortunately decimated due to sickness and arrived with a total of seven players in Hausen. During a sunny but windy weather, the Dragons played their first game against Hürth. This was Carla's very first appearance f...

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The first children rugby tournament of the year

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Finally, after a few months of waiting, our little Dragons have had the opportunity to participate in the children tournament organised in Aachen this Sunday. On the three games played, our U8 managed to win one and lost two. Some room for improvement for these players who, for most of them are new to rugby. With 2 wins, one loss and a draw, our u1...

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It is time. All training resumes!

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After this long winter break, it is finally time to meet again on the pitch and enjoy playing with the oval ball.Training resumes from the 31st January 2022. Here is the time schedule of our training sessions:Monday 19:00 – 21:00: Women's team and beginnersTuesday 17:30 – 19:15: U16/U18Tuesday 19:15 – 21:15: SeniorWednesday 19:00 – 21:00: Wome...

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Once again, your support made it all!

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Once again, your support allowed us to be successful with our Movember action. Thanks to your donations and your participation in the Movember auction, we have managed to raise a total of 1.192,00 €. This is a fantastic result that will allow to support the various men's health projects financed by the Movember Foundation. We take the chance to tha...

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3rd place in Cologne for the 7s-Dragons Women

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Last Saturday the Dragons played their last 7s-tournament of the year, which was organized by RSV Köln. The team arrived with eleven players on this beautiful sunny day in fall. The start pools where as usual and so the Dragons started against Hürth. Even though the start was a bit rough, they managed to win 17:12. The crucial try was achieved by o...

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Derby Doubleheader

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On Saturday the Dragons welcomed RSV Köln to their derby doubleheader. Kick-Off for the last game of the year for the first team was at 2pm. Cologne was able to score points early and put the dragons under pressure. The dragons bravely fought on and made it harder and harder for the guests to keep scoring. Unfortunately, the Dragons also had to dea...

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In November, we Movember!

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With more than 1,200 Men's health projects funded around the world, the Movember is a cause worth supporting as it tackles issues faced by men and too often ignored such as prostate and testicle cancers, depression, suicide, etc. Once again the Düsseldorf Dragons have chosen to support this cause. In November, some of us will grow a MOustache, some...

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The many faces of the Dragons

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It started on Saturday in Dortmund. Our Second team played against the local Red and White team. Although the Dragons II showed some good rugby and were quite aggressive in defence, the players of the RFC Dortmund were stronger and won that game with a final score of 47:5. Quite a disappointing result for our team who did not manage to find solutio...

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