Dendermonde Rugby Club

Dendermonde RC[1] is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in Belgian Elite League.

Dendermonde RC
Full nameDendermonde Rugby Club
UnionBelgian Rugby Federation
Founded1962
LocationDendermonde, Belgium
Ground(s)Sport Complex Sint-Gillis, Dendermonde
Coach(es)Joe Cain
League(s)Belgian Elite League
2018/19Champions
Team kit
Official website
www.dendermonderugby.com

The club is based in Dendermonde in the Flemish Province of East Flanders. They are currently the only team from Flanders in the top flight. The official colours of the club are green and yellow.

History

The club was founded in 1962 under the name of SOS Rugby Sint-Gillis. The club's first game was against ASUB, resulting in a 13-20 loss.[2]

Developing a strong youth following, the turn of the 1990s saw the club push on with the construction of its own complex in the Van Langenhovestraat region. and won its first Belgian League Title in 2012 having previously won the 2nd Division title twice in 1970 and 2010. Dendermonde won the Belgian double in 2011/12 breaking the domination of the Walloon and Brussels based teams. In September 2017 Dendermonde became a global partner club of Leicester Tigers.[3]

Honours
  • Belgian Elite League
    • Champions: 2012, 2016
  • Belgian Second Division
    • Champions: 1970, 2010
  • Coupe de Belgique
    • Champions: 2012, 2016

Season by Season
Season Tier Division League Pos. Play Offs Notes
2003–04 1 Belgian Elite League 2 ???
2004–05 1 Belgian Elite League 6
2005–06 1 Belgian Elite League 4 Semi-Final
2006–07 1 Belgian Elite League 4 Semi-Final
2007–08 1 Belgian Elite League 5
2008–09 1 Belgian Elite League 8 Relegated
2009–10 2 Belgian 2nd Division 1 Promoted
2010–11 1 Belgian Elite League 2 Semi-Finals
2011–12 1 Belgian Elite League 1 Champions Cup champions
2012–13 1 Belgian Elite League 4
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See also

References
  1. "Official website". Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Meet Tigers new global partners Dendermonde Rugby Club". 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. "Tigers welcome Belgian Club Dendermonde as Global Partner" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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