Once again, Rewe gives us the chance to get some equipment for the club with its operation "Scheine für Vereine".From the 1st May to the 11th June 2023, for every 15€ you spend in any Rewe shop, you are entitled to get a voucher (Vereinschein). To get it, you must ask for it at the cashier.You can then allocate this voucher to our club: Turn- und S...
French translation below The Düsseldorf Dragons Rugby Club hosts a rugby discovery day in association with the French Institute of North Rhine-Westphalia This Monday, April 24th, the Düsseldorf Dragons Rugby Club welcomed students from the region to discover the joys of rugby. Four schools came to participate in the event: the Pacal-Gymnasium from ...
Last Saturday, 12 motivated Dragons made their long way to Hanover for the first tournament of the supra-regional round.🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉After a strong first half of our opening game against SG Flensburg/Lübeck/Neuenkirchen, we had to admit defeat with a final score of 14:28.However, not only the weather showed itself from its best side! Our Dragons als...
Last weekend, the next game in the NRW Regional League was on the agenda for the men's team. Their goal was to continue the positive trend against SG Ruhrpott (Dortmund/Bochum). And they succeeded. Just like against Essen a fortnight ago, the team started the game in a dominant manner and was able to establish itself in the opponent's half. This re...
It started on Saturday morning in Bonn with a U8/U10/U12 children tournament. Our young players made a big impression, particularly our U10 players who won all their games and thus managed to win the U10 tournament. Congratulations to all the involved players for such a great achievement.Our U8 and U12 players also played well and enjoyed a very ni...
The last meeting felt like an eternity ago, so both teams were looking forward to the game all the more.A hard fought game from the 1st minute to the 80th minute, with impressive defensive play from both sides. After just under 25 minutes, the guys from Essen were able to score the first try. The Düsseldorfers didn't let this upset them, and tried ...
We have decided to withdraw our first team from the Bundesliga 2. In the past months, we have lost many players for various reasons (injuries, departure, etc.) and despite the efforts of the coaching team to train us and prepare us for challenging games, the level was simply not there, and the past results of both teams show it. We believe that pla...
In June 2016, we celebrated the 50th Jubilee of the Düsseldorf Dragons Rugby Club. Many players who did play for the Team in the past made the trip to Düsseldorf to enjoy some good time together and even play a friendly game. Some of these players came specially from Japan for this reunion and they brought a fantastic gift in their suitcase. A beau...
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 – ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...