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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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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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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Another good Week-end of rugby!

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This Week-end, our young players involved in the combined team with RC Aachen have overpassed expectations with two very good results in their home games. Our U16 players have won 59:0 against the CL Ducks/Vets/Oysters and our U18 won 104:5 against the CL Gelre. Congratulations to all players who participated to the tremendous result. Our photograp...

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This weekend’s plan of events

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The Men's 1st XV. will travel to Bonn on Saturday to play against the RC Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.Our players have prepared well for this game. They have worked hard on their game structure and their fitness to be ready for this weekend's fixture.We are confident that they will give everything on the pitch to come back home with their second win of the seas...

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What a weekend for the Dragons!

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On Saturday, the Dragons hosted the Griffin Cup Rugby League match between the German and the Dutch national teams. Two active Dragons, and two former Dragons, were selected to play for the German side. Although spectators are more used to seeing Rugby Union at the Dragons pitch, everyone enjoyed the opportunity to watch a game of Rugby League. The...

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Our 1st XV.‘s first win of the season.

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On Saturday, our first Team welcomed the Rugby Club of Walferdange for their second Bundesliga 2 game. The weather conditions were optimal for a good day of Rugby. The team from Luxembourg started very strong and put a lot of pressure on the Dragons for the first 30 minutes of the game. The very aggressive defence of the Dragons allowed them to kee...

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Season’s start with the full team

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Last weekend, the Dragons' women's team played their first tournament of the season at home. After the Corona two-year break, they were able to start with a full team thanks to the many new players. In the first game against Hürth, the Dragons played strongly and won 12:10. The second game against Cologne was lost 0:34, but nobody was in a bad mood...

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Children Rugby is back!

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After a turbulent year, our U16s and U18s were able to successfully play their first games in the Dutch league on Saturday 18th September 2021.The U16 team combined with Aachen won with 71:00 against the team BRC / Tilburg.After an exciting race to catch up, when the score was 00:21 at half time, the U18 lost with a narrow score of 26:31 against th...

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Dragons vs SG Solingen/Hürth - Regionalliga

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12th September 2021 - the long wait was finally over.The first matchday of the 21/22 season in the Regionalliga Nordrhein-Westfalen. This year's league looks a little different than usual. 7 teams from Cologne to Paderborn will be taking part, so all of North Rhine-Westphalia. It's going to be really exciting.In almost perfect conditions, the Drago...

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Time to say goodbye.

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Daniel was a Dragon, a good, tough and fair Rugby player on the pitch. Daniel was also a dear friend off the pitch, always happy to enjoy some fun with teammates and to support and help those in need. He will always be a Dragon in our memories and hearts. There are times in the life of a club when we have to say goodbye to the people who have been ...

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A new era begins!

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Discover the new Dragons' playing kits. Both men's teams will be playing this upcoming season in brand new jerseys. The first team has a beautiful red top with black and gold elements. The second team has an equally beautiful jersey in black, complemented by red and of course our updated logo. The new shorts and socks really bring it all together. ...

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The Dragons Challenge 2021 Results

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What an exciting month!The competition has been fierce.Our Dragons, Dragonettes and younger Dragons have been seen completing various sport challenges and fun missions to bring as many points as possible to their team. This Dragons Challenge 2021 has been a great opportunity for the members of all teams to go back to sport activities and get in con...

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The Dragons Challenge 2021

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The Düsseldorf Dragons Challenge 2021 has officially begun. If you spot our dragons practising their speed, their passing and kicking skills or see them taking selfies with a dragon in one hand and a ball in the other, do not be alarmed. In total, 108 dragons, from the U8 to the seniors split into four teams, will be conducting various challenges t...

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The Dragons have returned!

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The eagerly awaited news has finally arrived. The local authorities have given us the thumbs up to return to training. Therefore, we are happy to announce that all training sessions have restarted this week. We have implemented a new hygiene protocol for the club, in line with the local hygiene and safety regulations. To read the updated version of...

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