A brand-new looking club house for the Dragons

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The summer break gave a chance for our club house to get a new coat. All outside walls received a new layer as well as the inside stairs' wall. Come to support our team on home games and see it in real life.

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The Dragons women's team hosts the first tournament of the season

The Dragons women's team hosts the first tournament of the season

On Saturday, 02.09.2023, the first women's 7s rugby tournament the of the Liga West took place in Düsseldorf.The guests were the RFC Dortmund, the Eintracht Frankfurt and RSV Köln. In addition, three pool players also volunteered to fill up and support Dortmund and us. Many thanks to Hanna, Charlotte and Kris!The opening match was an exci...

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Kids In Action 2023

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Once again, the Dragons decided to participate to the event organised by the city of Düsseldorf, the Kids in Action 2023 that took place this Sunday 11th June 2023. With this event, the SportAmt of Düsseldorf aims to promote exercise, sports and talent. In the Arena Sport Park, children from Düsseldorf were invited to discover 48 different sport ac...

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NRW Children rugby tournament at the Dragons

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On Sunday 21st of May the Düsseldorf Dragons were once again allowed to welcome a home tournament at their club for the NRW rugby youth league with the U8, U10 and U12 age groups. Players from neighbouring clubs of amongst others Aachen, Bonn, Essen and Köln joyfully met at our club to compete against each other. The Dragons were able to set up two...

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U12 Dragons at the 2023 Rugby German Championship

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Over the weekend of the 13-14th May the U12 Dragons took part in the 2023 Deutsche Meisterschaft in Heusenstamm, located just south of Frankfurt. The squad of 14 U12 players, including two borrowed from the U10 group, were led by coach Olivier Mathieu and accompanied by parent helpers as well as parent supporters. Twelve of the best teams in G...

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"Scheine für Vereine" is back

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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...

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Rugby discovery day in French for more than 80 children

Rugby discovery day in French for more than 80 children

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 ...

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Our women's team performance in Hanover

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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...

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Match report - SG Dortmund/Bochum

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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...

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A good weekend to be a Dragon

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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...

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Matchday report - Düsseldorf Dragons vs Grashof RC Essen

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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 ...

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A tough decision to make, a new start for our senior team.

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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...

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Our Samurai warrior finally found its place in the club house

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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...

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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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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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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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