Rudergesellschaft Heidelberg 1898 e. V. (RG Heidelberg, RGH) is a rowing and rugby union club in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Under its statutes the club runs rowing and rugby, along with complementary sports, and has rowing and rugby departments, each with a youth section. Its rugby department's men's first team played in the 1. Bundesliga in 2025/26 and is listed for 2026/27.
History
In 1971/72 RG Heidelberg played in the southern group of the first, two-division rugby Bundesliga.
In 2025/26 the men's first team finished third in the 1. Bundesliga regular season, with 13 wins and four defeats, 64 table points from 18 matches, 728 points scored and 449 conceded. It was scheduled to open the 2026/27 season at home to SC Neuenheim on 5 September 2026.
In July 2026 the club's men reached the final of the German sevens championship, a repeat of the previous year's final, and lost to SC Germania List.
The club's youth teams take part in the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Federation's Juniorcup, and the club has hosted rounds of it at its ground, including an under-8 to under-12 round in March 2024 and a fourth-round tournament in November 2025. In June 2026 RG Heidelberg hosted the German under-14 championship and won it. At the same weekend the combined team SG HRK / RGH / RKH won the under-18 title, and the combined team SG HRK / RGH took part in the under-16 championship, which TSV Handschuhsheim won. The club's under-12 side finished second at the German championship on the Maifeld in June 2026.
Honours
- Baden-Württemberg champions, U12 (B-Schüler): honoured in April 2023 after the tenth Juniorcup tournament
- German champions, U14: 2026
- German champions, U18: 2026, as the combined team SG HRK / RGH / RKH
- German championship runners-up, U12: 2026
- German sevens championship runners-up, men: 2026
At the March 2024 Juniorcup round it hosted, the club's under-8 side finished ahead of SC 1880 Frankfurt.
Ground
The rugby department's address is Harbigweg 9, 69124 Heidelberg. The Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark is at that address, in Heidelberg-Kirchheim, and RG Heidelberg's Bundesliga team built the Franz-Kerber-Klubhaus there. The municipal stadium is the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Federation's state performance centre (Landesleistungszentrum) and the home ground of RG Heidelberg's Bundesliga side, the national team and Baden-Württemberg representative teams. The first-team home match on 5 September 2026 was set for the Fritz-Grunebaum Sportpark. In November 2025 RG Heidelberg's grounds had two natural-grass pitches. The parent club's office is at Schurmanstraße 2, 69115 Heidelberg.
Teams and training
The club's rugby department fields a men's first team in the 1. Bundesliga and youth sides that have played at under-8 and under-12 level. It also has a women's rugby team. As of August 2026, the women train on Mondays and Wednesdays from 19:00 to 20:30.
Rugby players join through the parent club, whose membership application includes a rugby department option.
Club life
The rugby department uses the words "Teamarbeit, Kreativität, Energie, Geschicklichkeit" (teamwork, creativity, energy, skill). It also goes by the short name RGH Rugby.