Sportclub Neuenheim 1902 e.V. (SC Neuenheim, SCN 02) is a rugby union club in Neuenheim, a district of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Under its statutes the club's purpose is to promote sport, above all by cultivating, promoting and spreading the game of rugby. It has men's, women's, veterans' and youth teams; in 2025/26 its men's first team played in the 1. Bundesliga, and its women play fifteens in the Bundesliga and sevens in the German sevens league.
History
The club was founded in autumn 1902 by eleven young men from Neuenheim. The story goes that Professor Edward Hill Ullrich brought a rugby ball to his regular pub, the Gaststätte Gambrinus, and the group then decided to form a second rugby club in Neuenheim. Its first name was Fußballklub Heidelberg-Neuenheim; in another account, it was Fußballclub Neuenheim. The first general meeting was held on 1 January 1903. By spring 1903 there were enough members for a full side, and the blue-white-blue colours were already in use that year. Statutes and a striped kit were adopted on 23 June 1904.
The first training took place on the Neckarvorland, the meadows along the river Neckar, and in 1903 the club moved to the Gymnasiumsfeld by the Neuenheim cemetery. By the club's count, SC Neuenheim is Heidelberg's second-oldest rugby club after Heidelberger Ruderklub 1872, and its second most successful.
The club's present statutes were adopted at the general meeting of 12 July 2024. Earlier versions dated from 1959, 1972 and 2013.
On 24 July 2022 the men won the German sevens championship. They beat RG Heidelberg 13–10 after extra time in the final. It was the club's second sevens title, 26 years after the first in 1996.
In 2025/26 the men's first team finished second in the 1. Bundesliga table, with 73 table points from 18 matches, 760 points scored and 352 conceded. In June 2026 the men became German runners-up (Deutscher Vizemeister) for 2026, after a final against SC Frankfurt 1880. The first team plays in the 1. Bundesliga in 2026/27.
Honours
By the club's count, its men's teams have won nine German championships between 1912 and 2004, the German sevens championship in 1996 and 2022, and six German rugby cups between 1964 and 2001. Men's championship finals won:
| Year | Final | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 13–6 v FC 1897 Hannover | Heidelberg |
| 1921 | 11–0 v Hawa-Alexandria Hannover | Frankfurt am Main |
| 1924 | 8–3 v TSV Victoria Linden | Hannover |
| 1949 | 11–0 v SC Germania List | Heidelberg |
| 1966 | 9–3 v DSV 1878 Hannover | Heidelberg |
| 1967 | 11–9 v TSV Victoria Linden | Berlin |
| 1995 | 14–13 v TSV Victoria Linden | Hürth |
| 2003 | 18–9 v DRC Hannover | Hannover |
| 2004 | 23–18 v DRC Hannover | Heidelberg |
The 5 June 1966 final was played on the Neckarfeld.
- German championship runners-up, men: 1903, 1923, 1936, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1990, 2001, 2006, 2013, 2023 and 2026
- German sevens champions, men: 1996, 2022
- German cup (DRV-Pokal) winners, men: 1964, 1975, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2016
- League cup (Liga-Pokal) winners, men: 1984, 1988, 2003
- German champions, women: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2018
- German champions, U19 juniors: 1969, 1970, 1979, 1987
- German champions, U17: 1985
- German champions, U13 (B-Schüler): 1981, 2007
- German champions, U11 (C-Schüler): 1979, 2005
The club's counts do not always agree: the six cup wins between 1964 and 2001 leave out the 2016 cup, and the number of lost finals varies. By the club's count, the women have won fourteen German championships between 1988 and 2018, and the club calls the side record champions (Rekordmeisterinnen), although its totals for the women vary. The women's team were Bundesliga runners-up in fifteens in 2023 and 2024, German sevens champions in 2022 and sevens runners-up in 2023. In 2026 the women reached the final of the German fifteens championship.
Ground
The club has its own ground, clubhouse and children's playground at Tiergartenstraße 7, 69120 Heidelberg-Neuenheim. The ground lies on the university campus Im Neuenheimer Feld, opposite the Angelika Lautenschläger children's and adolescent medicine centre and directly next to the youth hostel; by the club's count, numerous championships have been won there since 1902. As of August 2026, the clubhouse is open on Wednesday and Friday 17:00–21:00 and on matchdays 12:00–20:00.
Teams and training
The men's first team plays in the 1. Bundesliga and the second team in the Regionalliga Baden-Württemberg. The women play fifteens in the Bundesliga and sevens in the German sevens league (Deutsche 7er-Liga). Players aged 35 and over who are still active play as Oldies, Old Boys or Alte Herren. As of August 2026, the club has two women's and two men's teams in sevens and fifteens, and well over 100 children and young people.
Youth rugby is offered to boys and girls in every age group, from the minis (U6) through U8, U10, U12 and U14 to U16 and U18, and there is also a toddler group (Krabbelgruppe) for children under four.
As of August 2026 for the senior teams, and the 2025/26 season for the youngest age groups, the training times are:
| Team | Training |
|---|---|
| Men | Monday, Wednesday and Friday 19:00–21:00, SCN ground |
| Women | Tuesday and Friday 19:00–21:00, SCN ground; in another account, 19:00–20:30 |
| Veterans (35+) | Friday 19:00–21:00 |
| Minis (U6) | Wednesday 17:30–18:30 |
| U8, U10 | Monday and Wednesday 17:30–18:30 |
| U12 | Tuesday and Thursday 18:00–19:30, at HTV |
The club invites visitors to come along, play rugby in its teams and take part in club life. Membership requires a written application to the board, which decides by simple majority. The annual fees in force since 1 January 2023 are €190 for individuals, €290 for families with children up to 25, €120 for children and young people up to 18, €140 for pupils and students up to 27, €140 for pensioners and €120 for members living more than 100 km away. Membership can be cancelled once a year with one calendar month's notice to the end of the year.
Club life
The club's colours are blue-white-blue, and the team is known as "die Blauen" (the Blues). The club calls the match against TSV Handschuhsheim the derby; one was scheduled for 10 October 2026.
The club calls itself southern Germany's largest and most successful rugby club. As of August 2026, the club also calls itself Germany's largest rugby club, with more than 500 members; in another account, it has more than 550 members and is Germany's second-largest. It had 562 members on 1 January 2021.
The summer festival (Sommerfest), the winter ball (Winterball) and the New Year's morning gathering (Neujahrsfrühschoppen) are long-standing club events, and for years the club has run a stand with grilled food and drinks at the Neuenheimer Fischerfest. Every Wednesday evening during the season the older members meet at the "Runder Tisch" (round table) to preview the coming weekend's matches. The club has a club song, sung to the melody of "O alte Burschenherrlichkeit", ending with the words "der stolze SC Nei´ne".
A separate association, Förderverein Rugby in Neuenheim e.V., supports rugby at the club; its minimum annual subscription is €30 for individuals and for firms. The "Club der Blauen" is an informal group of members and friends who support the club's youth work with regular donations averaging €50 a month or more.
The club is a member of the Badischer Sportbund Nord, the German Rugby Federation (Deutscher Rugby-Verband) and the Rugby-Verband Baden-Württemberg. Its board consists of a chair and five deputy chairs responsible for men's sport, women's sport, youth sport, technical matters and administration, supported by an administrative council and an advisory board.