Ralph Götz
Ralph Götz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 1967 |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | President of the German Rugby Federation (2011-2013) |
Ralph Götz (born 15 May 1967) was the President of the German Rugby Federation from 2011 to 2013. He succeeded Claus-Peter Bach at this position.[1]
Götz, whose father was for many years the President of the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Union, started playing rugby at an early age.[2]
Götz played in two youth internationals for Germany, against Denmark and Poland. He worked as a youth coach at his club, SC Neuenheim.[2]
On 16 July 2011 he was elected as President of the German Rugby Federation after the incumbent Claus-Peter Bach did not stand for reelection.[3] At the time of his election the DRV was close to insolvency caused by subsidiaries being withheld by the German federal ministry of the interior after a disagreement between the ministry and the DRV.[4]
Götz announced in March 2013 that he would not be standing for another term as DRV president at the next election on 6 July 2013 in Hanover.[5] He was replaced in his position by Ian Rawcliffe, who had previously been President of the German Federation from 1996 to 2004.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ New President in Germany FIRA-AER website, published: 17 July 2011, accessed: 18 September 2012
- ^ a b Ralph Götz im Kurzporträt (in German) DRV website, accessed: 18 September 2012
- ^ DRV: Hoffnungen ruhen auf Götz und Zeiger (in German) Offenbach-Post, published: 18 July 2011, accessed: 18 September 2012
- ^ Rugby-Verband in Finanznot (in German) Frankfurter Neue Presse, published: 8 August 2011, accessed: 18 September 2012
- ^ DRV-Präsident Ralph Götz gibt Aufgaben ab (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 21 March 2013, accessed: 24 April 2013
- ^ DRT 2013: Harmonischer Rugby-Tag in Hannover (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 8 July 2013, accessed: 15 July 2013
External links
[edit]- (in German) Deutscher Rugby-Verband - Official Site