The strong triumphant France, which had lost in the first round two of four games deservedly (against New Zealand and Tonga), threw the British out of the tournament favorite. The acting too flawed world champion of 2003 and World Cup finalist in 2007 – in the group stage four victories – took place against a very aggressive defensive game and his archrival never was already halfway through with presuppositions in 0:16 behind.

At the first match against Düsseldorf / Bocholt showed that, unfortunately, the syndicate only needed a warm-up game. Lack of structure in the defense allowed their opponents too often find a gap, which is why the game with a score of 25: 0 ended against Hochspeyer / Saarbrücken.
The second match of the day was the match against Dortmund, with 15: 10 was chosen for the Saar-Palatinate ladies. It was placed after preparation by Martina Staab striker’s first attempt at Letitia Kissel. Further experiments were performed by Lydia Peters and Andrea Schorn, which depended, in a final action before the final whistle Dortmund city and sprinted gene-goal. Unfortunately lost Saarbruecken a player who had to leave due to an ankle injury the field.

On 2 Clock from 14 July we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ASV Cologne rugby. In addition to live music with “De Familich” and other bands, there is a great program with attractions for the whole family. Children can acquire a rugby diploma and learn a lot of fun with a new sport or simply have fun on the bouncy castle. In addition, the park has built up experience for the children next to a goat pen and the possibility for Slack-lining (balancing on a strap) and Speedminton (a combination of badminton, squash and tennis) a try.