The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.
The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.
The league is undergoing a major revamp for the 2012-13 season with the number of clubs expanded from ten to 24 and the league divided into four regional divisions of six teams each. Below the Bundesliga the 2nd Bundesliga will be organised in a similar fashion.
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