Samedi 14 Juin 🌞
What a great day of rugby: Alte Preußen hosted the Caen Vets and Stadium RFC!
„Die Alten Preußen” were keen to deliver — but the French soon tore more holes in our defensive line than we could fill with the mud-hole tackles we had planned. AP seemed more sedated than the tourists from Normandy, who played at a different standard — and with some surprising ages on the wing.
Our youngster Cem played his third rugby match ever, earning helmet honours for helping stop the Vétérans Caennaise in the second half — at least limiting the disaster.
It was an honour to play with John from Arizona, who originally played with Stadium RFC in West Berlin in the early 1980s — rejoining our pack 45 years later!
“Die Alten Preußen” veterans were established in 1994, when most Allied Forces had already left Berlin. The Berlin Wall era marks a unique chapter in rugby history: BSV92 regularly faced Stadium RFC at Maifeld, as well as ACCSB at Quartier Napoléon, and the Royal Air Force team in Gatow. Many of these military teams joined the regional Northeast Division in the early ’90s, even playing in Leipzig.
After this historic reunion with John, the last active player of Stadium RFC, AP are now back to business, looking forward to our “Heini Cup” on 27/09/2025 — happily catered once again by ISIGÜL. 😋
Stefan Schneider
Vice President, BSV92 Rugby 🏉