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DSV 78 Hannover founded as DFV Hannover in 1878 is Germany’s oldest rugby club. The club played in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga under the name DSV 78/08 Ricklingen having formed an on-the-field union with SV 08 Ricklingen another club from Hannover.At the end of the 2008–09 season SV 08 declared it would leave the union with DSV 78 leaving the latter to field its own team from 2009-10 onwards.
