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.New President in Germany FIRA-AER website, published: 17 July 2011, accessed: 18 September 2012
Götz, whose father was for many years the President of the Baden-Württemberg Rugby Union, started playing rugby at an early age.Ralph Götz im Kurzporträt DRV website, accessed: 18 September 2012
Götz played in two youth internationals for Germany, against Denmark and Poland. He worked as a youth coach at his club, SC Neuenheim.
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.DRV: Hoffnungen ruhen auf Götz und Zeiger Offenbach-Post, published: 18 July 2011, accessed: 18 September 2012 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.Rugby-Verband in Finanznot Frankfurter Neue Presse, published: 8 August 2011, accessed: 18 September 2012
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.DRV-Präsident Ralph Götz gibt Aufgaben ab totalrugby.de, published: 21 March 2013, accessed: 24 April 2013 He was replaced in his position by Ian Rawcliffe, who had previously been President of the German Federation from 1996 to 2004.DRT 2013: Harmonischer Rugby-Tag in Hannover totalrugby.de, published: 8 July 2013, accessed: 15 July 2013
References
External links Deutscher Rugby-Verband — Official site