Claus-Peter Bach

Who is Claus-Peter Bach?

Claus-Peter Bach was the President of the German Rugby Federation from 2005 to 2011. He succeeded Bernd Leifheit at this position. He lives in Plankstadt, Germany, and is a sports journalist by profession.

The president of the German Rugby Federation, the DRV, is elected for a two-year period and Bach has been confirmed in his office twice since election in 2005.

On club level, he is a member of the SC Neuenheim. He is the second member of this club to hold this position, Hans Baumgärtner having been the first, from 1974 to 1985.

Bach's aim was to develop the sport of rugby in Germany and for the national team to reach the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Bach came under criticism when he promised four German rugby players, Raphael Pyrasch, Mustafa Güngör, Fabian Heimpel and Bastian Himmer, that they could join the Sportkompanie of the Bundeswehr, a special sports unit within the German Army. This was however not the case, with no places available in the unit for male rugby players until 2012. This let to great resentment by the players towards the DRV and its then-chairman because all four had turned down other options in favour of the promised place in the Sportkompanie.