 The defending champions were Heidelberger RK who defeated SC Neuenheim in the 2013 final to take out its ninth championship and fourth in a row.Heidelberger RK remained unbeaten throughout the 2013–14 regular season, as it had been all throughout the 2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga season, having last lost in the Bundesliga on 1 November 2011, when "HRK" was beaten 26–24 by TV Pforzheim.The league saw only minor changes compare to the previous season, playing at full strength of 24 clubs in 2013–14 instead of only 22.