RC Aachen was formed in 1980,[1] and has made occasional appearances in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga South/West, the second tier of the German league system, playing at this level in 2000–01, 2006–07 and again in 2011–12.

[3] RCA finished sixth in their group in the 2012–13 season and failed to qualify for the championship round, instead entering the second tier DRV-Pokal, where it came fifth in the south/west division.

In the 2014–15 season the club finished fourth in the south-west DRV-Pokal group and was knocked out by DSV 78 Hannover II in the quarterfinals of the play-offs after a first round victory over Bremen 1860.

In 2024 RC Aachen achieved promotion to the Eerste Klasse, the second tier level in the Dutch Rugby System.

Former German captain Mustafa Güngör hails from Aachen and began his rugby career at the club in 1990.