Germany at the 2008–10 European Nations Cup

Germany at the 2008–10 European Nations Cup was the first time since 1981 that the German national rugby union team

Germany national rugby union team

Germany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...

competed at the highest level of FIRA

FIRA - Association of European Rugby

The FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board .The predecessor to FIRA–AER was the Fédération...

rugby, the European Nations Cup

European Nations Cup (rugby union)

The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...

, during 2008-10

2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division

The 2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division was the 7th edition of the championship since it was reformed in 2000. The championship not only determined the champions of the ENC but it also acted as an element of European qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.At present,...

.

Germany played ten competition games and two friendlies in its campaign. It lost all ten competition games and, with the exception of the two games against Spain

Spain national rugby union team

The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...

, did so quite clearly, ultimately resulting in Germany's relegation back to the Division 2A for the 2010–12 season. Of the two warm-up friendlies, it lost its match against a Welsh Districts XV, too and managed to win only the game against Hong Kong

Hong Kong national rugby union team

The Hong Kong national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side. Hong Kong first played in 1969 and since then have always been in the group of the best Asian teams. Their team is made mostly from British origin players, with some natives from Hong Kong. They have yet to qualify for the...

. A third friendly, against a selection of the British Forces Germany

British Forces Germany

British Forces Germany , is the name for British Armed Forces service personnel and civilians based in Germany. It was first established following the Second World War as the British Army of the Rhine ....

, the British Army Germany rugby union team

British Army Germany rugby union team

The British Army Germany rugby union team is the rugby union team of the British Army in Germany - BA . It is part of the Army Rugby Union.The team regularly plays games against emerging nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg....

, had to be postponed twice because of bad weather and was eventually cancelled.

Germany also played two friendlies against Switzerland

Switzerland national rugby union team

The Swiss national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 3A division of the European Nations Cup. Thus far Switzerland have not qualified for a Rugby World Cup.-History:...

, to contest the Alpencup, but these games were not counted towards the country's official record as the sides fielded were a under-21 side in 2008 and labelled as Germany A in 2009.

Germany went into its campaign unbeaten at home, having last lost on 12 November 2000, to the Ukraine. This record was broken on in its first game on 8 November 2008, when it lost to the Welsh XV.

Background

The 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division

2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division

was the 7th edition of the championship since it was reformed in 2000. The championship not only determined the champions of the ENC but it also acted as an element of European qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...

in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

.

The top two teams qualified directly to the 2011 Rugby World Cup

2011 Rugby World Cup

, and the third placed entered the European qualification playoffs

2011 Rugby World Cup - Europe qualification

In the European Regional Rugby World Cup Qualifying, two teams, Georgia and Russia, qualified directly to the world cup and Romania, the third place team, entered a playoff against the second place African team, Tunisia....

.

The last placed team in the competition was relegated to the Division 2A.

Management and coaching

At the beginning of Germany's ENC campaign, it was coached by a troika
Troika (triumvirate)
Troika is a committee consisting of three members. The origin of "troika" comes from the term in Russian used to describe three-horse harnessed carriage, or more often, horse-drawn sledge.- Communist states :...

, made up of Rudolf Finsterer

Rudolf Finsterer

Rudolf Finsterer is a retired German international rugby union player and coach, formerly coaching the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and, until the 20 March 2010, the German national rugby union team....

, Bruno Stolorz

Bruno Stolorz

Bruno Stolorz is a former coach of the German national rugby union team.He shared his duties as coach of Germany with Rudolf Finsterer until the later resignation on 20 March 2010...

and Mark Kuhlmann

Mark Kuhlmann

Mark Kuhlmann is a retired German international rugby union player, having played for the DRC Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He captained Germany for a lengthy period of time during his career in the national team...

, under the supervision of Peter Ianusevici

Peter Ianusevici

Peter Ianusevici is a retired Romanian rugby union international and former coach of the Romanian and the German national rugby union team.He played for Romania internationally in the 1970s, as a winger, playing 15 times for his country. Ianusevici then led his country as a coach to a Rugby World...

, Germany's Director of Rugby. Kuhlman resigned from his post in March 2009 after over three years of service, without being replaced, while the other two remained in their positions. After losing its tenth and final ENC game, Rudolf Finsterer resigned, having spent ten years as coach of Germany. Finsterer's decision however had been made before the game and he had informed the team of his decision beforehand, too.

With the international retirement of captain Jens Schmidt

Jens Schmidt

Jens Schmidt is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...

in May 2009, Mustafa Güngör

Mustafa Güngör

Mustafa Güngör is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TV Pforzheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is the current captain of the German Sevens team, and, in 2009–10, he was also the German XV captain....

became the new captain of the national team with his first game in this position being the one against Hong Kong.

Debuts & retirements

Germany lost a number of players due to retirement during its ENC campaign, usually because most German players are still amateurs and their work commitments don't allow them to continue playing internationally. With two former captains, Colin Grzanna

Colin Grzanna

Colin Grzanna is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...

and Jens Schmidt

Jens Schmidt

Jens Schmidt is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...

, Germany lost two very important players in May 2009. Additionally, Gerrit van Look

Gerrit van Look

Gerrit van Look is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...

, Sebastien Chaule

Sebastien Chaule

Sebastien Chaule is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1981 and originally hails from France....

and Pierre Faber

Pierre Faber

Pierre Faber is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.His last game for Germany was against Russia on 2 May 2009...

were all long-term players in the team who terminated their international career.

Partly because of this, Germany fielded a large number of new and young players during its two-year ENC campaign. In the friendly against Hong Kong alone, eight players made their debut for their country. Anjo Buckman

Anjo Buckman

Anjo Buckman is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

, Daniel Preussner

Daniel Preussner

Daniel Preussner is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

, Mark Sztyndera

Mark Sztyndera

Mark Sztyndera is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

, Patrick Schliwa

Patrick Schliwa

Patrick Schliwa is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

, Alexander Hauck

Alexander Hauck

Alexander Hauck is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

, Benjamin Ulrich

Benjamin Ulrich

Benjamin Ulrich is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK 03 Berlin in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He is playing rugby since 1999....

, Raphael Hackl

Raphael Hackl

Raphael Hackl is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009....

and Jamie Houston

Jamie Houston

Jamie Ben Houston is a retired German international rugby union player, having played for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is the current coach of RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga.He made his debut for Germany in a friendly versus Hong...

all fielded for Germany for the first time in this game and all have since played for Germany again.

A number of other players also made their debut during the 2008–10 campaign, these being Udo Schwarz

Udo Schwarz

Udo Schwarz is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.Schwarz played one game for Germany, against a Welsh Districts XV on 28 November 2008....

, Juan Martin Goity

Juan Martin Goity

Juan Martin Goity is a German international rugby union player of Argentinian descent, playing for the German national rugby union team.Goity played one game for Germany, against a Welsh Districts XV on 28 November 2008...

(Wales XV, 2009), Benjamin Brierley

Benjamin Brierley (rugby player)

Benjamin Brierley is a German international rugby union player, having last played for the Ampthill RUFC in the National League 3 Midlands and the German national rugby union team....

, Damien Tussac

Damien Tussac

Damien Tussac is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RC Toulonnais in the Top 14 and the German national rugby union team...

(Georgia, 2009), Christopher Liebig

Christopher Liebig

Christopher Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

(Portugal, 2009), Rob Elloway

Rob Elloway

Rob Elloway is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:He plays rugby since 1990...

(Russia, 2009), Lukas Hinds-Johnson

Lukas Hinds-Johnson

Lukas Hinds-Johnson is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK 03 Berlin in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.-Career:...

, Lukas Rosenthal

Lukas Rosenthal

Lukas Rosenthal is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He has played rugby since 2000....

, Guillaume Franke

Guillaume Franke

Guillaume Franke is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team...

, Shalva Didebashvili

Shalva Didebashvili

Shalva Didebashvili is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 6 February 2010...

, Steffen Liebig

Steffen Liebig

Steffen Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

(Georgia, 2010), Alexander Metz

Alexander Metz

Alexander Metz is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1991....

(Romania, 2010), Fabian Heimpel

Fabian Heimpel

Fabian Heimpel is a German international rugby union player, playing for the University of Cape Town RFC and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany against Portugal on 27 February 2010....

(Portugal, 2010) and Gilles Pagnon

Gilles Pagnon

Gilles Pagnon is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany on 13 March 2010 against Russia....

(Russia, 2010).

With Christopher Weselek

Christopher Weselek

Christopher Weselek is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

and Michael Poppmeier

Michael Poppmeier

Michael Poppmeier is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Villagers in South Africa and the German national rugby union team....

, two players returned to the squad after a lengthy absence.

Game locations

Of the seven home games Germany had in this campaign, four were held in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

and one each in Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...

, Heusenstamm

Heusenstamm

Heusenstamm is a town of over 18,000 in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.- Geography :- Location :The town lies on the river Bieber. Heusenstamm is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district...

and Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

. The later was the first game of the German team to be held in the capital in over eight years.

The five away games were in Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

, Lisbon

Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...

, Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

, Sochi

Sochi

Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...

and Constanţa

Constanta

Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....

. The latter was originally scheduled for Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

but had to be moved to the Black Sea

Black Sea

The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...

coast because of bad weather in the Romanian capital, a general issue affecting a number of test matches in early 2010 in Europe.

Table

ENC Champions and Qualified as Europe 1
Qualified for 2011 Rugby World Cup
Qualified for Round 2
Relegated to 2A for 2010–2012

Table points are determined as follows:

3 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 point for a loss
0 points for a forfeit

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Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Place	Nation	played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference	Table points
1	(16)	10	8	1	1	326	132
27
2	(17)	10	7	1	2	291	175
25
3	(19)	10	6	1	3	282	136
23
4	(21)	10	5	1	4	255	149
21
5	(23)	10	2	0	8	145	304
14
6	(26)	10	0	0	10	58	461
10

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Squad

The following players were part of the German team during its 2008-10 campaign:

Backs
Player	Position	Club
Mustafa Güngör Mustafa Güngör Mustafa Güngör is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TV Pforzheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is the current captain of the German Sevens team, and, in 2009–10, he was also the German XV captain.... (c) Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...	Scrum-half	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Raphael Pyrasch Raphael Pyrasch Raphael Pyrasch is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Scrum-half	DSV 78 Hannover
Kieron Davies Kieron Davies Kieron Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for Ampthill & District RFC and the German national rugby union team. His brother, Domenick Davies, is also a German international....	Fly-half	Luton RFC Ampthill & District RFC
Fabian Heimpel Fabian Heimpel Fabian Heimpel is a German international rugby union player, playing for the University of Cape Town RFC and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany against Portugal on 27 February 2010....	Fly-half	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...	Fly-half	TSV Handschuhsheim TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
Benjamin Simm Benjamin Simm Benjamin Simm is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Centre	DSV 78 Hannover
Edmoore Takaendesa Edmoore Takaendesa Edmoore Takaendesa is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany on 19 April 2008 against the Ukraine....	Centre	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Clemens von Grumbkow Clemens von Grumbkow Clemens von Grumbkow is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato in the Italian Super 10.-Biography:...	Centre	RC Orléans RC Orléans Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play at Fédérale 1.-German players:The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke... Cavalieri Prato Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato Rugby Club I Cavalieri is a rugby union team from the city of Prato, Italy. They play in the 2010-11 version of the Super 10 having been classified 5th in the 09-10 Super 10 just missing out on the play-off.-History:...
Christopher Weselek Christopher Weselek Christopher Weselek is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Centre	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Lars Eckert Lars Eckert Lars Eckert is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1990...	Centre	SC Neuenheim SC Neuenheim The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
Colin Grzanna Colin Grzanna Colin Grzanna is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...	Centre	Berliner RC Berliner RC The Berliner Rugby Club is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.-History:The club was formed in 1926.While very successful in its youth department, it has not managed similar achievements on the senior level....
Marten Strauch Marten Strauch Marten Strauch is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Centre	SC Neuenheim SC Neuenheim The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
Gilles Pagnon Gilles Pagnon Gilles Pagnon is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany on 13 March 2010 against Russia....	Centre	RC Orléans RC Orléans Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play at Fédérale 1.-German players:The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke...
Anjo Buckman Anjo Buckman Anjo Buckman is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Centre	Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
Benjamin Ulrich Benjamin Ulrich Benjamin Ulrich is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK 03 Berlin in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He is playing rugby since 1999....	Centre	RK 03 Berlin RK 03 Berlin The RK 03 Berlin is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.The club was formed in 2003, when the rugby department of the Post SV Berlin left the club...
Benjamin Brierley Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) Benjamin Brierley is a German international rugby union player, having last played for the Ampthill RUFC in the National League 3 Midlands and the German national rugby union team....	Wing	SC 1880 Frankfurt SC 1880 Frankfurt The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey.... Ampthill & District RFC
Guillaume Franke Guillaume Franke Guillaume Franke is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team...	Wing	RC Orléans RC Orléans Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play at Fédérale 1.-German players:The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke...
Christopher Liebig Christopher Liebig Christopher Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Wing	Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
Steffen Liebig Steffen Liebig Steffen Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Wing	Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
Mark Sztyndera Mark Sztyndera Mark Sztyndera is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Wing	SC 1880 Frankfurt SC 1880 Frankfurt The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....
Sebastien Chaule Sebastien Chaule Sebastien Chaule is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1981 and originally hails from France....	Wing	TSV Handschuhsheim TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
Markus Walger Markus Walger Markus Walger is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK Heusenstamm in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Wing	RK Heusenstamm RK Heusenstamm The RK Heusenstamm is a German rugby union club from Heusenstamm, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.-History:The club was formed in 1979, much later then most other current Bundesliga clubs, in Heusenstamm, Hesse....
Udo Schwarz Udo Schwarz Udo Schwarz is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.Schwarz played one game for Germany, against a Welsh Districts XV on 28 November 2008....	Wing	SC Neuenheim SC Neuenheim The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
Juan Martin Goity Juan Martin Goity Juan Martin Goity is a German international rugby union player of Argentinian descent, playing for the German national rugby union team.Goity played one game for Germany, against a Welsh Districts XV on 28 November 2008...	Wing	Newmarket RFC
Domenick Davies Domenick Davies Domenick Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for the Bournemouth RFC in the South West Division One and the German national rugby union team...	Fullback	Bournemouth RFC
Raphael Hackl Raphael Hackl Raphael Hackl is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009....	Fullback	Berliner RC Berliner RC The Berliner Rugby Club is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.-History:The club was formed in 1926.While very successful in its youth department, it has not managed similar achievements on the senior level....
Matthieu Franke Matthieu Franke Matthieu Franke is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team...	Fullback	RC Orléans RC Orléans Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play at Fédérale 1.-German players:The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke...

Forwards
Player	Position	Club
Tim Coly Tim Coly Tim Coly is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Hooker	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Rob Elloway Rob Elloway Rob Elloway is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:He plays rugby since 1990...	Hooker	Cornish Pirates Cornish Pirates The Cornish Pirates are an English professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn Pirates, the Cornish Pirates play their home games and train at their...
Jamie Houston Jamie Houston Jamie Ben Houston is a retired German international rugby union player, having played for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is the current coach of RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga.He made his debut for Germany in a friendly versus Hong...	Hooker	SC 1880 Frankfurt SC 1880 Frankfurt The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....
Christian Baracat Christian Baracat Christian Baracat is a German international rugby union player, having played for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Prop	SC Neuenheim SC Neuenheim The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993....	Prop	DSV 78 Hannover
Marcus Trick Marcus Trick Marcus Trick is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...	Prop	SC Neuenheim SC Neuenheim The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
Damien Tussac Damien Tussac Damien Tussac is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RC Toulonnais in the Top 14 and the German national rugby union team...	Prop	RC Toulon RC Toulonnais RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
Alexander Widiker Alexander Widiker Alexander Widiker is a German international rugby union player, playing for Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Prop	RC Orléans RC Orléans Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play at Fédérale 1.-German players:The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke...
Pierre Faber Pierre Faber Pierre Faber is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.His last game for Germany was against Russia on 2 May 2009...	Prop	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Patrick Schliwa Patrick Schliwa Patrick Schliwa is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Prop	Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
Lukas Hinds-Johnson Lukas Hinds-Johnson Lukas Hinds-Johnson is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK 03 Berlin in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.-Career:...	Lock	RK 03 Berlin RK 03 Berlin The RK 03 Berlin is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.The club was formed in 2003, when the rugby department of the Post SV Berlin left the club...
Michael Poppmeier Michael Poppmeier Michael Poppmeier is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Villagers in South Africa and the German national rugby union team....	Lock	Lazio Rugby Villagers RFC
Daniel Preussner Daniel Preussner Daniel Preussner is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Lock	SC 1880 Frankfurt SC 1880 Frankfurt The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....
Benjamin Danso Benjamin Danso Benjamin Danso is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Lock	DRC Hannover DRC Hannover The DRC Hannover is a German rugby union club from Hannover, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. The club should not be confused with the DRC 1884 Hannover, a rowing club and a separate entity.-History:... Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
Jens Schmidt Jens Schmidt Jens Schmidt is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...	Lock	TSV Handschuhsheim TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
Bodo Sieber Bodo Sieber Bodo Sieber is a German international rugby union player, playing for the University of Cape Town RFC and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993, having since played in Germany, Ireland and South Africa....	Lock	University of Cape Town University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
Manuel Wilhelm Manuel Wilhelm Manuel Wilhelm is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Lock	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Rolf Wacha Rolf Wacha Rolf Wacha is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1999....	Lock	SC 1880 Frankfurt SC 1880 Frankfurt The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....
Lukas Rosenthal Lukas Rosenthal Lukas Rosenthal is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He has played rugby since 2000....	Lock	RK 03 Berlin RK 03 Berlin The RK 03 Berlin is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.The club was formed in 2003, when the rugby department of the Post SV Berlin left the club...
Kehoma Brenner Kehoma Brenner Kehoma Brenner is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	RG Heidelberg RG Heidelberg The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
Tim Kasten Tim Kasten Tim Kasten is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1986....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	Southend RFC Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
Shalva Didebashvili Shalva Didebashvili Shalva Didebashvili is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 6 February 2010...	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	SC Neuenheim SC Neuenheim The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2004, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.-History:...
Alexander Hug Alexander Hug (rugby player) Alexander Hug is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	TSV Handschuhsheim TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
Alexander Metz Alexander Metz Alexander Metz is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1991....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	TSV Handschuhsheim TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
Alexander Pipa Alexander Pipa Alexander Pipa is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He has been playing rugby since 1996....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	TSV Handschuhsheim TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis.-History:...
Timur Tekkal Timur Tekkal Timur Tekkal is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his last game for Germany on 2 May 2009 against Russia....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	TSV Victoria Linden TSV Victoria Linden The TSV Victoria Linden is a German rugby union club from the Linden suburb of Hannover, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports, such as triathlon and athletics....
Gerrit van Look Gerrit van Look Gerrit van Look is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	Berliner RC Berliner RC The Berliner Rugby Club is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.-History:The club was formed in 1926.While very successful in its youth department, it has not managed similar achievements on the senior level....
Robert Mohr Robert Mohr Robert Mohr is a German international rugby union player, playing professionally in France for the newly promoted Top 14 club La Rochelle and for the German national rugby union team...	Number eight	La Rochelle Atlantique Stade Rochelais Stade Rochelais is a French rugby union club who compete in the Pro D2. They are often known simply as La Rochelle.They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre . They wear yellow and black...
Alexander Hauck Alexander Hauck Alexander Hauck is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	Number eight	SC 1880 Frankfurt SC 1880 Frankfurt The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....

Clubs listed are the club or clubs a player played for while playing for Germany in 2008-10, not current club.

Games

The following players have been selected for Germany from 2008 to 2010 in the country's European Nation Cup campaign and in friendlies:

Player	Caps Cap (sport) In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...	2008 Rugby union in 2008 Here are the match results of the 2008 Rugby union season.Qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup began in the Caribbean, meanwhile the Six Nations Championship and the Tri Nations are set for another season.-Worldwide:*Nations Cup — Winner: Emerging Springboks...		2009 Rugby union in 2009 Here is the complete list of fixtures and results of test match rugby in 2009. All major international competitions, such as the Tri Nations and the Six Nations Championship, continue, as does the qualification process for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-Worldwide:...					2010
		W XV Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...	Spa Spain national rugby union team The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...	Geo Georgia national rugby union team The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...	Rom Romania national rugby union team The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...	Por Portugal national rugby union team The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...	Rus Russia national rugby union team The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...	HK Hong Kong national rugby union team The Hong Kong national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side. Hong Kong first played in 1969 and since then have always been in the group of the best Asian teams. Their team is made mostly from British origin players, with some natives from Hong Kong. They have yet to qualify for the...	Geo Georgia national rugby union team The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...	Rom Romania national rugby union team The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...	Por Portugal national rugby union team The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...	Rus Russia national rugby union team The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...	Spa Spain national rugby union team The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...
Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993....	38	1	1

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Edmoore Takaendesa

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Alexander Hug (rugby player)

Alexander Hug is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

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Marcus Trick

Marcus Trick is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...

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Rob Elloway

Rob Elloway is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:He plays rugby since 1990...

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Christopher Liebig

Christopher Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

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Daniel Preussner

Daniel Preussner is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

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Shalva Didebashvili

Guillaume Franke

Guillaume Franke is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team...

Benjamin Brierley (rugby player)

Benjamin Brierley is a German international rugby union player, having last played for the Ampthill RUFC in the National League 3 Midlands and the German national rugby union team....

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Domenick Davies

Domenick Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for the Bournemouth RFC in the South West Division One and the German national rugby union team...

Pierre Faber

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Tim Kasten

Tim Kasten is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1986....

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Timur Tekkal

Timur Tekkal is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He made his last game for Germany on 2 May 2009 against Russia....

Colin Grzanna

Colin Grzanna is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...

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Lars Eckert

Lars Eckert is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1990...

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Sebastien Chaule

Thorsten Wiedemann

Thorsten Wiedemann is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...

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Benjamin Danso

Benjamin Danso is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

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Marten Strauch

Marten Strauch is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

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Gerrit van Look

Gerrit van Look is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team...

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Matthieu Franke

Matthieu Franke is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team...

Christian Baracat

Christian Baracat is a German international rugby union player, having played for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

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Markus Walger

Markus Walger is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK Heusenstamm in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....

Juan Martin Goity

Udo Schwarz

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Number of caps as of end of ENC campaign, 20 March 2010, not overall.
Bold numbers indicate player played in the game.
Italics indicates did not play. denotes substituted off. denotes substituted on.
(c
Captain (sports)
In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) denotes captain. denotes sin bin.

Try scorers

Tries	Name	Pld
2	Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993....	10
1	Benjamin Brierley Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) Benjamin Brierley is a German international rugby union player, having last played for the Ampthill RUFC in the National League 3 Midlands and the German national rugby union team....	4
	Clemens von Grumbkow Clemens von Grumbkow Clemens von Grumbkow is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato in the Italian Super 10.-Biography:...	10
	Mark Sztyndera Mark Sztyndera Mark Sztyndera is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	3
	Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...	4

Points scorers

Points	Name	Pld
11	Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...	4
10	Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993....	10
9	Kieron Davies Kieron Davies Kieron Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for Ampthill & District RFC and the German national rugby union team. His brother, Domenick Davies, is also a German international....	9
7	Fabian Heimpel Fabian Heimpel Fabian Heimpel is a German international rugby union player, playing for the University of Cape Town RFC and the German national rugby union team.He made his debut for Germany against Portugal on 27 February 2010....	2
6	Mustafa Güngör Mustafa Güngör Mustafa Güngör is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TV Pforzheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He is the current captain of the German Sevens team, and, in 2009–10, he was also the German XV captain....	10
5	Benjamin Brierley Benjamin Brierley (rugby player) Benjamin Brierley is a German international rugby union player, having last played for the Ampthill RUFC in the National League 3 Midlands and the German national rugby union team....	4
	Clemens von Grumbkow Clemens von Grumbkow Clemens von Grumbkow is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato in the Italian Super 10.-Biography:...	10
	Mark Sztyndera Mark Sztyndera Mark Sztyndera is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	3

Try scorers

Tries	Name	Pld
1	Domenick Davies Domenick Davies Domenick Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for the Bournemouth RFC in the South West Division One and the German national rugby union team...	1
	Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993....	2
	Alexander Pipa Alexander Pipa Alexander Pipa is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He has been playing rugby since 1996....	1
	Benjamin Simm Benjamin Simm Benjamin Simm is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	1

Points scorers

Points	Name	Pld
9	Kieron Davies Kieron Davies Kieron Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for Ampthill & District RFC and the German national rugby union team. His brother, Domenick Davies, is also a German international....	2
9	Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann Thorsten Wiedemann is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby and the German national rugby union team.-Biography:...	1
5	Domenick Davies Domenick Davies Domenick Davies is a German international rugby union player of Welsh descent, playing for the Bournemouth RFC in the South West Division One and the German national rugby union team...	1
	Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause Benjamin Krause is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He plays rugby since 1993....	2
	Alexander Pipa Alexander Pipa Alexander Pipa is a retired German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.He has been playing rugby since 1996....	1
	Benjamin Simm Benjamin Simm Benjamin Simm is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....	1

External links

Deutscher Rugby-Verband - Official Site TotalRugby.de German rugby website with news and results

Germany results at scrum.com

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