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3 unusual facts about Germany national rugby union team


British Forces Germany

The British Army Germany rugby union team regularly plays games against emerging rugby nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

RC Orléans

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.

Teodor Florian

His first match was a 59-3 loss to France, at the 4 May 1924, for the 1924 Olympic Tournament, and his last came at the 6-0 loss to Germany, at 19 May 1927, in Heidelberg, in a friendly match.


DSV 78 Hannover

In Germany's 2006–08 European Nations Cup campaign, Raphael Pyrasch, Benjamin Krause and Benjamin Simm were called up for the national team.

Piotr Trochowski

His cousin Krystian is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Berliner RC in the Rugby-Bundesliga.

RG Heidelberg

In Germany's 2006–08 European Nations Cup campaign, Mustafa Güngör, Christopher Weselek, Edmoore Takaendesa, Tim Coly, Manuel Wilhelm, Sebastian Werle, Kehoma Brenner, Tim Kasten and Steffen Thier were called up for the national team while being on the clubs roster.

RK 03 Berlin

In Germany's 2006–08 European Nations Cup campaign, no player from the club was called up for the national team, while, in the 2008–10 campaign, Lukas Rosenthal, Benjamin Ulrich and Lukas Hinds-Johnson were new additions to the German team, selected from the RK 03 squad.

RK Heusenstamm

In Germany's 2006–08 European Nations Cup campaign, the brothers Dennis and Markus Walger were called up for the national team.

Rob Elloway

Rob Elloway (born 9 November 1983) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Cornish Pirates in the Aviva Championship and the German national rugby union team.

SC Neuenheim

In Germany's 2006–08 European Nations Cup campaign, Lars Eckert, Marten Strauch, Klaus Mainzer, Marcus Trick, Steve Williams, Christian Hug and Michael Kerr were called up for the national team.


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