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