Germany national under-18 rugby union team
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| Union | Deutscher Rugby-Verband | |
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| Coach(es) | Jan Ceselka Christian Lill | |
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The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.
Overview
2009
The German team earned promotion to the A division of the European championship at the 2009 tournament in southern France. It had won promotion to the elite division of European under-18 rugby for the first time in many years.[1] Germany beat Portugal 11-3 in the final of the B tournament to clinch promotion.[2]
The German team took part in the tournament with the following squad:[3]
- Julius Nostadt, Tim Menzel, Chris Hilsenbeck (US Colomiers), Tom Schiiling (RK 03 Berlin), Samy Füchsel (Berliner RC), Fabian Tacke, Kevin Nelson (SC Germania List), Jörn Schröder (TSV Victoria Linden), Elmar Heimpel, Nicolas Kurzer, Bastian Himmer, Raffael Ruck (RG Heidelberg), Dustin Dobravsky (Canada), Timo Vollenkemper (Wiedenbrücker TV), Sam Rainger (RK Heusenstamm), Matthias Marin, Sebastian Kößler, Konstantin Hoffmann (TSV Handschuhsheim), Michail Tyumenev, Nicolas Müller, Dennis Denzin, Phil Szczesny (DSV 78 Hannover), Chris Kleebauer (Gloucester), Pascal Drügemöller (SC Neuenheim), Jerome Ruhnau (TuS 95 Düsseldorf).
2010
In the 2010 edition of the European under-18 rugby union championship, the team, freshly promoted to the A group, pulled off a surprise 44-0 victory over Romania. Germany lost its opening game to eventual runners-up Ireland 20-11, but managed to win its second game, against Romania, 44-0. In its third and final game in the tournament, against Italy for fifth place, Germany lost 18-13.[4] Chris Thau, Publications Manager of the IRB,[5] commented after the Romania game that it was the first time in the almost 40 years he had been watching German national teams, that a German team played world class rugby.[6]
The German team, coached by Jan Ceselka (TSV Handschuhsheim) and Christian Lill (RK 03 Berlin), took part in the tournament with the following squad:[7]
- Nicolas Kurzer, Robert Hittel, Hannes Huber, Matthias Kunzmann (Heidelberger TV), Sebastian Kößler (TSV Handschuhsheim), Elmar Heimpel, Luis Becker (RG Heidelberg), Pascal Drügemöller (SC Neuenheim), Phil Szczesny, Nicolas Müller, Adrian de Riz, Pascal Fischer (DSV 78 Hannover), Jörn Schröder (TSV Victoria Linden), Fabian Tacke, Kevin Nelson, Kevin Riege (SC Germania List), Samy Füchsel (Berliner RC), Lukas Deichmann, Jens Listmann, Adam Howes (SC 1880 Frankfurt), Kilian Kleine (Coventry R.F.C.), Julius Nostadt, Chris Hilsenbeck, Tim Menzel (US Colomiers), Eddie Mallaby (Harlequins F.C.), Robin Plümpe (Waiheke Island RFC).
Honours
- European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship - B Division
- Champions: 2009
- Runners-up: 2007
Current players
The following players were part of the German team in 2010:[8]
| Position | Club | |
| Tim Menzel | Template:Scrum-half |  US Colomiers
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| Eddie Mallaby | Template:Scrum-half |  Harlequin F.C.
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| Chris Hilsenbeck | Template:Fly-half | US Colomiers
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| Lukas Deichmann | Template:Fly-half | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Nicolas Kurzer | Template:Rugbycentre | Heidelberger TV |
| Luis Becker | Template:Rugbycentre | RG Heidelberg |
| Robin Plümpe | Template:Rugbycentre |  Waiheke Island RFC
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| Kilian Kleine | Template:Rugbycentre | Warwickshire Rugby
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| Kevin Riege | Template:Wing | SC Germania List |
| Phil Szczesny | Template:Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Nicolas Müller | Template:Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Pascal Fischer | Template:Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Sebastian Kößler | Template:Fullback | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Position | Club | |
| Pascal Drügemöller | Template:Hooker | SC Neuenheim |
| Adrian de Riz | Template:Hooker | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Hannes Huber | (P) | Heidelberger TV |
| Julius Nostadt | (P) | US Colomiers
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| Samy Füchsel | (P) | Berliner RC |
| Moritz Melchior * | Template:Lock | Berliner RC |
| Florian Danicke * | Template:Lock | RK 03 Berlin |
| Jörn Schröder | Template:Lock | TSV Victoria Linden |
| Kevin Nelson | Template:Lock | SC Germania List |
| Robert Hittel | Template:Flanker | Heidelberger TV |
| Elmar Heimpel | Template:Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Fabian Tacke | Template:Flanker | SC Germania List |
| Paul Reichert * | Template:Flanker | RK 03 Berlin |
- * Not part of the 2010 European championship team.
European championship
Results
Germany's results at the European Championship:
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
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| 4 April 2009 | Draguignan | Template:Ru18 | 31-0 | Quarter finals | Report |
| 7 April 2009 | La Seyne-sur-Mer | Template:Ru18 | 27-0 | Semi final | Report |
| 10 April 2009 | La Seyne-sur-Mer | Template:Ru18 | 11-3 | Final | Report |
| Date | Location | Opposition | Result | Round | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March 2010 | San Donà di Piave | Template:Ru18 | 11-20 | Quarter finals | Report |
| 31 March 2010 | Casale sul Sile | Template:Ru18 | 44-0 | Semi final (5-8) | Report |
| 3 April 2010 | Casale sul Sile | Template:Ru18 | 13-18 | 5th place game | Report |
- German wins in bold.
Positions
The teams final positions in the European championship:
| Year | Division | Tier | Place |
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | B Division | II | 4th |
| 2006 | B Division | II | 4th |
| 2007 | B Division | II | 2nd |
| 2008 | B Division | II | 3rd |
| 2009 | B Division | II | 1st — Promoted |
| 2010 | A Division | I | 6th |
References
- ^ U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien Template:De icon totalrugby.de - Preview of the 2010 tournament, accessed: 26 April 2010
- ^ U18-EM: Deutschland steigt in die Spitzengruppe auf Template:De icon Rugby-Journal - 2009 final, published: 10 April 2009, accessed: 26 April 2010
- ^ U18-EM: Deutschland feiert klaren Auftaktsieg Template:De icon Rugby-Journal - 2009 squad, published: 4 April 2009, accessed: 30 April 2010
- ^ European under-18 rugby championship 2010 website accessed: 26 April 2010
- ^ IRB Staff IRB website, accessed: 26 April 2010
- ^ Im Spiel um Platz 5 gegen Italien Template:De icon Rugby-Journal - Preview of the Italy game, accessed: 26 April 2010
- ^ U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien Template:De icon totalrugby.de, published: 23 March 2010, accessed: 30 April 2010
- ^ DRJ U18-Nationalmannschaft Template:De icon totalrugby.de - German under-18 squad, accessed: 26 April 2010
External links
- German Rugby Federation Official DRV website
- Rugby-Journal website Official publication of the German Rugby Federation
- Template:De icon Totalrugby.de German rugby news and results