Michael Poppmeier

Michael Poppmeier
Birth name	Michael Poppmeier
Date of birth	24 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	DRC Hannover
–	Villagers
–	False Bay Rugby Football Club
–	SC 1880 Frankfurt
	Correct as of 20 March 2010
Senior career
Years	Team
2007–2008	Rosslyn Park F.C.
–	Lazio Rugby
–	San Gregorio Catania
–	Heidelberger RK
International career
Years	Team
2009–2019	Germany
	Correct as of 10 November 2017

Michael Poppmeier (born 24 July 1982 in Durban)^[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Villagers in South Africa and the German national rugby union team.

He returned to the German side against Georgia on 7 February 2009 after a five-year absence,^[1] having made his last international in 2004.^[2]

Poppmeier, born in South Africa, started playing rugby in 2000. He has played for Villagers, DRC Hannover, Rosslyn Park F.C.,^[3] Lazio Rugby and San Gregorio Rugby so far.^[4]

Stats

Michael Poppmeier's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[4]

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2008–10	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	4	0	6th — Relegated
2010–12	Germany	European Nations Cup Division 1B	2	0	4th

^ ^a ^b Michael Poppmeier profile at scrum.com accessed: 20 March 2010
^ DRV XV : Georgien - TotalRugby Einzelkritik (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 9 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
^ Rugby / Rosslyn Park / Michael Poppmeier Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine statbunker.com, accessed: 21 March 2010
^ ^a ^b Michael Poppmeier profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 20 March 2010