Oskar Rixen (born 9 February 2002) is a German rugby union player who plays for Brive in the Pro D2.[1][2]
Date of birth | 9 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editClub
editRixen began his career at Rugby-Bundesliga side Berliner RC.[3] In 2019 he joined French side Stade Français espoirs squad.[4]
In the summer of 2022 Rixen joined then Top14 side Brive, going on to make his debut in the third round coming off the bench in a loss to Montpellier.[5] He became the 4th German to play professional rugby in the Top14.[6]
International
editHe represented Germany at under-16 and under-18. Playing in the 2019 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Rixen ( Oskar Rixen) - Rugby - Rugbyrama". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Oskar RIXEN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Berliner Rugby Club » Oskar Rixen" (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Oskar RIXEN - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Top 14 - Match report Brive vs Montpellier, le 17/09/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Wie das Berliner Toptalent Oskar Rixen in Südfrankreich sein Rugby-Märchen schreibt". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ BRC_Redaktion. "Berliner Rugby Club » Der BRC stellt sich vor: Oskar Rixen – Von BERLIN nach PARIS!!" (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Georgia v Germany U18". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
External links
edit- Oskar Rixen at ItsRugby.co.uk