Thorsten Wiedemann (born 4 October 1985)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
| Birth name | Thorsten Wiedemann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 4, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editWiedemann grew up in Heidelberg, playing rugby for the Heidelberger RK. He joined TSV Handschuhsheim for two seasons, alongside his coach, in August 2007. He spend some time in New Zealand in 2007 playing for the Hamilton Marist RFC.
He made his debut for Germany on 29 September 2007 in a friendly against Switzerland. He made his last game for Germany to date against Portugal on 21 February 2009. He was also part of the squad for the Russia game on 2 May 2009 but was not substituted in.
In the 2008–09 season, while playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim, he was the top-scorer in the Bundesliga with 212 points. He joined the Heidelberger RK for the 2009–10 season but emigrated to Australia during the winter break.[2][3] He now plays for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby.[4]
After two years in Australia Wiedemann rejoined Heidelberger RK for the 2012-13 Bundesliga season.[5]
Honours
editClub
edit- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2008
- Runners-up: 2009
Personal
edit- Rugby-Bundesliga
- Top scorer: 2008-09
Stats
editThorsten Wiedemann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[6]
Club
edit| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | TSV Handschuhsheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 16 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 6th |
| 2009-10 | Heidelberger RK | 11 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 2010 | Sunshine Coast Stingrays | Queensland Premier Rugby | ||||||
| 2011 | USC Rugby | Sunshine Coast RU | ||||||
| 2012-13 | Heidelberger RK | Rugby-Bundesliga |
- As of 25 June 2012
National team
editEuropean Nations Cup
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 4 | 11 | 6th — Relegated |
Friendlies & other competitions
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
- As of 18 March 2010
References
edit- ^ Thorsten Wiedemann profile at scrum.com accessed: 18 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby-XV der Hinrunde 2009/2010 - Verbinder (in German) accessed: 18 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) accessed: 18 March 2010
- ^ Sunshine Coast stings Downs Sunshine Coast Daily, accessed: 18 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012
- ^ Thorsten Wiedemann profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 18 March 2010
External links
edit- Thorsten Wiedemann at scrum.com
- (in German) Thorsten Wiedemann at totalrugby.de