Germany at the 2006–2008 European Nations Cup
Germany at the 2006–2008 European Nations Cup was the first time since 1981 that the German national rugby union team reached highest level of FIRA rugby, the European Nations Cup, by winning its group, the Division 2A in 2006–2008.[1]
| 2006–2008 season | |||
| Head coach | Rudolf Finsterer Mark Kuhlmann Bruno Stolorz | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Claus-Peter Bach | ||
| ENC Second Division | Champions | ||
| Top try scorer | League: Güngör (6) | ||
| Top points scorer | League: Franke (96) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,213 | ||
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Germany played eight competition games and three friendlies in its campaign. It won six of its eight competitive games, including all four home games, and all three friendlies. It played Switzerland twice, to contest the newly created Alpencup, which remained with Germany on both occasions.[2]
With over 8,000 spectators, Germany's home game against the Netherlands in Hanover, at the Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, achieved the best crowd figures for a rugby match in Germany since the pre-Second World War days.[3]
Germany went into its campaign unbeaten at home, having last lost on 12 November 2000, to Ukraine. It maintained this record, which was only broken early in its next campaign, on 8 November 2008, when it lost to a Welsh XV.[4]
Background edit
The division Germany was playing in, Division 2A, consisted of five teams, of which Ukraine had been relegated to from the First Division in the previous edition of the European Nations Cup.
The winner, Germany, earned promotion to the First Division, while the last placed team, the Netherlands, were relegated to Division 2B.
Management and coaching edit
At the beginning of Germany's ENC campaign, it was coached by a duo, made up of Rudolf Finsterer and Mark Kuhlmann, under the supervision of Peter Ianusevici, Germany's Director of Rugby.
In early 2008, the two were joined by Frenchman Bruno Stolorz.[5] Stolorz was seconded to the German team by the Fédération française de rugby to improve Germany's performance in the sport and is also a coach with French club team RC Orléans, where he fulfills the position of a Conseiller sportif auprès.[6][7]
Debuts and retirements edit
A number of German players made their final appearances for their country during the 2006-08 campaign, among them were regulars like Steffen Thier, Sascha Fischer and Klaus Mainzer.
The former were replaced by a number of debutants, among them the Zimbabwean Edmoore Takaendesa and the Australian Steve Williams.
Table edit
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 124 | +67 | 20 |
| 2 | Belgium | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 147 | +67 | 20 |
| 3 | Moldova | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 157 | +6 | 18 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 128 | -11 | 14 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 226 | -129 | 8 |
- In the event of a tie the following rules apply: champion to be decided by 1. Winner of the games between tied teams 2. Best difference points for and against in all pool matches 3. Best difference between tried in all pool matches 4. Higher number of points 5. Higher number of tries [8]
- Germany was promoted because they won on aggregate in the two games played between them and Belgium (32 - 13 and 18 - 32 giving an aggregate of 50 - 45).
Games edit
ENC matches edit
| 2006-11-11 12:00 |
| 2006-11-18 15:00 |
| Germany | 32 – 13 | Belgium |
| Try: Güngör 28', Chaule 46', ??? Con: Franke 28' Pen: Franke (5) 2', 6', 15', 24', 67' | (Line up) (Report) | Try: (1) Con: (1) Pen: (2) |
| Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Stefano Mancini (Italy) |
| 2007-04-21 15:00 |
| Ukraine | 14 – 22 | Germany |
| Try: (2) 6', 36' Con: (2) 6', 36' | (Line up) (Report) | Try: Güngör 40'+ Con: Franke 40'+ Pen: Franke (5) 2', 30', 38', 49', 80' |
| Kyiv Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tomas Tuma (Czech Republic) |
| 2007-04-28 15:00 |
| Germany | 21 – 12 | Netherlands |
| Try: Güngör 5', Steffen Thier Con: Franke 5' Pen: Franke (3) 49', 65', 70' | (Line up) (Report) | Try: (2) Con: (1) |
| Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover Attendance: 8,213 |
| 2007-11-10 |
| Belgium | 32 – 18 | Germany |
| Try: Wey, Verschelden, Nana, Niell Con: A. Williams (3) Pen: A. Williams (2) | (Line up) (Report) | Try: Franke 56', Tekkal 70' Con: Eckert 70' Pen: Franke 8', Eckert 47' |
| King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Felix Villegas Casado (Spain) |
| 2007-11-24 15:00 |
| Germany | 34 – 5 | Moldova |
| Try: Grzanna (2) 19', 25', Kasten 60', Strauch 76' Con: Franke (4) 19', 25', 60', 76' Pen: Franke (2) 4', 45' | (Line up) (Report) | Try: Romanov 52' |
| Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark, Heidelberg Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Jaroslav Bednarik (Czech Republic) |
| 2008-04-19 14:30 |
| Germany | 13 – 5 | Ukraine |
| Try: Grzanna 58' Con: Franke 58' Pen: Franke 17' Drop: Güngör 26' | (Line up) (Report) | Try: Orlov 34' |
| Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion, Hanover Attendance: 6,735 Referee: Gabriel Seitan (Romania) |
| 2008-04-26 |
Friendlies edit
| 2007-02-24 |
| Welsh Districts XV | 13 – 24 | Germany |
| Try: Parry, Palmer Pen: Warman | (Line up) | Try: Kasten, Danso, Kerr Con: Franke (3) Pen: Franke |
| Pontypridd Stadium, Pontypridd Attendance: 500 Referee: Dale Hewitt (England) |
Player statistics edit
Squad edit
The following players were part of the German team during its 2006-08 campaign:[9]
- Clubs listed are the club or clubs a player played for while playing for Germany in 2006-08, not current club.
Games edit
The following players have been selected for Germany from 2006 to 2008 in the country's European Nation Cup Second Division campaign and in friendlies:
| Player | Caps [10] | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Swi 2 | Mol | Bel | W XV | Ukr | Ned | Swi | Bel | Mol | Ukr | Ned | ||
| Benjamin Krause | 26 [11] | x | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tim Coly | 23 [11] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Alexander Widiker | 27[12] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Manuel Wilhelm | 20 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Jens Schmidt | 33 [13] | x | 5 (c) | 5 (c) | 7 (c) | 8 (c) | 7 (c) | 5 (c) | 4 | 18 | 5 | |
| Tim Kasten | 17 [14] | x | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Gerrit van Look | 15 [15] | x | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Bodo Sieber | 15 [15] | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Mustafa Güngör | 20 [16] | x | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Lars Eckert | 17 [14] | x | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Matthieu Franke | 9 [17] | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Colin Grzanna | 22 | x | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 (c) | 12 (c) | 12 (c) | 12 (c) |
| Kieron Davies | 23 [11] | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
| Christopher Weselek | 25 [15] | x | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
| Edmoore Takaendesa | 2 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| Steve Williams | 3 [14] | 2 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||
| Benjamin Danso | 10 | x | 18 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
| Alexander Pipa | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||||||||
| Rolf Wacha | 2 [18] | 6 | 19 | |||||||||
| Sebastien Chaule | 14 [19] | x | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Markus Walger | 16 | x | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | |||||
| Marten Strauch | 5 [15] | 21 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Clemens von Grumbkow | 18 | 13 | 12 | (1) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Kehoma Brenner | 4 [20] | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| Steffen Thier | x | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| Christian Baracat | 3 [18] | 17 | 3 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
| Timur Tekkal | x | 7 | 8 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Franck Moutsinga | 10 [21] | x | 20 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Pierre Faber | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sascha Fischer | 27 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Klaus Mainzer | x | 16 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Krystian Trochowski | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Christian Hug | x | 4 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||
| Alexander Hug | 1 [18] | 19 | ||||||||||
| Raphael Pyrasch | 1 [18] | 20 | ||||||||||
| Thorsten Wiedemann | 1 [18] | 21 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Walger | 1 [18] | 22 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin Simm | 7 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| Marcus Trick | 19 | x | 17 | 17 | ||||||||
| Sebastian Werle | 19 | 20 | 18 | |||||||||
| Friedrich Michau | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Michael Kerr | 18 | |||||||||||
| Christopher Parnham | 20 | |||||||||||
| Christian Doering | x | 22 | ||||||||||
| Hendrik van Look | x | |||||||||||
| Michael Döries | x | |||||||||||
| Alexander Luft | x | |||||||||||
| Rene Engelhardt | x | |||||||||||
- Number of caps as of end of ENC campaign, 26 April 2008, not overall.
- 1 Clemens von Grumbkow was injured prior to the match and Germany only went with 21 players into the game.
- 2 Only squad known for the Switzerland game, no positions.
- Bold numbers indicate player played in the game.
- Italics indicates did not play.
- denotes substituted off.
- denotes substituted on.
- (c) denotes captain.
- denotes sin bin.
Scorers (ENC) edit
Try scorers edit
| Points scorers edit
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References edit
- ^ Deutschland vor Rückkehr in Division 1 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Rugby-Journal, accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ Deutsche U21-Auswahl soll Alpencup verteidigen (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 27 September 2008, accessed: 27 March 2010
- ^ Germany - Netherlands report (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 28 March 2010
- ^ Deutschland vor Rückkehr in Division 1 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Rugby Journal - Match report, accessed: 25 March 2010
- ^ Kader für Lehrgang in Heidelberg nominiert July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in German) scrum.de, published: 16 February 2008, accessed: 15 March 2010
- ^ Mark Kuhlmann nicht mehr DRV-Nationaltrainer[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 9 March 2009, accessed: 25 February 2010
- ^ Comité Directeur March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in French) RC Orléans website, accessed: 15 March 2010
- ^ FIRA-AER website - 2006/08 - ENC - Division 2
- ^ Germany squad (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 28 March 2010
- ^ Rugby international news accessed: 24 February 2009
- ^ a b c Neues vor dem Länderspiel II: Minister Niebel kommt (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 10 December 2009, accessed: 19 March 2010
- ^ Widiker: “Für mich zählt nur der Aufstieg”[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 19 November 2010, accessed: 21 November 2010
- ^ Jens Schmidt made his 35th appearance for the German team against Spain on 15 November 2008 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c Tim Kasten, Markus Walger and Lars Eckert received the silver merrit of the DRV after each playing their 15th game for Germany against Molavia on 24 November 2007. Stephen Williams debut for Germany in this game.
- ^ a b c d Marten Strauch (5), Gerrit van Look (15), Bodo Sieber (15) and Christopher Weselek (25) received awards for set number of games after the Germany versus Netherlands game on 26 April 2008.
- ^ Güngör neuer Kapitän der National-XV[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 8 December 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke (in German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
- ^ a b c d e f Dennis Walger, Thorsten Wiedemann, Raphael Pyrasch, Rolf Wacha, Christian Baracat and Alexander Hug all made their debut in Germany's game against Switzerland on 29 September 2007.
- ^ Sebastien Chaule beendet Rugby-Karriere[permanent dead link] (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 30 October 2009, accessed: 27 February 2010
- ^ Kehoma Brenner made his debut for Germany against Moldova on 11 November 2006.
- ^ Franck Moutsinga 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German) BRC website, accessed: 2 March 2010
External links edit
- (in German) Deutscher Rugby-Verband - Official Site
- (in German) TotalRugby.de German rugby website with news and results
- Germany results at scrum.com