Rugby player
| Birth name | Michael Poppmeier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1982-07-24) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Poppmeier (born 24 July 1982 in Durban) 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, having made his last international in 2004.
Poppmeier, born in South Africa, started playing rugby in 2000. He has played for Villagers, DRC Hannover, Rosslyn Park F.C., Lazio Rugby and San Gregorio Rugby so far.
Stats
Michael Poppmeier's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
National team
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
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| 2008–10 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 4 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
| 2010–12 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 4th |
- As of 8 April 2012
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Michael Poppmeier profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 20 March 2010
External links
- Michael Poppmeier at scrum.com
- (in German) Michael Poppmeier at totalrugby.de
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- DRC Hannover players
- German rugby union players
- South African people of German descent
- Germany international rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Durban
- South African rugby union players
- Villager FC players
- Western Province (rugby union) players
- Heidelberger RK players
- Rosslyn Park F.C. players
- South African expatriate rugby union players
- German expatriate rugby union players
- South African expatriate rugby league players in England
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England