 Rafael Pyrasch in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Rafael Pyrasch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1986-08-06) 6 August 1986 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rafael Pyrasch (born 6 August 1986) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Pyrasch played in the 2011-2015 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, which the club won.
He made his debut for Germany against Switzerland in a friendly on 29 September 2007.
His club, DSV 78/08 Ricklingen, won the 2nd Bundesliga title in 2008-2009 and earned promotion to the Rugby-Bundesliga, now playing as DSV 78 Hannover.
Pyrasch has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 Hannover Sevens and the 2009 London Sevens World Series.
Pyrasch (Staff Sergeant) got contracted by the German Army (Bundeswehr) 2010 to become a professional player in the Sports- Company to play Rugby 7s for Germany and to representing the German Army.
Honours
Club
- German rugby union championship
- Champions: 2011-2015 15s / 7s
- Team of the Year 2011 HRK
- North-sea Cup 2012 Winners
- EPCR Cup Winners 2018
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2011
Stats
Rafael Pyrasch's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
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| 2008-09 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Promoted |
| 2009-10 | DSV 78 Hannover | Rugby-Bundesliga
EPCR CUP |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th |
| 2010-2015 | Heidelberger RK | 17 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | |
| 2011-2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions |
- As of 11 May 2012
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 5 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 1st — Promoted |
Friendlies and other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
- As of 28 April 2013
References
- Raphael Pyrasch profile at scrum.com accessed: 17 March 2010
- Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- Germany ready to take on world's best IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
- Raphael Pyrasch profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 17 March 2010
External links
- Raphael Pyrasch at scrum.com
- (in German) Raphael Pyrasch at totalrugby.de
- (in German) Raphael Pyrasch at the DRV website
| Germany squad – 2010-2012 European Nations Cup First Division | |
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| Coach | Schippe |
| Germany squad – 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division | |
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