Michael Poppmeier
| Birth name | Michael Poppmeier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 July 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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)[1] 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,[1] having made his last international in 2004.[2]
Poppmeier, born in South Africa, started playing rugby in 2000. He has played for Villagers, DRC Hannover, Rosslyn Park F.C.,[3] Lazio Rugby and San Gregorio Rugby so far.[4]
Stats
Michael Poppmeier's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[4]
National team
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 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
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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
Categories:
- 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 sportspeople in England
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in Italy