Benjamin Brierley (rugby union)
| Birth name | Benjamin Brierley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 December 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Devizes, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Brierley (born 20 December 1986)[1] is a German international rugby union player, having last played for the Ampthill RUFC in the National League 3 Midlands and the German national rugby union team.
He has played rugby since 1980.[2] Brierley, born in England, qualified to play for Germany because he spent the necessary number of years playing in the country, for SC 1880 Frankfurt. He returned to his home country after the 2008–09 season, having won a number of titles with Frankfurt. At the end of the 2009-10 season, where he was unable to play many games because of study commitments, Brierley decided to return to Germany, if able to find employment there.[3]
He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 7 February 2009 and was player of the year in the World Cup Qualifier games.[1]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- German rugby union championship
- Champions: 2008, 2009
- Runners up: 2007
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2007, 2009
Stats
[edit]Benjamin Brierley's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
[edit]| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | SC 1880 Frankfurt | Rugby-Bundesliga | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions |
| 2009–10 | Ampthill RUFC | National League 3 Midlands | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions |
- As of 23 March 2010
National team
[edit]European Nations Cup
[edit]| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 4 | 5 | 6th — Relegated |
Friendlies & other competitions
[edit]| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
- As of 23 March 2010
References
[edit]- ^ a b Benjamin Brierley profile at scrum.com accessed: 23 March 2010
- ^ a b Benjamin Brierley profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 23 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 21 August 2010, accessed: 15 December 2010
External links
[edit]- Benjamin Brierley at scrum.com
- (in German) Benjamin Brierley at totalrugby.de
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- English rugby union players
- German rugby union players
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- Germany international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Devizes
- Rugby union wings
- SC 1880 Frankfurt players
- English expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- English expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Germany