Benjamin Danso
Appearance
Birth name | Benjamin Danso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 January 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Danso (born 9 January 1984)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Danso played in the 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, which the club both won.
He plays rugby since 2004. He originally played for the DRC Hannover in the Bundesliga but left the club after its relegation in 2009 to join Heidelberger RK.[2][3] He made his debut for Germany in 2006 in a game against Switzerland.[4]
Honours
Club
- German rugby union championship
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2006, 2011
National team
- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Benjamin Danso's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
2008-09 | DRC Hannover | Rugby-Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th — Relegated |
2009-10 | Heidelberger RK | Rugby-Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions |
2010-11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
2011-12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
2012-13 | 1st — Champions | |||||||
2013-14 |
- As of 4 December 2013
National team
European Nations Cup
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 6 | 0 | Champions |
2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 2 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 4 | 0 | 4th |
2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
2007 | Germany | Friendly | 2 | 5 |
2008 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 4 December 2013
References
- ^ Benjamin Danso profile at scrum.com accessed: 5 March 2010
- ^ a b Benjamin Danso profile at totalrugby.de Template:De icon accessed: 5 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse Template:De icon totalrugby.de, accessed: 7 March 2010
- ^ Benjamin Danso Template:De icon DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
External links
- Benjamin Danso at scrum.com
- Template:De icon Benjamin Danso at totalrugby.de
- Template:De icon Benjamin Danso at the DRV website