Benjamin Brierley (rugby union)

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Benjamin Brierley
Birth nameBenjamin Brierley
Date of birth (1976-12-20) 20 December 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth Devizes, Wiltshire, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Flag of England.svg Loughborough University
Flag of Germany.svg SC 1880 Frankfurt
()
Correct as of 23 March 2010
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Flag of England.svg Wootton Bassett
Flag of England.svg Bristol
Flag of England.svg Devizes
Flag of England.svg Ampthill
()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5 (5)
Correct as of 23 March 2010

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.

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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

Club

Stats

Benjamin Brierley's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [2]

Club

YearClubDivisionGamesTriesConPenDGPlace
2008–09 SC 1880 Frankfurt Rugby-Bundesliga 1450001st Champions
2009–10 Ampthill RUFC National League 3 Midlands 90001st Champions

National team

European Nations Cup

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2008-2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division456th Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPoints
2009 Germany Friendly10
  • As of 23 March 2010

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References

  1. 1 2 Benjamin Brierley profile at scrum.com accessed: 23 March 2010
  2. 1 2 Benjamin Brierley profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 23 March 2010
  3. TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 21 August 2010, accessed: 15 December 2010