Benjamin Brierley (rugby union)

This article is about the rugby player. For the English poet, see Benjamin Brierley.

Benjamin Brierley

Birth name	Benjamin Brierley
Date of birth	(1976-12-20) 20 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Devizes, Wiltshire, England
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Loughborough University () – SC 1880 Frankfurt () Correct as of 23 March 2010 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Wootton Bassett () – Bristol () – Devizes () – Ampthill () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 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.

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

• German rugby union championship
  • Champions: 2008, 2009
  • Runners up: 2007
• German rugby union cup
  • Winners: 2007, 2009

Stats

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

Club

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

European Nations Cup

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2008-2010	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	4	5	6th — Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2009	Germany	Friendly	1	0

• As of 23 March 2010

References

1. Benjamin Brierley profile at scrum.com accessed: 23 March 2010
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

External links

• Benjamin Brierley at scrum.com
• (in German) Benjamin Brierley at totalrugby.de