Benjamin Simm

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Benjamin Simm
Birth nameBenjamin Simm
Date of birth (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Hanover, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
DSV 78 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004 - present Germany 26
Correct as of 28 April 2013
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Benjamin Simm (born 6 January 1986 in Hanover) [1] [2] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the DSV 78 Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He made his debut for Germany in 2004. [3]

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His club, DSV 78/08 Ricklingen, won the 2nd Bundesliga title in 2008-09 and earned promotion to the Rugby-Bundesliga, now playing as DSV 78 Hannover.

Simm has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens [4] and the 2006 and 2009 London Sevens. [5]

Honours

Club

National team

Stats

Benjamin Simm's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [6]

Club

YearClubDivisionGamesTriesConPenDGPlace
2008-09 DSV 78/08 Ricklingen 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga 12190001st Promoted
2009-10 DSV 78 Hannover Rugby-Bundesliga 1640009th
2010-11 1440007th
2011-12 730007th

National team

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2006-2008 Germany European Nations Cup Second Division 30Champions
2008-2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division806th Relegated
2010–2012 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B404th
2012–2014 GermanyEuropean Nations Cup Division 1B55ongoing

Friendlies & other competitions

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPoints
2007 Germany Friendly10
200915
201015
  • As of 8 April 2012

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References

  1. Benjamin Simm profile at scrum.com accessed: 18 March 2010
  2. Benjamin Simm (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 18 March 2010
  3. Benjamin Simm (in German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
  4. Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens [ permanent dead link ](in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
  5. Germany ready to take on world's best [ permanent dead link ] IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
  6. Benjamin Simm profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 18 March 2010