Mark Kuhlmann

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Mark Kuhlmann
Birth nameMark Kuhlmann
Date of birth (1969-08-18) 18 August 1969 (age 54)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- 2008 DRC Hannover ()
2008 - SC Neuenheim ()
Correct as of 1 April 2010
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Germany
Correct as of 22 March 2010
Coaching career
YearsTeam
- 2008 DRC Hannover
2006 - 2009 Germany (assistant)
2008 - 2012 SC Neuenheim
2012 - 2019 Neckarsulmer SU
2019 Germany (interim)
2019 - 2020 TSV Handschuhsheim [1]
2020 - Germany

Mark Kuhlmann (born 18 August 1969) is a retired German international rugby union player, having played for the DRC Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He captained Germany for a lengthy period of time during his career in the national team. [2] He is, behind Horst Kemmling, Germany's second-most capped rugby player. [3]

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Kuhlmann was, from 2008 to 2012, [4] the coach of SC Neuenheim. [5] Before joining Neuenheim in 2008, Kuhlmann had spent his entire coaching and playing career with the DRC Hannover, [6] in an era when DRC took out six German championships and three national cup wins.

In March 2009, Kuhlmann stepped down as joint coach of Germany after three and a half years in office, while the other two coaches Rudolf Finsterer and Bruno Stolorz, remained in the job. [7]

After not having played in 2008-09, he made one appearance for SCN in the 2009-10 Bundesliga season. Kuhlmann indicated that the 2011-12 season would be his last as coach of SCN, [8] is contract not being extended at the end of the season. [9]

Honours

Club

Stats

Mark Kuhlmann's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [10]

Club

YearClubDivisionGamesTriesConPenDGPlace
2009-10 SC Neuenheim Rugby-Bundesliga 100005th

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References

  1. ↑ Trainerwechsel beim TSV Handschuhsheim (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 18 June 2019, accessed: 24 June 2019
  2. ↑ 26.04.08 - der vorläufige Höhepunkt eines Abenteuers (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 17 May 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
  3. ↑ Rugby im Sportmagazin kicker (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 18 November 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
  4. ↑ Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 1. Spieltag 2008/2009 (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 28 August 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
  5. ↑ Mark Kuhlmann profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 22 March 2010
  6. ↑ TotalRugby Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 9. Spieltag 2008/2009 (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 November 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
  7. ↑ Mark Kuhlmann nicht mehr DRV-Nationaltrainer [ permanent dead link ](in German) Rugby-Journal , published: 9 March 2009, accessed: 25 February 2010
  8. ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 26 August 2011
  9. ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012
  10. ↑ Mark Kuhlmann player profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 1 April 2010
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