Mark Kuhlmann

Mark Kuhlmann

Born	Mark Kuhlmann (1969-08-18) 18 August 1969 (age 56)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - 2008 DRC Hannover 2008 - SC Neuenheim Correct as of 1 April 2010 International career Years Team Apps (Points) Germany Correct as of 22 March 2010 Coaching career Years Team - 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]

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

• German rugby union championship
  • Champions: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
  • Runners up: 2003, 2004
• German rugby union cup
  • Winner: 2002, 2003, 2006
  • Runners up: 1997, 2004, 2005
• German sevens championship
  • Runners up: 1999

Stats

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

Club

Year	Club	Division	Games	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Place
2009-10	SC Neuenheim	Rugby-Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	5th

• As of 18 May 2010

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

External links

• (in German) Mark Kuhlmann at totalrugby.de