Mark Sztyndera

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Mark Sztyndera
Birth nameMark Sztyndera
Date of birth (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 36)
Place of birthFrankfurt am Main
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
?
- 2009
2009 – 2012
2012–present
Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht
Flag of Germany.svg RKH
Flag of Germany.svg SC 1880
Flag of France.svg Niort
?
 ?
47
?
 ?
(260)
Correct as of 30 April 2012
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–present Germany 20 (20)
Correct as of 28 April 2013
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Germany 7's

Mark Sztyndera (born 28 February 1986) [1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for Stade Niortais and the German national rugby union team.

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Sztyndera played in the 2010 and 2011 German championship final for SC 1880 Frankfurt, both of which the club lost.

Sztyndera joined multiple German champions SC 1880 Frankfurt at the end of the 2008–09 season, leaving his previous club, the RK Heusenstamm. [2] He originally hails from the rugby department of Eintracht Frankfurt. [3] After the 2011–12 season he left Frankfurt to join French side Niortais to play alongside another German international, Robert Mohr. [4]

He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009. [1]

Sztyndera has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 London Sevens. [5]

With thirteen tries, he was his club's best try scorer in the 2009–10 season.

Honors

Club

Stats

Mark Sztyndera's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [3]

Club

YearClubDivisionGamesTriesConPenDGPlace
2008–09 RK Heusenstamm Rugby-Bundesliga 1498707th
2009–10 SC 1880 Frankfurt 1713161201st – Runners-up
2010–11 1474202nd – Runners up
2011–12 16615602nd – Semi-finals

National team

European Nations Cup

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2008–2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division356th – Relegated
2010–2012 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B204th
2012–2014 GermanyEuropean Nations Cup Division 1B10ongoing

Friendlies & other competitions

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPoints
2009 Germany Friendly10
201010
  • As of 28 April 2013

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References

  1. 1 2 Mark Sztyndera profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
  2. TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 11 November 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
  3. 1 2 Mark Sztyndera profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 24 March 2010
  4. TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 5 September 2012
  5. Germany ready to take on world's best [ permanent dead link ] IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010