| Birth name | Matthieu Franke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nanterre, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985) [1] [2] is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. He is the brother of Guillaume Franke, who has also played for Germany. [3] He made his debut for Germany in a game against Moldova on 11 November 2006. [4]
Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby. [2]
Franke last played for Germany against Spain on 15 November 2008. He was selected to play for Germany again in February 2010 but missed out because of a knee injury and was replaced by his brother. [3] He had to have surgery in early March and was out of action for the coming month. [5] In the 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division campaign, Franke was Germany's most prolific scorer with 109 points, playing as a fullback. [6]
Franke's club, RC Orléans, provides a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker. [7]
Franke has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens. [8]
Matthieu Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [9] [10]
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | RC Orléans | Fédérale 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 10 | 23 |
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 8 | 96 | Champions |
| 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th – Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 5 | 4th |
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 9 |