Michael Poppmeier

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Michael Poppmeier
Birth nameMichael Poppmeier
Date of birth (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Flag of Germany.svg DRC Hannover
Flag of South Africa.svg Villagers
Flag of South Africa.svg False Bay Rugby Football Club
Flag of Germany.svg SC 1880 Frankfurt 		()
Correct as of 20 March 2010
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2008 Flag of England.svg Rosslyn Park F.C.
Flag of Italy.svg Lazio Rugby
Flag of Italy.svg San Gregorio Catania
Flag of Germany.svg Heidelberger RK 		()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2019Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 28 (20)
Correct as of 10 November 2017

Michael Poppmeier (born 24 July 1982 in Durban) [1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Villagers in South Africa and the German national rugby union team.

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He returned to the German side against Georgia on 7 February 2009 after a five-year absence, [1] having made his last international in 2004. [2]

Poppmeier, born in South Africa, started playing rugby in 2000. He has played for Villagers, DRC Hannover, Rosslyn Park F.C., [3] Lazio Rugby and San Gregorio Rugby so far. [4]

Stats

Michael Poppmeier's personal statistics in club and international rugby: [4]

National team

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2008–10 Germany European Nations Cup First Division406th — Relegated
2010–12 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B204th

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References

  1. 1 2 Michael Poppmeier profile at scrum.com accessed: 20 March 2010
  2. ↑ DRV XV : Georgien - TotalRugby Einzelkritik (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 9 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
  3. ↑ Rugby / Rosslyn Park / Michael Poppmeier Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine statbunker.com, accessed: 21 March 2010
  4. 1 2 Michael Poppmeier profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 20 March 2010
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