Michael Stolberg

Michael Stolberg

Born	(1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 33) Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
Height	204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2021 Kintetsu Liners 55 (85) 2022–2025 Ricoh Black Rams 51 (55) 2025– Toshiba Brave Lupus () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 Northland 20 (10) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2020 Sunwolves 6 (10) 2020 Rebels 7 (0)

Michael Stolberg (born 27 March 1992) is an Australian rugby player currently playing for the Ricoh Black Rams in the Japanese Top League Competition. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Rugby career

Stolberg's first representative honour was in 2007 with selection in the Queensland Under 15 team. From here he was identified and offered a scholarship from the Anglican Church Grammar School. During his two years at The Anglican Church Grammar School he was a member of the ARU National Talent Squad.

Stolberg joined Easts Rugby Union in 2010 and played one year of Premier Colts and continued with the club's Premier Grade team from 2011 - 2013. During this time he was a member of the Queensland Reds Academy for 2011 and the ARU's National Academy from 2012-2013.

In 2014 Stolberg was signed by the Northland Rugby Union to play in New Zealand's ITM Cup (now Mitre10 Cup) and continued with the club for the 2015 season. ^[4]

Stolberg joined the Kintetsu Liners in the Japanese Top League for the 2016/17 season and played the 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons for them. ^[5] Michael captained a number of games for the Kintetsu Liners in the 2019/20 season and captained all games during the 2020/21 season. ^{[6] [7]}

In May 2021 Kintetsu announced Stolberg was leaving the team.

Professional statistics

As of 16 December 2019 ^{[8] [9] [10]} .

Season	Competition	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins Played	Tries	Points
2014	ITM Cup	Northland	10	1	9	273	1	5
2015	ITM Cup	Northland	10	7	3	582	1	5
2016–17	Top League	Kintetsu Liners	14	11	3	892	2	10
2017–18	Top League	Kintetsu Liners	10	2	8	300	2	10
2018	Top Challenge League	Kintetsu Liners	10	4	6	471	7	35
2019	Top Challenge League	Kintetsu Liners	7	7	0	548	3	15

Super Rugby statistics

As of 12 September 2020 ^[11]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2020	Sunwolves	6	6	0	480	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2020 AU	Rebels	7	2	5	203	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		13	8	5	683	2	0	0	0	10	0	0

References

1. "近鉄ライナーズオフィシャルサイト｜メンバー紹介". www.kintetsu-g-hd.co.jp. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
2. ItsRugby Player Profile - Michael Stolberg
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5. "近鉄ライナーズオフィシャルサイト". www.kintetsu-g-hd.co.jp. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
6. "ライナーズとともに成長する男 オーストラリア出身のマイキーがチームを牽引する日". 週刊ひがしおおさか. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
7. "近鉄ライナーズオフィシャルサイト｜メンバー紹介 | LO ロック". www.kintetsu-g-hd.co.jp. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
8. "Michael Stolberg". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
9. "Michael Stolberg - Rugby player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
10. "Rugby - Player statistics Stolberg Michael - club stats". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
11. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.