Oskar Rixen

Oskar Rixen

Date of birth	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Brive Youth career 2012–2019 Berliner RC 2019–2022 Stade Français Espiors Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022- Brive 16 (0) Correct as of 18 January 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Germany U16s 2019 Germany U18s Correct as of 18 January 2024

Oskar Rixen (born 9 February 2002) is a German rugby union player who plays for Brive in the Pro D2. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Club

Rixen began his career at Rugby-Bundesliga side Berliner RC. ^[3] In 2019 he joined French side Stade Français espoirs squad. ^[4]

In the summer of 2022 Rixen joined then Top14 side Brive, going on to make his debut in the third round coming off the bench in a loss to Montpellier. ^[5] He became the 4th German to play professional rugby in the Top14. ^[6]

International

He represented Germany at under-16 and under-18. Playing in the 2019 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Rixen ( Oskar Rixen) - Rugby - Rugbyrama". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
2. "Oskar RIXEN profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. "Berliner Rugby Club » Oskar Rixen" (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. "Oskar RIXEN - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
5. "Top 14 - Match report Brive vs Montpellier, le 17/09/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
6. "Wie das Berliner Toptalent Oskar Rixen in Südfrankreich sein Rugby-Märchen schreibt". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
7. BRC_Redaktion. "Berliner Rugby Club » Der BRC stellt sich vor: Oskar Rixen – Von BERLIN nach PARIS!!" (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
8. "Georgia v Germany U18". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

External links

• Oskar Rixen at European Professional Club Rugby
• Oskar Rixen at ItsRugby.co.uk