Michael Poppmeier

Michael Poppmeier
BornMichael Poppmeier
(1982-07-24) 24 July 1982
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
DRC Hannover
– Villagers
– False Bay Rugby Football Club
– SC 1880 Frankfurt
Correct as of 20 March 2010
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2008 Rosslyn Park F.C.
– Lazio Rugby
– San Gregorio Catania
– Heidelberger RK
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2019 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.

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

Year Team Competition Games Points Place
2008–10 Germany European Nations Cup First Division 4 0 6th — Relegated
2010–12 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 2 0 4th
  • As of 8 April 2012

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Michael Poppmeier profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 20 March 2010