Marten Strauch (born 25 September 1986 in Heidelberg)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC Neuenheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
| Birth name | Marten Strauch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | September 25, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strauch made his debut for Germany on 21 April 2007 against Ukraine.[1]
He has been playing rugby since 1991.[2]
Strauch has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the World Games 2005 in Duisburg,[3] where Germany finished 8th.[4]
Honours
editNational team
edit- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
editMarten Strauch's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
edit| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | SC Neuenheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Semi-finals |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th | ||
| 2010-11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th | ||
| 2011-12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th — Semi-finals |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
editEuropean Nations Cup
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 4 | 5 | Champions |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 2 | 0 | 6th |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 15 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 4 | 10 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 28 April 2013
References
edit- ^ a b Marten Strauch profile at scrum.com accessed: 6 March 2010
- ^ a b Marten Strauch profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 6 March 2010
- ^ Marten Strauch at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 6 March 2010
- ^ Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009
External links
edit- Marten Strauch at scrum.com
- (in German) Marten Strauch at totalrugby.de