Alexander Metz
| Full name | Alexander Metz | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 19, 1987 | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| ? ? ? - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - present |  TSV Handschuhsheim  RC Massy Essonne TSV Handschuhsheim RG Heidelberg  Northwood Crusaders | ||
| correct as of 30 April 2012. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010 | Germany | 3 | (0) |
| correct as of 23 March 2010. | |||
Alexander Metz (born 19 March 1987)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
He plays rugby since 1991.[2]
He made his debut for Germany against Romania on 13 February 2010.[1]
Metz was part of a group of German players which were sent to South Africa in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Sharks Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy program.[3] He was also the captain of the German under-21 team.[4] At the end of the 2010-11 season he left Germany again to study in Durban, South Africa.[5]
Honours
Club
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2008
- Runners up: 2009
Stats
Alexander Metz's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2008-09 | TSV Handschuhsheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th |
| 2009-10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th — Semi-finals | ||
| 2010-11 | RG Heidelberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th — Semi-finals |
- As of 25 August 2011
National team
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 3 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
- As of 21 December 2010
References
- 1 2 Alexander Metz profile at scrum.com accessed: 23 March 2010
- 1 2 Alexander Metz profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 23 March 2010
- ↑ Sechs Talente zum Lernen nach Südafrika (German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
- ↑ DRV XV: Kader für Länderspiel in Rumänien benannt (German) totalrugby.de, published: 8 February 2010, accessed: 23 March 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 30 April 2012
External links
- Alexander Metz at scrum.com
- (German) Alexander Metz at totalrugby.de
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