Germany national under-18 rugby union team

Germany under-18
Union Deutscher Rugby-Verband
Coach(es) Jan Ceselka
Christian Lill
Team kit

The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

Overview

The German team has, for the most part, played in the B-Division of the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, however, it earned promotion to the A-Division in 2009.

2009

The German team earned promotion to the A division of the European championship at the 2009 tournament in southern France. It had won promotion to the elite division of European under-18 rugby for the first time in many years.[1] Germany beat Portugal 11-3 in the final of the B tournament to clinch promotion.[2]

The German team took part in the tournament with the following squad:[3]

2010

In the 2010 edition of the European under-18 rugby union championship, the team, freshly promoted to the A group, pulled off a surprise 44-0 victory over Romania. Germany lost its opening game to eventual runners-up Ireland 20-11, but managed to win its second game, against Romania, 44-0. In its third and final game in the tournament, against Italy for fifth place, Germany lost 18-13.[4] Chris Thau, Publications Manager of the IRB,[5] commented after the Romania game that it was the first time in the almost 40 years he had been watching German national teams, that a German team played world class rugby.[6]

The German team, coached by Jan Ceselka (TSV Handschuhsheim) and Christian Lill (RK 03 Berlin), took part in the tournament with the following squad:[7]

2011

Germany won its opening game of the 2011, defeating Belgium 27-11 and thereby achieving the teams aim of not being relegated.[8] The team then suffered a heavy 3-87 defeat against Scotland, a game that clearly showed the difference between the standards of rugby between the two nations.[9] In the final game of the tournament, Germany lost 0-40 to Georgia and finished fourth in its division.

Germany called up the following players for the 2011 tournament:[10]

Honours

Current players

The following players were part of the German team in 2010:[11]

Backs
Player Position Club
Tim Menzel Scrum-half France US Colomiers
Eddie Mallaby Scrum-half England Harlequin F.C.
Chris Hilsenbeck Fly-half France US Colomiers
Lukas Deichmann Fly-half SC 1880 Frankfurt
Nicolas Kurzer Centre Heidelberger TV
Luis Becker Centre RG Heidelberg
Robin Plümpe Centre New Zealand Waiheke Island RFC
Kilian Kleine Centre England Warwickshire Rugby
Kevin Riege Wing SC Germania List
Phil Szczesny Wing DSV 78 Hannover
Nicolas Müller Wing DSV 78 Hannover
Pascal Fischer Wing DSV 78 Hannover
Sebastian Kößler Fullback TSV Handschuhsheim

Forwards
Player Position Club
Pascal Drügemöller Hooker SC Neuenheim
Adrian de Riz Hooker DSV 78 Hannover
Hannes Huber Prop Heidelberger TV
Julius Nostadt Prop France US Colomiers
Samy Füchsel Prop Berliner RC
Moritz Melchior * Lock Berliner RC
Florian Danicke * Lock RK 03 Berlin
Jörn Schröder Lock TSV Victoria Linden
Kevin Nelson Lock SC Germania List
Robert Hittel Flanker Heidelberger TV
Elmar Heimpel Flanker RG Heidelberg
Fabian Tacke Flanker SC Germania List
Paul Reichert * Flanker RK 03 Berlin

European championship

Results

Germany's recent results at the European Championship:

2009 European championship – Division B
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
4 April 2009 Draguignan  Netherlands 31-0 Quarter finals Report
7 April 2009 La Seyne-sur-Mer  Poland 27-0 Semi final Report
10 April 2009 La Seyne-sur-Mer  Portugal 11-3 Final Report
2010 European championship – Division A
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
28 March 2010 San Donà di Piave  Ireland 11-20 Quarter finals Report
31 March 2010 Casale sul Sile  Romania 44-0 Semi final (5-8) Report
3 April 2010 Casale sul Sile  Italy 13-18 5th place game Report
2011 European championship – First Division
Date Location Opposition Result Round Report
16 April 2011 Fleurance  Belgium 27-11 Quarter finals Report
19 April 2011 Lourdes  Scotland 3-87 Semi final Report
23 April 2011 Louey  Georgia 0-40 3rd place game Report

Positions

The teams final positions in the European championship:

Year Division Tier Place
2004
2005 B Division II 4th
2006 B Division II 4th
2007 B Division II 2nd
2008 B Division II 3rd
2009 B Division II 1st — Promoted
2010 A Division I 6th
2011 First Division II 4th

References

  1. U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien (German) totalrugby.de - Preview of the 2010 tournament, accessed: 26 April 2010
  2. U18-EM: Deutschland steigt in die Spitzengruppe auf (German) Rugby-Journal - 2009 final, published: 10 April 2009, accessed: 26 April 2010
  3. U18-EM: Deutschland feiert klaren Auftaktsieg (German) Rugby-Journal - 2009 squad, published: 4 April 2009, accessed: 30 April 2010
  4. European under-18 rugby championship 2010 website accessed: 26 April 2010
  5. IRB Staff IRB website, accessed: 26 April 2010
  6. Im Spiel um Platz 5 gegen Italien (German) Rugby-Journal - Preview of the Italy game, accessed: 26 April 2010
  7. U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien (German) totalrugby.de, published: 23 March 2010, accessed: 30 April 2010
  8. [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=12&data[newsid]=wnm2kr U18: Sieg zum Auftakt] (German) DRV website, accessed: 23 April 2011
  9. [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=12&data[newsid]=k3q73z U18 verliert gg. Schotten] (German) DRV website, accessed: 23 April 2011
  10. [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=12&data[newsid]=k1inu9 EM-Kader U18] (German) DRV website, accessed: 6 April 2011
  11. DRJ U18-Nationalmannschaft (German) totalrugby.de - German under-18 squad, accessed: 26 April 2010

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