Matthieu Franke
| Birth name | Matthieu Franke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 February 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nanterre, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985)
Biography
Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby.[2]
Franke last played for Germany against Spain on 15 November 2008. He was selected to play for Germany again in February 2010 but missed out because of a knee injury and was replaced by his brother.
Franke's club, RC Orléans, provides a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.[7]
Franke has also played for the
Honours
National team
- European Nations Cup– Division 2
- Champions: 2008
- Champions:
Stats
Matthieu Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[9][10]
Club
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2006–07 | RC Orléans | Fédérale 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 10 | 23 |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
2006–2008
|
Germany
|
European Nations Cup Second Division
|
8 | 96 | Champions |
2008–2010
|
Germany
|
European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th – Relegated |
2010–2012
|
Germany
|
European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 5 | 4th |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 9 |
- As of 8 April 2012
References
- ^ Matthieu Franke profile at scrum.com accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ a b Mathieu Franke (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ a b Big opportunities in ENC Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine rugbyrugby.com. published: 4 February 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke (in German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
- Rugby-Journal, published: 1 March 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ Germany squad European Nations Cup 2006–08 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ DRV-Stürmer Alexander Widiker verlängert in Orléans (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 5 June 2009, accessed: 27 February 2010
- ^ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens[permanent dead link] (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ Matthieu Franke (in French) at itsrugby.fr, accessed: 1 March 2010
External links
- Matthieu Franke at scrum.com
- (in German) Matthieu Franke at totalrugby.com
- Matthieu Franke (in French) at itsrugby.fr
- (in German) Matthieu Franke at the DRV website