Matthieu Franke
Full 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) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Wing | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
RC Orléans | 72 | (78) | |
correct as of 30 April 2012. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006–present | Germany | ||
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
Germany | |||
correct as of (110). |
Matthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985 in Nanterre)[1][2] is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. He is the brother of Guillaume Franke, who has also played for Germany.[3] He made his debuet for Germany in a game against Moldova on 11 November 2006.[4]
Biography
Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby.[2]
He 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.[3] He had to have surgery in early March and was out of action for the coming month.[5] In the 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division campaign, Franke was Germany's most prolific scorer with 109 points, playing as a fullback.[6]
His 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 Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens.[8]
Honours
National team
- European Nations Cup – Division 2
- Champions: 2008
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
- 1 2 Mathieu Franke (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- 1 2 Big opportunities in ENC rugbyrugby.com. published: 4 February 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ↑ [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=aqkcpr Matthieu Franke] (German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
- ↑ Matthieu Franke erneut am Kreuzband operiert (German) Rugby-Journal, published: 1 March 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ↑ Germany squad European Nations Cup 2006–08 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ↑ DRV-Stürmer Alexander Widiker verlängert in Orléans (German) totalrugby.de, published: 5 June 2009, accessed: 27 February 2010
- ↑ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ↑ Matthieu Franke profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 1 March 2010
- ↑ Matthieu Franke (French) at itsrugby.fr, accessed: 1 March 2010
External links
- Matthieu Franke at scrum.com
- (German) Matthieu Franke at totalrugby.com
- Matthieu Franke (French) at itsrugby.fr
- (German) [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=aqkcpr Matthieu Franke] at the DRV website