Mark Schulze was a South African-born German international rugby player who played for both the Germany national rugby union team, which he captained on occasion,[1] and Germany Sevens team[2] from 1996 to 2000.[1]
| Place of birth | Natal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schulze attended the German School in Hermannsburg, KwaZulu-Natal[3] and Natal University.[4] He was a member of various Natal squads before transferring to TSV Victoria Linden in Hanover, with whom he reached the finals of the 1996 and 1997 German Championships.[5] He later spent a season with RG Heidelberg with whom he reached the finals of the 1999 German Championship.[1]
Schulze represented Germany in the FIRA Tournament from 1996 to 2000,[1] Rugby World Cup qualification matches[1] and in the European Nations Cup.[citation needed]
He was also a member of the Germany Sevens team, which reached the Plate Final of the 1997 Punta Del Este Sevens,[6] won the Bowl Final of the 1997 Paris Sevens,[7] and contested the Bowl Final of the 2000 IRB World Sevens tournament in Punta del Este.[citation needed]
He retired from rugby after the German Rugby Federation Centenary Match against the Barbarians in 2000.[citation needed]
Honours
editClub
edit- German rugby union championship - TSV Victoria Linden 1996
- German Rugby Sevens championship - RG Heidelberg 1999
Germany Sevens Team
edit- Paris Sevens - Air France Bowl 1997
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e 100 Jahre Deutsche Rugby-Verband, Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
- ^ RP ONLINE (7 June 2000). "Qualifikations-Turnier in Heidelberg: Rugby: Nationalmannschaft hofft auf WM-Endrunde". RP ONLINE.
- ^ "The history of school rugby – Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg". theseflippingtimes.com.
- ^ "Witness".
- ^ "TSV Victoria Linden e.V. - Rugby". victoria-linden.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
- ^ 10 anos de Seven en Punta del Este, Pedro Bordaberry, British Schools Old Boys Club, 1999
- ^ Champagne Rugby, John Blondin, The National Publishing Group Pty Limited, 1997, ISBN 0646340387
References
edit- "100 Jahre Deutscher Rugby-Verband", Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
- "10 anos de Seven en Punta del Este", Pedro Bordaberry, British Schools Old Boys Club, 1999
- "Champagne Rugby", John Blondin, The National Publishing Group Pty Limited, 1997, ISBN 0646340387