Guillaume Franke (born 27 October 1987) 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 Matthieu Franke, who has also played for Germany.[1]
| Birth name | Guillaume Franke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Franke made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 7 February 2010, replacing his brother after he had to withdraw with a knee injury.[1]
Franke's club, RC Orléans, provided, in the past, a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.[2]
Stats
editGuillaume Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[3][4]
Club
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | RC Orléans | Fédérale 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 55 | |||
| 2009-10 | 20 | 76 | |||
| 2010-11 | 19 | 74 | |||
| 2011-12 | 4 | 5 |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 8 | 4th |
- As of 8 April 2012
References
edit- ^ a b Big opportunities in ENC Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine rugbyrugby.com. published: 4 February 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010
- ^ DRV-Stürmer Alexander Widiker verlängert in Orléans (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 5 June 2009, accessed: 27 February 2010
- ^ Guillaume Franke profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 6 March 2010
- ^ Guillaume Franke (in French) at itsrugby.fr, accessed: 6 March 2010
External links
edit- Guillaume Franke at scrum.com
- (in German) Guillaume Franke at totalrugby.de
- Guillaume Franke (in French) at itsrugby.fr
- (in German) Guillaume Franke at the DRV website