Mark Sztyndera (born 28 February 1986)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for Stade Niortais and the German national rugby union team.
| Birth name | Mark Sztyndera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt am Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sztyndera played in the 2010 and 2011 German championship final for SC 1880 Frankfurt, both of which the club lost.
Sztyndera joined multiple German champions SC 1880 Frankfurt at the end of the 2008–09 season, leaving his previous club, the RK Heusenstamm.[2] He originally hails from the rugby department of Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] After the 2011–12 season he left Frankfurt to join French side Niortais to play alongside another German international, Robert Mohr.[4]
He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009.[1]
Sztyndera has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 London Sevens.[5]
With thirteen tries, he was his club's best try scorer in the 2009–10 season.
Honors
editClub
edit- German rugby union championship
- Runners up: 2010
- German sevens championship
- Runners-up: 2009
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2010
Stats
editMark Sztyndera's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[3]
Club
edit| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | RK Heusenstamm | Rugby-Bundesliga | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7th |
| 2009–10 | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1st – Runners-up | |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2nd – Runners up | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2nd – Semi-finals |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
editEuropean Nations Cup
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 3 | 5 | 6th – Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 1 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 28 April 2013
References
edit- ^ a b Mark Sztyndera profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 11 November 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ a b Mark Sztyndera profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 5 September 2012
- ^ Germany ready to take on world's best[permanent dead link] IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
External links
edit- Mark Sztyndera at scrum.com
- (in German) Mark Sztyndera at totalrugby.de
- (in German) Mark Sztyndera at the DRV website