Tim Kasten (born 27 January 1983)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He made his debut for Germany in a game against Sweden in 2004.[2]
| Birth name | Tim Kasten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hannover, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kasten was born in Hannover, and has played rugby since 1986,[3] first for the SV 08 Ricklingen and later, after the club was unable to field a youth team, for the SC Germania List. In 2003–04 he spent a season with DSV 78 Hannover but left the club when it faced financial trouble, to join RG Heidelberg, where he won two German championships with the club, before moving to England, where he played for the Southend RFC.[4][5] In 2009–10, he returned to Germany, after suffering from injuries in England, and now plays for Heidelberger RK.
Kasten has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens[6] and the 2009 London Sevens.[4] He was also part of the German Sevens side at the World Games 2005 in Duisburg,[7] where Germany finished 8th.[8]
Tim Kasten is considered to be one of the best German rugby players, his father Ralf having played for Germany, too.[9]
In 2011, Kasten extended his contract with HRK for another three seasons.[10] In January 2013 he announced his retirement from the German national team, having played 34 times for the German XV.[11]
Honours
editClub
edit- German rugby union championship
- German rugby union cup
- Winner: 2004, 2011
- German sevens championship
- Champions: 2003, 2005, 2008
National team
edit- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
editTim Kasten 's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[3]
Club
edit| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | RG Heidelberg | Rugby-Bundesliga | 11 | 2nd — Runners-up | ||||
| 2008-09 | Southend RFC | National Division Two | ||||||
| 2009-10 | Heidelberger RK | Rugby-Bundesliga | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions |
| 2010-11 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
| 2011-12 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions |
- As of 11 May 2012
National team
editEuropean Nations Cup
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 6 | 5 | Champions |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 5 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 9 | 30 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 1 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
edit| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 27 April 2013
References
edit- ^ Tim Kasten profile at scrum.com accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Tim Kasten (in German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
- ^ a b Tim Kasten profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ a b Germany ready to take on world's best[permanent dead link] IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Porträt: Tim Kasten (in German) DRV website, accessed: 7 April 2012
- ^ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Tim Kasten at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 2 March 2010
- ^ Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 7 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 26 August 2011
- ^ Auch Tim Kasten tritt aus Rugby-Nationalteams zurück (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 11 January 2013, accessed: 27 April 2013
External links
edit- Tim Kasten at scrum.com
- (in German) Tim Kasten at totalrugby.de
- (in German) Tim Kasten at the Hannover Sevens website
- (in German) Tim Kasten at the DRV website