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Clemens von Grumbkow

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Clemens von Grumbkow
Birth nameClemens von Grumbkow
Date of birth (1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthLeimen, West Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–2004 SC Neuenheim ()
2005 Stoke RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2009 RC Orléans 47 (50)
2009-2012 Cavalieri 59 (75)
2012–2013 U.S. Dax 12 (5)
2013- Cavalieri 10 (20)
Correct as of 28 January 2014
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003– Germany 33 (10)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
Germany

Clemens von Grumbkow (born 22 July 1983)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the U.S. Dax in the French Rugby Pro D2.[2] He made his debut for Germany in a game against Poland in 2003.[3]

Biography

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Von Grumbkow was born in Leimen, and originally played for SC Neuenheim in Germany, being part of the club's national championship-winning team in 2003 and 2004,[4] before joining New Zealand club Stoke RFC for the 2005 season.[2] From 2006 to 2009, he played for French club RC Orléans, a club with a number of German internationals in its ranks at the time. From 2009, he played in Italy's highest league, the Super 10 (now Top12), for Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato.[2] At the end of the 2011–12 season he switched to the French second division side U.S. Dax.[5]

Von Grumbkow is also regularly part of the German sevens squad and played for his country at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg and the 2009 London Sevens.[6]

Honours

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Club

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National team

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Stats

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Clemens von Grumbkow's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[4][7]

National team

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European Nations Cup

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Year Team Competition Games Points Place
2006–2008 Germany European Nations Cup Second Division 7 0 Champions
2008–2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division 10 5 6th – Relegated
2010–2012 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 2 0 4th
2012–2014 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 2 5 ongoing

Friendlies & other competitions

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Year Team Competition Games Points
2009 Germany Friendly 1 0
  • Updated 28 April 2013

Club

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Year Team Competition Games Points Place
2006–07 RC Orléans Fédérale 1 13 25
2007–08 18 15
2008–09 16 10
2009–10 Cavalieri Prato National Championship of Excellence 16 5
2010–11 14 20
2011–12 15 40
2012–13 Dax Rugby Pro D2
  • Updated 30 April 2012

References

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  1. ^ Clemens von Grumbkow scrum.com, accessed: 23 February 2010
  2. ^ a b c VON GRUMBKOW CLEMENS Archived 31 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian) Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato website, accessed: 23 February 2010
  3. ^ Clemens von Grumbkow (in German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
  4. ^ a b Clemens von Grumbkow profile at totalrugby.de, accessed: 23 February 2010
  5. ^ Nationalspieler von Grumbkow wechselt in die französische PRO D2 (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 9 June 2012, accessed: 24 June 2012
  6. ^ IRB website: Germany squad[permanent dead link], accessed: 28 May 2009
  7. ^ Clemens von Grumbkow profile at itsrugby.fr (in French) accessed: 25 February 2010
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