Benjamin Danso (born 9 January 1984)
accessed: 5 March 2010 is a German
international
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rugby union
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player, playing for the
Heidelberger RK
The Heidelberger Ruderklub (Heidelberger RK or HRK for short) is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.
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in the
Rugby-Bundesliga
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and the
German national rugby union team
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.
Danso played in the 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, which the club both won.
He plays rugby since 2004. He originally played for the
DRC Hannover
The DRC Hannover is a German rugby union club from Hannover, currently playing in the Rugby-Regionalliga. The club should not be confused with the ''DRC 1884 Hannover'', a rowing club and a separate entity.
History
The club was formed in 1905 in ...
in the Bundesliga but left the club after its relegation in 2009 to join Heidelberger RK.
[Benjamin Danso profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 5 March 2010 He made his debut for Germany in 2006 in a game against Switzerland. His final match was in 2016, in a test between Germany and Spain in Cologne.
Honours
Club
*
German rugby union championship
** Champions:
2010
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,
2011
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, 2012, 2013
*
German rugby union cup
** Winners: 2006, 2011
National team
*
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- Division 2
** Champions:
2008
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Stats
Benjamin Danso's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
Club
*
''As of 4 December 2013''
National team
European Nations Cup
Friendlies & other competitions
*
''As of 4 December 2013''
References
External links
Benjamin Dansoat scrum.com
*
Benjamin Dansoat totalrugby.de
*
Benjamin Dansoat the ''
DRV'' website
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1984 births
Living people
German rugby union players
Germany international rugby union players
DRC Hannover players
Heidelberger RK players
Rugby union locks