Michael Poppmeier (born 24 July 1982 in
Durban
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)
[Michael Poppmeier profile at scrum.com]
accessed: 20 March 2010 is a German
international
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rugby union
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player, playing for the Villagers in South Africa and the
German national rugby union team
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.
He returned to the German side against Georgia on 7 February 2009 after a five-year absence,
having made his last international in 2004.
Poppmeier, born in
South Africa
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, started playing rugby in 2000. He has played for
Villagers,
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 ...
,
Rosslyn Park F.C.
Rosslyn Park Football Club is a rugby union club based in south west London.
History
Founded in 1879 by cricketing friends in north London, at the end of their first season, Charles Hoyer Millar proposed forming a football club to keep the p ...
,
Rugby / Rosslyn Park / Michael Poppmeier
statbunker.com, accessed: 21 March 2010 Lazio Rugby and San Gregorio Rugby so far.[Michael Poppmeier profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 20 March 2010
Stats
Michael Poppmeier's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
National team
* ''As of 8 April 2012''
References
External links
at scrum.com
*
Michael Poppmeier
at totalrugby.de
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1982 births
Living people
DRC Hannover players
German rugby union players
South African people of German descent
Germany international rugby union players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Durban
South African rugby union players
Villager FC players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Heidelberger RK players
Rosslyn Park F.C. players
South African expatriate rugby union players
German expatriate rugby union players
South African expatriate rugby league players in England
South African expatriate sportspeople in Italy
South African expatriate rugby union players in England