Michael Kerr (born 23 April 1974) is a German
international rugby union player, playing for the
RG Heidelberg in the
Rugby-Bundesliga and the
Germany national rugby union team. He is originally from New Zealand and qualified to play for Germany after five years of residence in the country.
He made his last game for Germany against a Welsh Districts XV on 24 February 2007. He has also played for the
Germany national rugby league team in 2007, being threatened with a ban by the German rugby union coach if he did so.
Kerr, the nephew of the late Bruce Kerr, a legendary player and coach of
SC Neuenheim
The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2013, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.
History
Form ...
also played for this club, but missed the 2008-09 season because of a back injury. For the 2009-10 season, he moved to the
Heidelberger TV
The Heidelberger TV is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like basketball, tennis and badminton.
The club has three German rugby union champio ...
, a team just relegated from the
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2. Rugby-Bundesliga is the second-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the Rugby-Bundesliga, the top-tier of German rugby, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the third tie ...
, to help the club return to the second division.
Heidelberger TV mit drei weiteren Neuzugängen
accessed: 5 April 2010
Stats
Michael Kerr's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[Michael Kerr profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 5 April 2010
Club
* ''As of 25 August 2011''
National team
* ''As of 5 April 2010''
References
External links
*
Michael Kerr
at totalrugby.de
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1974 births
Living people
New Zealand rugby union players
German people of New Zealand descent
Naturalized citizens of Germany
Germany national rugby league team players
Dual-code rugby internationals
SC Neuenheim players
Heidelberger TV players
RG Heidelberg players
Rugby union flankers
New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
Expatriate rugby union players in Germany
Germany international rugby union players
New Zealand expatriate rugby union players