Pierre Faber (born 29 March 1978)
accessed: 7 March 2010 is a retired
German
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international
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rugby union
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player, playing for the
RG Heidelberg
The RG Heidelberg (''german: Rudergesellschaft Heidelberg'', literally "Heidelberg Rowing Club") is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.
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in the
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and the
German national rugby union team
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His last game for Germany was against Russia on 2 May 2009. Faber ended his rugby career in December 2009.
Nationalmannschaftsprop Pierre Faber beendet Karriere
totalrugby.de, published: 6 December 2009, accessed: 7 March 2010
Of French
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origin, Faber played rugby for Stade Dijonnais and RC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...
before joining the RG Heidelberg in 2008 for his final rugby years.[Pierre Faber profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 7 March 2010
Honours
National team
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- Division 2
** Champions: 2008
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Stats
Pierre Faber's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
Club
* ''As of 15 December 2010''
National team
* ''As of 15 December 2010''
References
External links
Pierre Faber
at scrum.com
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Pierre Faber
at totalrugby.de
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1978 births
Living people
German rugby union players
Germany international rugby union players
RG Heidelberg players
Rugby union props
German expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in France
German expatriate sportspeople in France