Fabian Heimpel (born 21 August 1990) accessed: 20 March 2010 is a German
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German national rugby union team
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Biography
Heimpel made his debut for Germany against Portugal on 27 February 2010. He has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 Hannover Sevens.
Heimpel was top scorer of the Rugby-Bundesliga in 2009–10, with 225 points. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Heimpel, together with his friend Florian Wehrspann, moved to
South Africa
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for a year, to join University of Cape Town RFC, a team the former German international Bodo Sieber used to play for, but opted to return to Germany early.
Heimpel was one of four German rugby players, together with Mustafa Güngör,
Raphael Pyrasch
Rafael Pyrasch (born 6 August 1986) accessed: 17 March 2010 is a German
and Bastian Himmer, who were promised by the ''DRV'' that they could join the ''Sportkompanie'' of the
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, a special sports unit within the German Army. This was, however, not the case, with no places available in the unit for male rugby players until 2012. This led to great resentment by the players towards the ''DRV'' and its then-chairman Claus-Peter Bach because all four had turned down other options in favour of the promised place in the ''Sportkompanie''. Heimpel subsequently opted out of military service altogether and chose civilian service instead.
Heimpel competed for
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at the
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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in
Cape Town
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Honours
Club
* German sevens championship
** Champions: 2009
Personal
* Rugby-Bundesliga
** Top scorer: 2009–10
May 2018- September 2018 Vice European Champion Grand Prix Series Moscow, Exteter, Marcoussis and Lodz
- August 2018 German Champions 7's, Heusenstamm
- April 2018 World Series Qualifier 7's, Hong Kong (finalist)
- September 2017 Oktoberfest 7's, Munich
- July 2017 German Champions 7's, Heidelberg
- June 2017 - July 2017 European Grand Prix Series Moscow, Exteter, Clermont and Lodz)
- April 2017 World Series Qualifier 7's, Hong Kong (finalist)
- June 2016 - September 2016 European Grand Prix Series Moscow, Exeter, Gdansk)
- July 2016 German Champions 7's, Heidelberg
- June 2016 Olympic Qualification Repechage, Monaco
- July 2015 German Champions 7's, Heusenstamm
- June 2015 - July 2015 European Championship Grand Prix Series Moscow, Bucharest, Manchester and Lyon
- June 2014- July 2014 European Championship Grand Prix Series Moscow, Bucharest, Manchester and Lyon
- June 2013 - July 2013 European Championship Grand Prix Series Bucharest, Lyon
- June 2012 - July 2012 European Championship Grand Prix Series Lyon, Moscow, Odense
- July 2011 Promotion from B Division to Grand Prix Series
- July 2009 European Championships Hanover 7's (debut)
- July 2009 German Champion 7's, Heusenstamm
- July 2008 German Champion 7's, Heusenstamm
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