Marten Strauch (born 25 September 1986 in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

)Marten Strauch profile at scrum.com
accessed: 6 March 2010 is a German

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player, playing for the

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in the

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and the

German national rugby union team The Germany national rugby union team (German: Deutsche Rugby-Union-Nationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international competitions. It currently plays at the second level of European rugby but is yet to qualify for the Rugby Worl ...

. Strauch made his debut for Germany on 21 April 2007 against Ukraine. He is playing rugby since 1991.Marten Strauch profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 6 March 2010 Strauch has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the

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, where Germany finished 8th.Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds
World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009

Honours

National team

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- Division 2 ** Champions:

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Stats

Marten Strauch's personal statistics in club and international rugby:

Club

* ''As of 30 April 2012''

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions

* ''As of 28 April 2013''

References

External links

Marten Strauch
at scrum.com *
Marten Strauch
at totalrugby.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Strauch, Marten 1986 births Living people German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players RG Heidelberg players SC Neuenheim players Rugby union centres Sportspeople from Heidelberg