Thorsten Wiedemann (born 4 October 1985)
accessed: 18 March 2010 is a German

international International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player, playing for the

Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub (Heidelberger RK or HRK for short) is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. The club is one of only two professional rugby clubs in Germany, the other bei ...

in the

Rugby-Bundesliga The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of the league system for rugby union in Germany, organised by the German Rugby Federation. The league is predominantly amateur, with only one club in the league being officially a professional outfit, t ...

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 Wo ...

Biography

Wiedemann grew up 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 ...

, playing rugby for the

. He joined

TSV Handschuhsheim The TSV Handschuhsheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, handball and tennis. History The club was formed in 18 ...

for two seasons, alongside his coach, in August 2007. He spend some time in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

in 2007 playing for the Hamilton Marist RFC. He made his debut for Germany on 29 September 2007 in a friendly against Switzerland. He made his last game for Germany to date against Portugal on 21 February 2009. He was also part of the squad for the Russia game on 2 May 2009 but was not substituted in. In the 2008–09 season, while playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim, he was the top-scorer in the Bundesliga with 212 points. He joined the Heidelberger RK for the 2009–10 season but emigrated to Australia during the winter break. He now plays for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby. After two years in Australia Wiedemann rejoined Heidelberger RK for the 2012-13 Bundesliga season.TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013
totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012

Honours

Club

* German rugby union cup ** Winners: 2008 ** Runners-up: 2009

Personal

* Rugby-Bundesliga ** Top scorer: 2008-09

Stats

Thorsten Wiedemann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:Thorsten Wiedemann profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 18 March 2010

Club

* ''As of 25 June 2012''

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions

* ''As of 18 March 2010''

References

External links

at scrum.com *
Thorsten Wiedemann
at totalrugby.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiedemann, Thorsten 1985 births Living people German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players TSV Handschuhsheim players Heidelberger RK players Rugby union fly-halves Sportspeople from Heidelberg German expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Australia Expatriate rugby union players in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Australia