Mark Schulze Explained

Mark Schulze
Birth Place:Natal Province, South Africa
Ru Position:Scrum-half
Ru Amateuryears:1989-1993
1994-1995
1996-1997
1999
Ru Amateurclubs: Natal University
Old Boys (Durban)
TSV Victoria Linden
RG Heidelberg
Ru Nationalteam:Germany
Ru Nationalyears:1996–2000
Ru Clubyears:1997-1998
Ru Proclubs: LondonScottish
Ru Provinceyears:1992-1994
1995-1996
Ru Provincecaps:Duikers/B
Repsevensyears1:1996–2000
Repsevensteam1:Germany
School:Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg
University:University of Natal

Mark Schulze was a South African-born German international rugby player who played for both the Germany national rugby union team, which he captained on occasion,[1] and Germany Sevens team[2] from 1996 to 2000.[1]

Schulze attended the German School in Hermannsburg, KwaZulu-Natal[3] and Natal University.[4] He was a member of various squads before transferring to TSV Victoria Linden in Hanover, with whom he reached the finals of the 1996 and 1997 German Championships.[5] He later spent a season with RG Heidelberg with whom he reached the finals of the 1999 German Championship.[1]

Schulze represented Germany in the FIRA Tournament from 1996 to 2000,[1] Rugby World Cup qualification matches[1] and in the European Nations Cup.

He was also a member of the Germany Sevens team, which reached the Plate Final of the 1997 Punta Del Este Sevens,[6] won the Bowl Final of the 1997 Paris Sevens,[7] and contested the Bowl Final of the 2000 IRB World Sevens tournament in Punta del Este.

He retired from rugby after the German Rugby Federation Centenary Match against the Barbarians in 2000.

Honours

Club

Germany Sevens Team

References

Notes and References

  1. 100 Jahre Deutsche Rugby-Verband, Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
  2. Web site: Qualifikations-Turnier in Heidelberg: Rugby: Nationalmannschaft hofft auf WM-Endrunde. RP ONLINE. RP ONLINE. 7 June 2000.
  3. Web site: The history of school rugby – Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg. theseflippingtimes.com.
  4. Web site: Witness.
  5. Web site: TSV Victoria Linden e.V. - Rugby. victoria-linden.de. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304204455/http://www.victoria-linden.de/victoria/index.php?article_id=5. 2012-03-04.
  6. 10 anos de Seven en Punta del Este, Pedro Bordaberry, British Schools Old Boys Club, 1999
  7. Champagne Rugby, John Blondin, The National Publishing Group Pty Limited, 1997,