| Rafael Pyrasch | |
| Birth Name: | Rafael Pyrasch |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1986 |
| Height: | 1.73m (05.68feet) |
| Weight: | 82kg (181lb) |
| Ru Position: | Wing |
| Years1: | - 2010 2010 - present |
| Clubs1: | HRK |
| Apps1: | ? 92 |
| Points1: | ? (125) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 11 May 2012 |
| Repyears1: | 2007 - |
| Repcaps1: | 28 |
| Reppoints1: | 35 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 27 August 2018 |
| Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 24 |
Rafael Pyrasch (born 6 August 1986)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Pyrasch played in the 2011-2015 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, which the club won.
He made his debut for Germany against Switzerland in a friendly on 29 September 2007.
His club, DSV 78/08 Ricklingen, won the 2nd Bundesliga title in 2008-2009 and earned promotion to the Rugby-Bundesliga, now playing as DSV 78 Hannover.
Pyrasch has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 Hannover Sevens[2] and the 2009 London Sevens[3] World Series.
Pyrasch (Staff Sergeant) got contracted by the German Army (Bundeswehr) 2010 to become a professional player in the Sports- Company to play Rugby 7s for Germany and to representing the German Army.
Rafael Pyrasch's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[4]
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | DSV 78/08 Ricklingen | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st - Promoted |
| 2009-10 | DSV 78 Hannover | Rugby-Bundesliga EPCR CUP | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th |
| 2010-2015 | Heidelberger RK | 17 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1st - Champions | |
| 2011-2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st - Champions |
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | European Nations Cup First Division | 5 | 0 | 6th - Relegated | ||
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 1st - Promoted |
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 5 | |
| 2008 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |