Robert Mohr (rugby union) explained

Robert Mohr
Birth Name:Robert Mohr
Birth Date:1978 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Hannover, West Germany
Height:1.92m (06.3feet)
Weight:111kg (245lb)
Ru Position:Number eight
Ru Clubyears:1999 – 2002
2002 – 2012
2012 – 2013
Ru Proclubs: Bourgoin
La Rochelle
Niort
Ru Clubcaps:58
292
16
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
(25)
(0)
Ru Clubupdate:24 June 2012
Ru Nationalyears:2008 – 2015
Ru Nationalcaps:33
Ru Nationalpoints:(1)
Repsevensyears1:2009 – 2010
Repsevenscomp1:1

Robert Mohr (born 25 August 1978) is a retired German international rugby union player, having played professionally in France for Bourgoin, La Rochelle, Niort and for the German national rugby union team. He is one of the few players in the history of the German team who was a professional.[1]

Biography

Mohr was born in Hannover on 25 August 1978.[2]

He played for Bourgoin in the Heineken Cup in 1999–2000.[3]

Mohr scored a try in Germany's home game against Spain in the qualifying for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, which the team won.[4]

The German rugby federation repeatedly tried to have Mohr released for the team but his club refused despite being obliged to.[1]

Mohr and his club, La Rochelle, finished in the top five of the French second division in each season from 2007 through 2010. After failing to earn promotion in the first three seasons, losing in the promotion semi-finals in 2008 and 2009 and in the final in 2007, the club finally broke through with a win over Lyon in the 2010 promotion final. After ten years with La Rochelle he announced his departure from the club in 2012. Being thought after by German club DSV 78 Hannover he decided to stay in France and join third division side Stade Niortais instead.[5] He played his last competitive rugby match on 6 April 2013, when he fielded for Germany against Sweden in a 73–17 victory. Mohr retired after this match from international and club rugby and will work for a drink vending machine manufacturer and also act as a talent scout for La Rochelle.[6] He however returned to the German team one more time in May 2014 in the decisive world cup qualifier against Russia which Germany lost.[7]

He was part of Germany's 7's side at the 2009 Hannover Sevens.[8]

Honours

Club

Stats

Robert Mohr's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[9] [10]

Club

YearClubDivisionGamesPointsPlace
2001–02CS Bourgoin-JallieuTop 1630
2005–06La RochelleRugby Pro D22908th
2006–0730103rd
2007–082955th
2008–0928104th
2009–103003rd – Promoted
2010–11Top 1416013th – Relegated
2011–12Rugby Pro D22805th
2012–13Stade NiortaisFederale 1160

National team

YearTeamCompetitionGamesPointsPlace
2008–2010GermanyEuropean Nations Cup First Division406th – Relegated
2010–2012GermanyEuropean Nations Cup Division 1B204th
2012–2014GermanyEuropean Nations Cup Division 1B45ongoing

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/330/457985/text/ Die Wucht der Gegner
  2. http://www.scrum.com/celticleague/rugby/player/91882.html Robert Mohr at scrum.com
  3. http://www.ercrugby.com/fra/36_4571.php?player=2622&includeref=dynamic Robert Mohr stats at ercrugby.com
  4. http://planet-rugby.blogspot.com/2006/05/germany-wins-first-round.html Germany wins first round
  5. http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/5419/36/ Robert Mohr verlässt La Rochelle
  6. http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/5997/37/Deutschland – Schweden: Robert Mohr bestreitet letztes Spiel / Startaufstellung unverändert
  7. http://www.abendblatt.de/sport/welt-des-sports/article128344246/Deutschland-kaempft-in-Hamburg-gegen-Russland-um-das-WM-Ticket.html Deutschland kämpft in Hamburg gegen Russland um das WM-Ticket
  8. http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1401 Deutschland Sevens: Diese 12 sollens richten
  9. http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,6/pid,13/Itemid,250/ Robert Mohr profile at totalrugby.de
  10. http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_3139.html Mohr Robert player stats