Christopher Weselek

Christopher Weselek

Full name	Christopher Weselek
Date of birth	July 27, 1981 (1981-07-27) (age 30)
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Occupation(s)	Police officer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1991 - 2001 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2010	RG Heidelberg Old Wesley RG Heidelberg
correct as of 4 March 2010.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Germany	28
correct as of 21 March 2010.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
	Germany 7's

Christopher Weselek (born 27 July 1981 in Essen)^[1] is a retired German international rugby union player, having last played for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

He plays rugby since 1991,^[2] when he joined the RG Heidelberg through the English Institute in Heidelberg. He played for the RG throughout his career, with the exception of spending a year in Ireland and playing for Old Wesley there.^[3]

Weselek originally retired from the German national team after the Netherlands game on 26 April 2008, his 25th international, but returned to the struggeling German side for the game against Portugal on 27 February 2010.^[4][5]

Weselek has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 and 2009 Hannover Sevens and the 2009 London Sevens.^[3][6]

He is a policeman by profession.^[3] After he was transferred to Stuttgart in hs position, he had to retire from the sport because of work commitments.^[7]

Honours

Club

• German rugby union championship
  • Champions: 2006, 2007
  • Runners up: 2008

• German rugby union cup
  • Winners: 2004

National team

• European Nations Cup - Division 2
  • Champions: 2008

Stats

Christopher Weselek's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[2]

Club

Year	Club	Division	Games	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Place
2007-08	RG Heidelberg	Rugby-Bundesliga	8					2nd — Runners-up
2008-09			1	0	0	0	0	5th
2009-10			12	4	0	0	0	2nd — Semi-finals

• As of 23 December 2010

National team

European Nations Cup

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2006-2008	Germany	European Nations Cup Second Division	8	0	Champions
2008-2010	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	3	0	6th — Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2007	Germany	Friendly	2	0

• As of 21 March 2010

References

1. ^ Christopher Weselek profile at scrum.com accessed: 4 March 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Christopher Weselek profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 4 March 2010
3. ^ ^{a b c} Christopher Weselek (German) at the Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 4 March 2010
4. ^ Kader für EM-Spiel gegen Portugal nominiert (German) Rugby-Journal, published: 19 February 2010, accessed: 4 March 2010
5. ^ 6NB: Last chance for Romania? rugbyrugby.com, accessed: 4 March 2010
6. ^ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
7. ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (German) totalrugby.de, published: 21 August 2010, accessed: 15 December 2010

External links

• Christopher Weselek at scrum.com
• (German) Christopher Weselek at totalrugby.de
• (German) Christopher Weselek at the Hannover Sevens website

Persondata
Name	Weselek, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	27 July 1981
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Date of death
Place of death