Mark Kuhlmann

Mark Kuhlmann

Full name	Mark Kuhlmann
Date of birth	August 18, 1969 (1969-08-18) (age 42)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
- 2008 2008 -	DRC Hannover SC Neuenheim
correct as of 1 April 2010.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Germany
correct as of 22 March 2010.
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
- 2008 2006 - 2009 2008 -	DRC Hannover Germany SC Neuenheim
Rugby union career

Mark Kuhlmann (born 18 August 1969) is a retired German international rugby union player, having played for the DRC Hannover in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team. He captained Germany for a lengthy period of time during his career in the national team.^[1] He is, behind Horst Kemmling, Germany's second-most capped rugby player.^[2]

He is currently, since 2008,^[3] the coach of SC Neuenheim.^[4] Before joining Neuenheim in 2008, Kuhlmann had spent his entire coaching and playing career with the DRC Hannover,^[5] in an era when DRC took out six German championships and three national cup wins.

In March 2009, Kuhlmann stepped down as joint coach of Germany after three and a half years in office, while the other two coaches Rudolf Finsterer and Bruno Stolorz, remained in the job.^[6]

After not having played in 2008-09, he made one appearance for SCN in the 2009-10 Bundesliga season. Kuhlmann indicated that the 2011-12 season would be his last as coach of SCN.^[7]

Honours

Club

• German rugby union championship
  • Champions: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
  • Runners up: 2003, 2004

• German rugby union cup
  • Winner: 2002, 2003, 2006
  • Runners up: 1997, 2004, 2005

• German sevens championship
  • Runners up: 1999

Stats

Mark Kuhlmann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[8]

Club

Year	Club	Division	Games	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Place
2009-10	SC Neuenheim	Rugby-Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	5th

• As of 18 May 2010

References

1. ^ 26.04.08 - der vorläufige Höhepunkt eines Abenteuers (German) totalrugby.de, published: 17 May 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
2. ^ Rugby im Sportmagazin kicker (German) totalrugby.de, published: 18 November 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
3. ^ Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 1. Spieltag 2008/2009 (German) totalrugby.de, published: 28 August 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
4. ^ Mark Kuhlmann profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 22 March 2010
5. ^ TotalRugby Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 9. Spieltag 2008/2009 (German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 November 2008, accessed: 22 March 2010
6. ^ Mark Kuhlmann nicht mehr DRV-Nationaltrainer (German) Rugby-Journal, published: 9 March 2009, accessed: 25 February 2010
7. ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2011/2012 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 26 August 2011
8. ^ Mark Kuhlmann player profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 1 April 2010

External links

• (German) Mark Kuhlmann at totalrugby.de

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Name	Kuhlmann, Mark
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Date of birth	18 August 1969
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