| Full name | Thorsten Wiedemann | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 4, 1985 | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| - 2006 2006 - 2009 2007 2009 |
Heidelberger RK TSV Handschuhsheim Hamilton Marist RFC Heidelberger RK USC Rugby |
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| correct as of 18 March 2010. | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010 - | Sunshine Coast Stingrays | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 - 2009 | Germany | 6 | (24) |
| correct as of 18 March 2010. | |||
Thorsten Wiedemann (born 4 October 1985)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby and the German national rugby union team.
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Wiedemann grew up in Heidelberg, playing rugby for the Heidelberger RK. He joined TSV Handschuhsheim for three season, alongside his coach, in 2006. He spend some time in New Zealand in 2007,[2] playing for the Hamilton Marist RFC.
He made his debut for Germany on 29 September 2007 in a friendly against Switzerland. He made his last game for Germany to date against Portugal on 21 February 2009. He was also part of the squad for the Russia game on 2 May 2009 but was not substituted in.
In the 2008-09 season, while playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim, he was the top-scorer in the Bundesliga with 212 points. He joined the Heidelberger RK for the 2009-10 season but emigrated to Australia during the winter break.[3][4] He now plays for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby.[5]
In 2011, he made appearances for the reserve team of the University of the Sunshine Coast.[6]
Thorsten Wiedemann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[7]
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2008-09 | TSV Handschuhsheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 16 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 1 | 6th |
| 2009-10 | Heidelberger RK | 11 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 2010 | Sunshine Coast Stingrays | Queensland Premier Rugby | ||||||
| 2011 | USC Rugby | Sunshine Coast RU |
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 4 | 11 | 6th — Relegated |
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
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