Markus Walger

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Markus Walger
Rugby union career
Full name	Markus Walger
Date of birth	(1979-08-24) August 24, 1979
Place of birth	Offenbach, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Occupation(s)	Electrician
Playing career
Position	Wing
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	RK Heusenstamm
correct as of 6 March 2010.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
- 2008	Germany	17
correct as of 6 March 2010.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
	Germany 7's

Markus Walger (born 24 August 1979 in Offenbach am Main)^[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK Heusenstamm in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Walger's last game for Germany, his 17th international, was against Spain on 15 November 2008. He is the brother of Dennis Walger, also a German international.^[2]

He plays rugby since he was six years old.^[3]

Walger has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens,^[4] the 2006 London Sevens ^[5] and the World Games 2005 in Duisburg,^[6] where Germany finished 8th.^[7]

Honours

Club

German sevens championship
- Champions: 2006

National team

European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008

Stats

Markus Walger's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[3]

Club

Year	Club	Division	Games	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Place
2008-09	RK Heusenstamm	Rugby-Bundesliga	16	5	0	0	0	7th
2009-10			18	7	0	0	0	8th
2010-11			15	0	0	0	0	9th
2011-12			17	2	0	0	0	10th

As of 29 April 2012

National team

European Nations Cup

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2006-2008	Germany	European Nations Cup Second Division	3	0	Champions
2008-2010	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	1	0	6th — Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2007	Germany	Friendly	1	15

As of 6 March 2010

References

↑ Markus Walger profile at scrum.com accessed: 6 March 2010
↑ TotalRugby Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 1. Spieltag 2009/2010 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 19 March 2010
↑ 3.0 3.1 Markus Walger profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 6 March 2010
↑ Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens (German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
↑ Markus Walger at the Hannover Sevens website (German) accessed: 6 March 2010
↑ Markus Walger at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 6 March 2010
↑ Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009

External links

Markus Walger at scrum.com
(German) Markus Walger at totalrugby.de
Markus Walger (German) at the Hannover Sevens website

v t e Germany squad – 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division

Forwards	Baracat Brenner Coly Danso Faber Fischer Hug Kasten Krause Mainzer Pipa Schmidt (c) Sieber Tekkal Thier Trick Van Look Wacha Widiker Wilhelm Williams

Backs	Chaule Davies Eckert Franke Grzanna Güngör Michau Moutsinga Simm Strauch Takaendesa Von Grumbkow Walger Werle Weselek

Coach	Finsterer Stolorz Kuhlmann

v t e Germany squad – 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division

Forwards	Baracat Brenner Coly Danso Didebashvili Elloway Faber Hauck Hinds-Johnson Houston Hug Kasten Krause Metz Mohr Pipa Poppmeier Preussner Rosenthal Schliwa Schmidt (c) Sieber (c) Tekkal Trick Tussac Van Look Wacha Widiker Wilhelm

Backs	Brierley Buckman Chaule D. Davies K. Davies Eckert G. Franke M. Franke Grzanna Güngör (c) Hackl Heimpel C. Liebig S. Liebig Pagnon Pyrasch Simm Strauch Sztyndera Takaendesa Ulrich Von Grumbkow Walger Weselek Wiedemann

Coach	Finsterer Stolorz Kuhlmann

Persondata
Name	Walger, Markus
Alternative names
Short description	German rugby union player
Date of birth	24 August 1979
Place of birth	Offenbach, Germany
Date of death
Place of death

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