Mark Sztyndera
| Full name | Mark Sztyndera | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt am Main | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? - 2009 2009 – 2012 2012–present |
 Eintracht RKH SC 1880  Niort |
? ? 47 | ? ? (260) |
| correct as of 30 April 2012. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–present | Germany | 8 | (5) |
| correct as of 28 April 2013. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| Germany 7's | |||
Mark Sztyndera (born 28 February 1986)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for Stade Niortais and the German national rugby union team.
Sztyndera played in the 2010 and 2011 German championship final for SC 1880 Frankfurt, both of which the club lost.
Sztyndera joined multiple German champions SC 1880 Frankfurt at the end of the 2008–09 season, leaving his previous club, the RK Heusenstamm.[2] He originally hails from the rugby department of Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] After the 2011–12 season he left Frankfurt to join French side Niortais to play alongside another German international, Robert Mohr.[4]
He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009.[1]
Sztyndera has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 London Sevens.[5]
With thirteen tries, he was his club's best try scorer in the 2009–10 season.
Honors
Club
- German rugby union championship
- Runners up: 2010
- German sevens championship
- Runners-up: 2009
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2010
Stats
Mark Sztyndera'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 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7th |
| 2009–10 | SC 1880 Frankfurt | 17 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1st – Runners-up | |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2nd – Runners up | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2nd – Semi-finals |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 3 | 5 | 6th – Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 1 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2009 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 28 April 2013
References
- 1 2 Mark Sztyndera profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (German) totalrugby.de, published: 11 November 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
- 1 2 Mark Sztyndera profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 24 March 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 5 September 2012
- ↑ Germany ready to take on world's best IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
External links
- Mark Sztyndera at scrum.com
- (German) Mark Sztyndera at totalrugby.de
- (German) [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=7ck9iq Mark Sztyndera] at the DRV website