Mark Kuhlmann
Germany international rugby union player
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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.[2] He is, behind Horst Kemmling, Germany's second-most capped rugby player.[3]
| Born | Mark Kuhlmann 18 August 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kuhlmann was, from 2008 to 2012,[4] the coach of SC Neuenheim.[5] Before joining Neuenheim in 2008, Kuhlmann had spent his entire coaching and playing career with the DRC Hannover,[6] 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.[7]
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,[8] is contract not being extended at the end of the season.[9]
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:[10]
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
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| 2009-10 | SC Neuenheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th |
- As of 18 May 2010