Mark Schulze

Mark Schulze was a South African-born German international rugby player who played for both the Germany national rugby union team, which he captained on occasion,^[1] and Germany Sevens team^[2] from 1996 to 2000.^[1]

Schulze attended the German School in Hermannsburg, KwaZulu-Natal^[3] and Natal University.^[4] He was a member of various Natal squads before transferring to TSV Victoria Linden in Hanover, with whom he reached the finals of the 1996 and 1997 German Championships.^[5] He later spent a season with RG Heidelberg with whom he reached the finals of the 1999 German Championship.^[1]

Schulze represented Germany in the FIRA Tournament from 1996 to 2000,^[1] Rugby World Cup qualification matches^[1] and in the European Nations Cup.^{[citation needed]}

He was also a member of the Germany Sevens team, which reached the Plate Final of the 1997 Punta Del Este Sevens,^[6] won the Bowl Final of the 1997 Paris Sevens,^[7] and contested the Bowl Final of the 2000 IRB World Sevens tournament in Punta del Este.^{[citation needed]}

He retired from rugby after the German Rugby Federation Centenary Match against the Barbarians in 2000.^{[citation needed]}