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Mark Schulze

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Mark Schulze
Place of birthNatal Province, South Africa
SchoolDeutsche Schule Hermannsburg
UniversityUniversity of Natal
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989-1993 Natal University ()
1994-1995 Old Boys (Durban) ()
1996-1997 TSV Victoria Linden ()
1999 RG Heidelberg ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997-1998 LondonScottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-1994 Natal Duikers/B ()
1995-1996 PSW ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2000 Germany
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1996–2000 Germany

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]

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Club

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Germany Sevens Team

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e 100 Jahre Deutsche Rugby-Verband, Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
  2. ^ RP ONLINE (7 June 2000). "Qualifikations-Turnier in Heidelberg: Rugby: Nationalmannschaft hofft auf WM-Endrunde". RP ONLINE.
  3. ^ "The history of school rugby – Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg". theseflippingtimes.com.
  4. ^ "Witness".
  5. ^ "TSV Victoria Linden e.V. - Rugby". victoria-linden.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  6. ^ 10 anos de Seven en Punta del Este, Pedro Bordaberry, British Schools Old Boys Club, 1999
  7. ^ Champagne Rugby, John Blondin, The National Publishing Group Pty Limited, 1997, ISBN 0646340387

References

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  • "100 Jahre Deutscher Rugby-Verband", Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
  • "10 anos de Seven en Punta del Este", Pedro Bordaberry, British Schools Old Boys Club, 1999
  • "Champagne Rugby", John Blondin, The National Publishing Group Pty Limited, 1997, ISBN 0646340387