Steffen Liebig
Steffen Liebig (born 30 June 1989)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Birth name | Steffen Liebig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 June 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liebig played in the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, losing the first one and winning the following three. He was one of four try scorers for HRK in the high-scoring 2010 final and also scored a try in the 2012 game.
He plays rugby since 1993.[2] His brother, Christopher Liebig, is also a German international.[3]
He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 6 February 2010.[1]
He was part of a group of German players which were sent to South Africa in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Sharks Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy program.[4]
Honours
Club
- German rugby union championship
- Champions: 2010, 2011
- Runners up: 2009
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2011
Stats
Steffen Liebig's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
2008-09 | Heidelberger RK | Rugby-Bundesliga | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2nd — Runners-up |
2009-10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions | ||
2010-11 | 17 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
2011-12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions |
- As of 11 May 2012
European Nations Cup
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 10 | 4th |
2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 3 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
2010 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
- As of 28 April 2013
References
- Steffen Liebig profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
- Steffen Liebig profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 24 March 2010
- TotalRugby Vorschau - Meisterschaftsfinale (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 22 May 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
- Sechs Talente zum Lernen nach Südafrika (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
External links
- Steffen Liebig at scrum.com
- (in German) Steffen Liebig at totalrugby.de
- (in German) Steffen Liebig at the DRV website