Clemens von Grumbkow

Clemens von Grumbkow (born 22 July 1983)^[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the U.S. Dax in the French Rugby Pro D2.^[2] He made his debut for Germany in a game against Poland in 2003.^[3]

Clemens von Grumbkow

Birth name	Clemens von Grumbkow
Date of birth	(1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Leimen, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–2004 SC Neuenheim () 2005 Stoke RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2009 RC Orléans 47 (50) 2009-2012 Cavalieri 59 (75) 2012–2013 U.S. Dax 12 (5) 2013- Cavalieri 10 (20) Correct as of 28 January 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003– Germany 33 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps Germany

Biography

Von Grumbkow was born in Leimen, and originally played for SC Neuenheim in Germany, being part of the club's national championship-winning team in 2003 and 2004,^[4] before joining New Zealand club Stoke RFC for the 2005 season.^[2] From 2006 to 2009, he played for French club RC Orléans, a club with a number of German internationals in its ranks at the time. From 2009, he played in Italy's highest league, the Super 10 (now Top12), for Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato.^[2] At the end of the 2011–12 season he switched to the French second division side U.S. Dax.^[5]

Von Grumbkow is also regularly part of the German sevens squad and played for his country at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg and the 2009 London Sevens.^[6]

Honours

Club

• German rugby union championship
  • Champions: 2003, 2004

National team

• European Nations Cup – Division 2
  • Champions: 2008

Stats

Clemens von Grumbkow's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[4][7]

National team

European Nations Cup

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2006–2008	Germany	European Nations Cup Second Division	7	0	Champions
2008–2010	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	10	5	6th – Relegated
2010–2012	Germany	European Nations Cup Division 1B	2	0	4th
2012–2014	Germany	European Nations Cup Division 1B	2	5	ongoing

Friendlies & other competitions

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2009	Germany	Friendly	1	0

• Updated 28 April 2013

Club

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2006–07	RC Orléans	Fédérale 1	13	25
2007–08			18	15
2008–09			16	10
2009–10	Cavalieri Prato	National Championship of Excellence	16	5
2010–11			14	20
2011–12			15	40
2012–13	Dax	Rugby Pro D2

• Updated 30 April 2012