Mark Sztyndera

Mark Sztyndera (born 28 February 1986)^[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for Stade Niortais and the German national rugby union team.

Mark Sztyndera

Birth name	Mark Sztyndera
Date of birth	(1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Frankfurt am Main
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) ? - 2009 2009 – 2012 2012–present Eintracht RKH SC 1880 Niort ?  ? 47 ?  ? (260) Correct as of 30 April 2012 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–present Germany 20 (20) Correct as of 28 April 2013 National sevens team Years Team Comps Germany 7's

Sztyndera played in the 2010 and 2011 German championship final for SC 1880 Frankfurt, both of which the club lost.

Sztyndera joined multiple German champions SC 1880 Frankfurt at the end of the 2008–09 season, leaving his previous club, the RK Heusenstamm.^[2] He originally hails from the rugby department of Eintracht Frankfurt.^[3] After the 2011–12 season he left Frankfurt to join French side Niortais to play alongside another German international, Robert Mohr.^[4]

He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009.^[1]

Sztyndera has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 London Sevens.^[5]

With thirteen tries, he was his club's best try scorer in the 2009–10 season.

Honors

Club

• German rugby union championship
  • Runners up: 2010
• German sevens championship
  • Runners-up: 2009
• German rugby union cup
  • Winners: 2010

Stats

Mark Sztyndera's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[3]

Club

Year	Club	Division	Games	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Place
2008–09	RK Heusenstamm	Rugby-Bundesliga	14	9	8	7	0	7th
2009–10	SC 1880 Frankfurt		17	13	16	12	0	1st – Runners-up
2010–11			14	7	4	2	0	2nd – Runners up
2011–12			16	6	15	6	0	2nd – Semi-finals

• As of 30 April 2012

National team

European Nations Cup

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2008–2010	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	3	5	6th – Relegated
2010–2012	Germany	European Nations Cup Division 1B	2	0	4th
2012–2014	Germany	European Nations Cup Division 1B	1	0	ongoing

Friendlies & other competitions

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2009	Germany	Friendly	1	0
2010			1	0

• As of 28 April 2013