Christian Hug (born 24 March 1982 in

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) is a German

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player, playing for the

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in the

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and the German national rugby union team.

Biography

Hug played for Germany on a number of occasions and his last international was a friendly against Switzerland in 2007. On domestic level, he won two German championships with his club team in 2003 and 2004 against

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and made losing appearances in the 2001 finals against

and again in 2006 against

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Honours

National team

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- Division 2 ** Champions:

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Club

* German rugby union championship ** Winner: 2003, 2004 ** Runners up: 2001, 2006 * German rugby union cup ** Winner: 2001 ** Runners up: 2002

Stats

Christian Hug's personal statistics in club and international rugby:Christian Hug profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 25 February 2010

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions

* ''As of 15 December 2010''

Club

* ''As of 30 April 2012''

References

External links

Christian Hug profile at totalrugby.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hug, Christian 1982 births Living people Rugby union locks German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players SC Neuenheim players Sportspeople from Heidelberg