Clemens von Grumbkow (born 22 July 1983) is a German

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player, playing for the U.S. Dax in the French

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Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato website, accessed: 23 February 2010 He made his debut for Germany in a game against Poland in 2003.

Biography

Von Grumbkow was born in Leimen, and originally played for

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in Germany, being part of the club's national championship-winning team in 2003 and 2004,Clemens von Grumbkow profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 23 February 2010 before joining New Zealand club Stoke RFC for the 2005 season. From 2006 to 2009, he played for French club

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, 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

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), for Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato. At the end of the 2011–12 season he switched to the French second division side U.S. Dax. Von Grumbkow is also regularly part of the German sevens squad and played for his country at the

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and the 2009 London Sevens.

Honours

Club

* German rugby union championship ** Champions: 2003, 2004

National team

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– Division 2 ** Champions:

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Stats

Clemens von Grumbkow's personal statistics in club and international rugby:Clemens von Grumbkow profile at itsrugby.fr
accessed: 25 February 2010

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions

* ''Updated 28 April 2013''

Club

* ''Updated 30 April 2012''

References

External links

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Clemens von Grumbkow profile at totalrugby.de

Clemens von Grumbkow
at the '' DRV'' website {{DEFAULTSORT:Grumbkow, Clemens 1983 births Living people German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Cavalieri Prato players RC Orléans players SC Neuenheim players Rugby union centres People from Leimen (Baden) Sportspeople from Karlsruhe (region) Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Expatriate rugby union players in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in France German expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand German expatriate sportspeople in Italy German expatriate rugby union players US Dax players