Mark Kuhlmann (born 18 August 1969) is a retired
German
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rugby union
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player, having played for the
DRC Hannover
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in the
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and the
German national rugby union team. He captained Germany for a lengthy period of time during his career in the national team. He is, behind
Horst Kemmling, Germany's second-most capped rugby player.
Kuhlmann was, from 2008 to 2012, the coach of
SC Neuenheim
The SC Neuenheim is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Having won nine men's and twelve women's German championships as of 2013, the club is one of the most accomplished in Germany.
History
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[Mark Kuhlmann profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 22 March 2010 Before joining Neuenheim in 2008, Kuhlmann had spent his entire coaching and playing career with the DRC Hannover, in an era when ''DRC'' took out six German championships and three national cup wins.
In March 2009, Kuhlmann stepped down as joint coach of Germany after three and a half years in office, while the other two coaches
Rudolf Finsterer and
Bruno Stolorz, remained in the job.
After not having played in 2008-09, he made one appearance for ''SCN'' in the 2009-10 Bundesliga season. Kuhlmann indicated that the 2011-12 season would be his last as coach of SCN, is contract not being extended at the end of the season.
TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013
totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012
Honours
Club
* German rugby union championship
** Champions: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
** Runners up: 2003, 2004
* German rugby union cup
** Winner: 2002, 2003, 2006
** Runners up: 1997, 2004, 2005
* German sevens championship
** Runners up: 1999
Stats
Mark Kuhlmann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[Mark Kuhlmann player profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 1 April 2010
Club
* ''As of 18 May 2010''
References
External links
*
Mark Kuhlmann
at totalrugby.de
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1969 births
Living people
German rugby union coaches
German rugby union players
Germany international rugby union players
DRC Hannover players
SC Neuenheim players
Rugby union centres