Steffen Liebig (born 30 June 1989)
accessed: 24 March 2010 is a German
international
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player, playing for the
Heidelberger RK
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in the
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and the
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Liebig played in the 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, losing the first one and winning the following three. He was one of four try scorers for ''HRK'' in the high-scoring 2010 final and also scored a try in the 2012 game.
He plays rugby since 1993.
[Steffen Liebig profile at totalrugby.de]
accessed: 24 March 2010 His brother,
Christopher Liebig, is also a German international.
He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 6 February 2010.
He was part of a group of German players which were sent to
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in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Academy as part of the
Wild Rugby Academy program.
Sechs Talente zum Lernen nach Südafrika
totalrugby.de, published: 20 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
Honours
Club
* German rugby union championship
** Champions: 2010
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** Runners up: 2009
* German rugby union cup
** Winners: 2011
Stats
Steffen Liebig's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
Club
* ''As of 11 May 2012''
National team
European Nations Cup
Friendlies & other competitions
* ''As of 28 April 2013''
References
External links
Steffen Liebig
at scrum.com
*
Steffen Liebig
at totalrugby.de
*
Steffen Liebig
at the '' DRV'' website
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1989 births
Living people
German rugby union players
Germany international rugby union players
Heidelberger RK players
Rugby union wings