Thorsten Wiedemann (born 4 October 1985)
accessed: 18 March 2010 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

Wiedemann grew up in

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, playing rugby for the

. He joined

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for two seasons, alongside his coach, in August 2007. He spend some time in

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in 2007 playing for the Hamilton Marist RFC. He made his debut for Germany on 29 September 2007 in a friendly against Switzerland. He made his last game for Germany to date against Portugal on 21 February 2009. He was also part of the squad for the Russia game on 2 May 2009 but was not substituted in. In the 2008–09 season, while playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim, he was the top-scorer in the Bundesliga with 212 points. He joined the Heidelberger RK for the 2009–10 season but emigrated to

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during the winter break. He now plays for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby. After two years in Australia Wiedemann rejoined Heidelberger RK for the 2012-13 Bundesliga season.TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013
totalrugby.de, accessed: 25 June 2012

Honours

Club

* German rugby union cup ** Winners: 2008 ** Runners-up: 2009

Personal

* Rugby-Bundesliga ** Top scorer: 2008-09

Stats

Thorsten Wiedemann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:Thorsten Wiedemann profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 18 March 2010

Club

* ''As of 25 June 2012''

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions

* ''As of 18 March 2010''

References

External links

at scrum.com *
Thorsten Wiedemann
at totalrugby.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiedemann, Thorsten 1985 births Living people German rugby union players Germany international rugby union players TSV Handschuhsheim players Heidelberger RK players Rugby union fly-halves Sportspeople from Heidelberg German expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Australia Expatriate rugby union players in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Australia