Anjo Buckmann (born 1 March 1989)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Anjo Buckmann
Birth nameAnjo Buckmann
Date of birth (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
South Africa Hoer-Volks-School Falkon's ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- 2009
2009 - present
Germany TSV H
Germany HRK
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53
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(125)
Correct as of 11 May 2012
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 -  Germany 9 (0)
Correct as of 28 April 2013

Biography

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Buckmann played in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, with the club winning all of them. He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009.[1]

Buckmann left the TSV Handschuhsheim at the end of the 2008-09 season to join the Heidelberger RK.[2] He was part of a group of German players which were sent to South Africa in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Sharks Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy program.[3]

Buckman competed for Germany at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4]

Honours

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Club

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Stats

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Anjo Buckmann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[5]

Club

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Year Club Division Games Tries Con Pen DG Place
2008-09 TSV Handschuhsheim Rugby-Bundesliga 7 2 0 0 0 6th
2009-10 Heidelberger RK Rugby-Bundesliga 18 5 0 0 0 3rd — Champions
2010-11 18 11 0 0 0 1st — Champions
2011-12 16 9 0 0 0 1st — Champions
  • As of 11 May 2012

National team

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European Nations Cup

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Year Team Competition Games Points Place
2008-2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division 1 0 6th — Relegated
2010–2012 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 4 0 4th
2012–2014 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 2 0 ongoing

Friendlies & other competitions

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Year Team Competition Games Points
2009 Germany Friendly 1 0
2010 1 0
  • As of 28 April 2013

References

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  1. ^ a b Anjo Buckmann profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
  2. ^ TotalRugby Interview mit Anjo Buckman (HRK) (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 30 August 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
  3. ^ . He returned to the TSV Handschuhsheim in August 2017. Sechs Talente zum Lernen nach Südafrika (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
  4. ^ "Country Summary: Germany - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  5. ^ Anjo Buckman profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 24 March 2010
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