Mark Sztyndera (born 28 February 1986)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for Stade Niortais and the German national rugby union team.

Mark Sztyndera
Birth nameMark Sztyndera
Date of birth (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthFrankfurt am Main
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
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- 2009
2009 – 2012
2012–present
Germany Eintracht
Germany RKH
Germany SC 1880
France Niort
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47
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(260)
Correct as of 30 April 2012
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–present Germany 20 (20)
Correct as of 28 April 2013
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
Germany 7's

Sztyndera played in the 2010 and 2011 German championship final for SC 1880 Frankfurt, both of which the club lost.

Sztyndera joined multiple German champions SC 1880 Frankfurt at the end of the 2008–09 season, leaving his previous club, the RK Heusenstamm.[2] He originally hails from the rugby department of Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] After the 2011–12 season he left Frankfurt to join French side Niortais to play alongside another German international, Robert Mohr.[4]

He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009.[1]

Sztyndera has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2009 London Sevens.[5]

With thirteen tries, he was his club's best try scorer in the 2009–10 season.

Honors

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Club

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Stats

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Mark Sztyndera's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[3]

Club

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Year Club Division Games Tries Con Pen DG Place
2008–09 RK Heusenstamm Rugby-Bundesliga 14 9 8 7 0 7th
2009–10 SC 1880 Frankfurt 17 13 16 12 0 1st – Runners-up
2010–11 14 7 4 2 0 2nd – Runners up
2011–12 16 6 15 6 0 2nd – Semi-finals
  • As of 30 April 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 3 5 6th – Relegated
2010–2012 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 2 0 4th
2012–2014 Germany European Nations Cup Division 1B 1 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 Mark Sztyndera profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
  2. ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 11 November 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
  3. ^ a b Mark Sztyndera profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 24 March 2010
  4. ^ TotalRugby Wechselbörse 2012/2013 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 5 September 2012
  5. ^ Germany ready to take on world's best[permanent dead link] IRB website, published: 20 May 2009, accessed: 2 March 2010
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