Markus Walger

Markus Walger

Birth name	Markus Walger
Date of birth	(1979-08-24) 24 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Offenbach, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Occupation(s)	Electrician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) RK Heusenstamm () Correct as of 6 March 2010 International career Years Team Apps (Points) - 2008 Germany 17 Correct as of 6 March 2010 National sevens team Years Team Comps Germany 7's

Markus Walger (born 24 August 1979)^[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RK Heusenstamm in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Walger's last game for Germany, his 17th international, was against Spain on 15 November 2008. He is the brother of Dennis Walger, also a German international.^[2]

Walger was born in Offenbach am Main, and has played rugby since he was six years old.^[3]

Walger has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens,^[4] the 2006 London Sevens^[5] and the World Games 2005 in Duisburg,^[6] where Germany finished 8th.^[7]

Honours

Club

• German sevens championship
  • Champions: 2006

National team

• European Nations Cup - Division 2
  • Champions: 2008

Stats

Markus Walger's personal statistics in club and international rugby:^[3]

Club

Year	Club	Division	Games	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Place
2008-09	RK Heusenstamm	Rugby-Bundesliga	16	5	0	0	0	7th
2009-10			18	7	0	0	0	8th
2010-11			15	0	0	0	0	9th
2011-12			17	2	0	0	0	10th

• As of 29 April 2012

National team

European Nations Cup

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points	Place
2006-2008	Germany	European Nations Cup Second Division	3	0	Champions
2008-2010	Germany	European Nations Cup First Division	1	0	6th — Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions

Year	Team	Competition	Games	Points
2007	Germany	Friendly	1	15

• As of 6 March 2010

References

1. Markus Walger profile at scrum.com accessed: 6 March 2010
2. TotalRugby Vorschau 1. Bundesliga - 1. Spieltag 2009/2010 (in German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 19 March 2010
3. Markus Walger profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 6 March 2010
4. Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in German) Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010
5. Markus Walger at the Hannover Sevens website (in German) accessed: 6 March 2010
6. Markus Walger at the Worldgames 2005 website, accessed: 6 March 2010
7. Rugby: Fiji assure gold medal in final seconds Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine World Games website, accessed: 27 January 2009

External links

• Markus Walger at scrum.com
• (in German) Markus Walger at totalrugby.de
• Markus Walger (in German) at the Hannover Sevens website