Germany national under-18 rugby union team
# Germany national under-18 rugby union team

The Germany national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Germany national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

## Overview

The German team has, for the most part, played in the B-Division of the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, however, it earned promotion to the A-Division in 2009.

### 2009

The German team earned promotion to the A division of the European championship at the 2009 tournament in southern France. It had won promotion to the elite division of European under-18 rugby for the first time in many years. Germany beat Portugal 11-3 in the final of the B tournament to clinch promotion.

The German team took part in the tournament with the following squad:

* Julius Nostadt, Tim Menzel, Chris Hilsenbeck (US Colomiers), Tom Schiiling (RK 03 Berlin), Samy Füchsel (Berliner RC), Fabian Tacke, Kevin Nelson (SC Germania List), Jörn Schröder (TSV Victoria Linden), Elmar Heimpel, Nicolas Kurzer, Bastian Himmer, Robert Hittel, Luis Becker, Raffael Ruck (RG Heidelberg), Dustin Dobravsky (Canada), Timo Vollenkemper (Wiedenbrücker TV), Sam Rainger (RK Heusenstamm), Matthias Marin, Sebastian Kößler, Konstantin Hoffmann (TSV Handschuhsheim), Michail Tyumenev, Nicolas Müller, Dennis Denzin, Phil Szczesny (DSV 78 Hannover), Chris Kleebauer (Gloucester), Pascal Drügemöller (SC Neuenheim), Jerome Ruhnau (TuS 95 Düsseldorf).

### 2010

In the 2010 edition of the European under-18 rugby union championship, the team, freshly promoted to the A group, pulled off a surprise 44-0 victory over Romania. Germany lost its opening game to eventual runners-up Ireland 20-11, but managed to win its second game, against Romania, 44-0. In its third and final game in the tournament, against Italy for fifth place, Germany lost 18-13. Chris Thau, Publications Manager of the IRB, commented after the Romania game that it was the first time in the almost 40 years he had been watching German national teams, that a German team played world class rugby.

The German team, coached by Jan Ceselka (TSV Handschuhsheim) and Christian Lill (RK 03 Berlin), took part in the tournament with the following squad:

* Nicolas Kurzer, Robert Hittel, Hannes Huber, Matthias Kunzmann (Heidelberger TV), Sebastian Kößler (TSV Handschuhsheim), Elmar Heimpel, Luis Becker (RG Heidelberg), Pascal Drügemöller (SC Neuenheim), Phil Szczesny, Nicolas Müller, Adrian de Riz, Pascal Fischer (DSV 78 Hannover), Jörn Schröder (TSV Victoria Linden), Fabian Tacke, Kevin Nelson, Kevin Riege (SC Germania List), Samy Füchsel (Berliner RC), Lukas Deichmann, Jens Listmann, Adam Howes (SC 1880 Frankfurt), Kilian Kleine (Coventry R.F.C.), Julius Nostadt, Chris Hilsenbeck, Tim Menzel (US Colomiers), Eddie Mallaby (Harlequin F.C.), Robin Plümpe (Waiheke Island RFC).

### 2011

Germany won its opening game of the 2011, defeating Belgium 27-11 and thereby achieving the teams aim of not being relegated. The team then suffered a heavy 3-87 defeat against Scotland, a game that clearly showed the difference between the standards of rugby between the two nations. In the final game of the tournament, Germany lost 0-40 to Georgia and finished fourth in its division.

Germany called up the following players for the 2011 tournament:

* Adrian de Riz, Daniel Windolf, Nico Kretschmer, Felix Schippe (DSV 78 Hannover), Kevin Riege (SC Germania List), Robin Brömer, Hasan Tekkal (TSV Victoria Linden), Sebastian Fromm (Clongowes Wood College), Marc Hittel, Vincent Fischer, Carsten Lang (RG Heidelberg), Leonard Becker, Luca Hoffmann (SC Neuenheim), Frederick Lüthke (Stuttgarter RC), Ali Sürer (TB Rohrbach), Max Utikal (RK Heusenstamm), Lukas Deichmann, Jens Listmann (SC 1880 Frankfurt), Philipp Gerigk (ASV Köln Rugby), Julius König (Wald-Merscheider TV), Theodor Lorenz Schmidt-Bleek, Lukas Wende, Maxim Gazzo (Berliner RC), Kilian Kleine, Eddy Mallaby and Rory Sarjeant (all three playing in England).

### 2012

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Leonard Becker | Scrum-half | SC Neuenheim |
| Jeremy Schnattbaum | Scrum-half | Berliner RC |
| Daniel Koch | Fly-half | SC Germania List |
| Sebastian Fromm | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Robert Haase | Centre | TGS Hausen |
| Luca Hoffmann | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Roman Güllübag | Centre | SC Neuenheim |
| Marc Hittel | Wing | Heidelberger TV |
| Tom Tropartz | Wing | RC Aachen |
| Shaza Kaczmarek | Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Fabian Rang | Fullback | RG Heidelberg |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Rory Sarjeant | Hooker | Northampton Old Scouts |
| Vincent Spiess | Hooker | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Frederick Lüthcke | Prop | Stuttgarter RC |
| Hassan Rayan | Prop | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Loris Philip Geibel | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Kevin Klein | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Max Schilling | Prop | RK 03 Berlin |
| Kevin Landsberg | Lock | SC Neuenheim |
| Manuel Müller | Lock | RG Heidelberg |
| Deniz Cokesen | Flanker | STuttgarter RC |
| Vincent Fischer | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Carsten Lang | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Felix Schippe | Flanker | DRC Hannover |
| Lukas Wende | Flanker | Berliner RC |
| Luis Marin | Flanker | TSV Handschuhsheim |

### 2013

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Robin Schild | Scrum-half | TGS Hausen |
| Daniel Koch | Fly-half | SC Germania List |
| Niklas Hohl | Fly-half | Heidelberger RK |
| Nico Windemuth | Centre | SC Germania List |
| Robert Haase | Centre | TGS Hausen |
| Nico Burgdorf | Centre | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Malik Zarth | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Sebastian Robl | Wing | SC Neuenheim |
| Max Reinhard | Wing | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Vincent Lux | Wing | Glenalmond College |
| Fabian Rang | Fullback | RG Heidelberg |
| John Gregory Stone | Fullback | Heidelberger RK |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Lucas Müller | Hooker | RK 03 Berlin |
| Mauricio Poremba | Hooker | RG Heidelberg |
| Linus Gielleßen | Prop | RC Aachen |
| Gabriel Jäger | Prop | RC Rottweil |
| Lukas Humpe | Prop | |
| Kevin Klein | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Luca Frischkorn | Lock | TGS Hausen |
| Marvin Leske | Lock | RK 03 Berlin |
| Tim Schiffers | Lock | RG Heidelberg |
| Sven Rosenthal | Lock | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Hendrik Zimmermann | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Nico D'Amato | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Manuel Müller | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Max Schilling | Flanker | RK 03 Berlin |

### 2014

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Victor Winnewisser | Scrum-half | RG Heidelberg |
| Pirmin Stöhr | Scrum-half | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Niklas Hohl | Fly-half | Heidelberger RK |
| Malik Zarth | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Tim Lichtenberg | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Nico Windemuth | Centre | SC Germania List |
| Tom Papke | Centre | |
| Jonas Malaizier | Wing | RG Heidelberg |
| Joshua Sayson | Wing | BSC Offenbach |
| Louis Dobslaw | Wing | RK 03 Berlin |
| Felician Wirxel | Wing | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| John Gregory Stone | Fullback | Heidelberger RK |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Justin Caracciolo | Hooker | RG Heidelberg |
| André Gerstenberger | Hooker | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Gabriel Jäger | Prop | RC Rottweil |
| Thore Schmidt | Prop | F.C. St. Pauli |
| Marcel Danzer | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Luca Frischkorn | Lock | TGS Hausen |
| Max Reinhard | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Eric Marks | Lock | RC Aachen |
| Levin Störzinger | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Robert Lehmann | Flanker | RC Rottweil |
| Henk Grimminger | Lock | RG Heidelberg |
| Nico D'Amato | Flanker | RC Rottweil |
| Christian Bettner | Flanker | TGS Hausen |
| Ben Schmermund | Flanker | SC 1880 Frankfurt |

### 2015

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Pirmin Stöhr | Scrum-half | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Nils Renner | Scrum-half | Berliner RC |
| Niklas Koch | Fly-half | SC Germania List |
| Nikolas Günther | Fly-half | RG Heidelberg |
| Tim Lichtenberg | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Benjamin Fromm | Centre | RG Heidelberg |
| Louis Dobslaw | Centre | RK 03 Berlin |
| Jaap Breuste | Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Henrik Meyer | Wing | SC Germania List |
| Maurice Riege | Wing | SC Germania List |
| Albert Jürgen | Fullback | Berliner RC |
| Isaac Berry | Fullback | RG Heidelberg |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Justin Caracciolo | Hooker | RG Heidelberg |
| Kai Jansen | Hooker | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Lucas Schmitt | Hooker | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Paul Schüle | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Marvin Ugbomor | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Igor Marinkovic | Prop | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Warrick Beehan | Prop | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Henk Grimminger | Lock | RG Heidelberg |
| Leon Wagner | Lock | RG Heidelberg |
| Vincent Müller | Lock | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Tobias Haase | Lock | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Levin Störzinger | Flanker | Berliner RC |
| Christopher Korn | Flanker | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Franz Müller | Flanker | RK 03 Berlin |

### 2016

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Tino Dietz | Scrum-half | SC Germania List |
| Jan Piosik | Scrum-half | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Niklas Stehling | Fly-half | SC Germania List |
| Emil Schäfer | Fly-half | RG Heidelberg |
| Christopher Korn | Centre | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Mischa Moroz | Centre | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Rhys Lewis | Centre | IS Düsseldorf |
| Ben Ellermann | Centre | F.C. St. Pauli |
| Jaap Breuste | Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Manuel Jäger | Wing | RC Rottweil |
| Liam Boese | Wing | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Isaac Berry | Fullback | RG Heidelberg |
| Simon Trebbin | Fullback | RG Heidelberg |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Valentin Heuser | Hooker | SC Neuenheim |
| Markus Ulka | Hooker | Heidelberger RK |
| Marvin Ugbomor | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Marcel Becker | Prop | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Raphael Augel | Prop | RG Heidelberg |
| Tom Pipke | Prop | SC Neuenheim |
| Daniel Wurm | Lock | Berliner RC |
| John Smith | Lock | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Philipp Gaß | Lock | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Justus Zimmermann | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Vincent Haarmann | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Nikita Ovchinnikov | Flanker | Heidelberger RK |
| Paul Pfisterer | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |
| Franz Müller | Flanker | RK 03 Berlin |

### 2017

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Christian Lecht | Scrum-half | Berliner RC |
| Hans Schmidt | Scrum-half | Berliner RC |
| Kevin Kampf | Fly-half | SC Germania List |
| Esteban Klein | Centre | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Dennis Trumer | Centre | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Christian Ester | Centre | Berliner RC |
| Martin Hartman | Centre | Berliner RC |
| Rhys Tait | Wing | Ulster |
| Michael Kobel | Wing | RG Heidelberg |
| Dylan Emmerson | Wing | Newcastle Falcons |
| Maxim Weirdermann | Fullback | TSV Handschuhsheim |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Vincent Holpp | Hooker | RC Rottweil |
| Pep De Jong | Hooker | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Marcel Becker | Prop | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Daniel Wurm | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Andreas Weinberger | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Kevin Klein | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Tom Tusche | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Emil Rupf | Lock | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Michel Himmer | Lock | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Justin Renc | Flanker | VfR Döhren |
| Justus Zimmermann | Flanker | Berliner RC |
| Philipp Grimm | Flanker | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Noah Ellenbogen | Flanker | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Nikita Ovchinnikov | Flanker | Heidelberger RK |
| Luis Ball | Flanker | Bremen 1860 |

### 2018

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Daniel Howley | Scrum-half | Ballina RFC |
| Francisco Arruda | Scrum-half | Berliner RC |
| Benedikt Spiess | Fly-half | RG Heidelberg |
| Viktor Meier | Centre | USA Perpignan |
| Luis Diel | Centre | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Philipp Gleitze | Centre | Berliner RC |
| Ares van Look | Centre | Berliner RC |
| Damian Gandy | Wing | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Anton Gleitze | Wing | Berliner RC |
| Wolfram Hacker | Wing | RG Heidelberg |
| Simon Rosbach | Wing | RG Heidelberg |
| Benedikt Müssig | Fullback | TSV Handschuhsheim |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Ben Porter | Hooker | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Lucas Uhuegbu | Hooker | FC St.Pauli |
| Nico Schätzlein | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Felix Hufnagel | Prop | SC Germania List |
| Andreas Weinberger | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Louis Hoffmann | Prop | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Tobias Bauer | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Oliver Stein | Lock | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Michel Himmer | Lock | DSV 78 Hannover |
| Justin Renc | Flanker | VfR Döhren |
| Felix Burisch | Flanker | Berliner RC |
| Chris Umeh | Flanker | Berliner RC |
| Dustin Innorcia | Flanker | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Benjamin Berry | Flanker | RG Heidelberg |

### 2019

Germany called up the following players:

Backs :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Daniel Howley | Scrum-half | Ballina RFC |
| Blaine Byszio | Scrum-half | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Viktor Meier | Fly-half | USA Perpignan |
| Jon Caister | Centre | SC Germania List |
| Anton Rupf | Centre | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| EJ Freeman | Centre | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| John Dubiona | Centre | TSV Victoria |
| Nick Hittel | Wing | RG Heidelberg |
| Makonnen Amekeudi | Wing | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Jacob Dipper | Wing | SC Neuenheim |
| Marius De Giacogomi | Wing | KSV |
| Ares van Look | Fullback | Berliner RC |
| Sebastian Sorgel | Fullback | Stade Montois Rugby |

Forwards :

| Player | Position | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Ben Porter | Hooker | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Maximilian Keller | Hooker | Maidenhead RFC |
| Manuel Carrier | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Viacheslav Kirsanov | Prop | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Louis Hoffmann | Prop | RC Konstanz |
| Karl Römming | Prop | TSV Handschuhsheim |
| Oskar Rixen | Prop | Berliner RC |
| Tobias Bauer | Lock | Berliner RC |
| Moe Zimmermann | Lock | RC Aachen |
| Oliver Stein | Flanker | SC 1880 Frankfurt |
| Emmanuel Ngiba | Flanker | RC Massy Essonne |
| Felix Burisch | Flanker | Berliner RC |
| Chris Umeh | Flanker | Berliner RC |

## Honours

* European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship - B Division
   * Champions: 2009
   * Runners-up: 2007

## European championship

### Results

Germany's recent results at the European Championship:

* German wins in bold.

### Positions

The team's final positions in the European championship:

| Year | Division | Tier | Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | | | |
| 2005 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2006 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2007 | Division A | II | 2nd |
| 2008 | Division A | II | 3rd |
| 2009 | Division A | II | 1st — Promoted |
| 2010 | Elite Division | I | 6th |
| 2011 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2012 | Division A | II | 2nd |
| 2013 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2014 | Division A | II | 5th |
| 2015 | Division A | II | 3rd |
| 2016 | Elite Division | I | 6th |
| 2017 | Division A | II | 4th |
| 2018 | Division A | II | 1st - Promoted |
