Alexander Widiker

Alexander Widiker (born 27 April 1982) is a German international rugby union player, playing for Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and, formerly, the German national rugby union team.

Widiker played in the 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, which the club both won, with Widiker scoring a try in the 2011 game.

Widiker is one of the few German players who has successfully played abroad. From 2006 to 2010, he played for the RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1, alongside two other German internationals, the brothers Matthieu and Guillaume Franke. In his last season with RCO he was also the team's captain. but instead joint Heidelberger RK. He is also the new German captain, leading the team for the first time on 20 November 2010 against Poland.

With the final game against Moldova, Alexander Widiker played his 50th game for his country, thereby equaling Horst Kemmling's record of number of internationals for the DRV. He overtook Kemmling's record when he played his 51st game against Ukraine on 27 October 2012.

Widiker retired from international rugby after a record 58 games for Germany after a 76–12 win against the Czech Republic in April 2014, citing increased personal and business commitments as his reason. He however returned to the German team one more time in May in the decisive world cup qualifier against Russia which Germany lost.

Honours

Club German rugby union championship Champions: 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013 German rugby union cup Winners: 2001, 2011

National team European Nations Cup – Division 2 Champions: 2008

Stats Alexander Widiker's personal statistics in club and international rugby:

Club Year Team Competition Games Points Place 2006–07 RC Orléans Fédérale 1 17 5 2007–08 10 5 2008–09 17 15 2009–10 21 10 2010–11 Heidelberger RK Rugby-Bundesliga 17 30 1st – Champions 2011–12 16 15 1st – Champions 2012–13 1st – Champions 2013–14 Updated 4 December 2013

National team

European Nations Cup

Friendlies & other competitions Year Team Competition Games Points 2007 Germany Friendly 1 0 2008 1 0 2010 1 5 Updated 24 April 2014