Thorsten Wiedemann

Thorsten Wiedemann (born 4 October 1985) is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Biography Wiedemann grew up in Heidelberg, playing rugby for the Heidelberger RK. He joined TSV Handschuhsheim for two seasons, alongside his coach, in August 2007. He spend some time in New Zealand in 2007 playing for the Hamilton Marist RFC.

He made his debut for Germany on 29 September 2007 in a friendly against Switzerland. He made his last game for Germany to date against Portugal on 21 February 2009. He was also part of the squad for the Russia game on 2 May 2009 but was not substituted in.

In the 2008–09 season, while playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim, he was the top-scorer in the Bundesliga with 212 points. He joined the Heidelberger RK for the 2009–10 season but emigrated to Australia during the winter break. He now plays for the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in Queensland Premier Rugby.

After two years in Australia Wiedemann rejoined Heidelberger RK for the 2012-13 Bundesliga season.

Honours Club German rugby union cup Winners: 2008 Runners-up: 2009

Personal Rugby-Bundesliga Top scorer: 2008-09

Stats Thorsten Wiedemann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:

Club Year Club Division Games Tries Con Pen DG Place 2008-09 TSV Handschuhsheim Rugby-Bundesliga 16 4 44 34 1 6th 2009-10 Heidelberger RK 11 2 32 18 0 3rd 2010 Sunshine Coast Stingrays Queensland Premier Rugby 2011 USC Rugby Sunshine Coast RU 2012-13 Heidelberger RK Rugby-Bundesliga As of 25 June 2012

National team European Nations Cup Year Team Competition Games Points Place 2008-2010 Germany European Nations Cup First Division 4 11 6th — Relegated

Friendlies & other competitions Year Team Competition Games Points 2007 Germany Friendly 1 4 2008 1 9 As of 18 March 2010