Anjo Buckmann (born 1 March 1989)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the TSV Handschuhsheim in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
| Birth name | Anjo Buckmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Buckmann played in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, with the club winning all of them. He made his debut for Germany in a friendly against Hong Kong on 12 December 2009.[1]
Buckmann left the TSV Handschuhsheim at the end of the 2008-09 season to join the Heidelberger RK.[2] He was part of a group of German players which were sent to South Africa in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Sharks Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy program.[3]
Buckman competed for Germany at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4]
Honours edit
Club edit
- German rugby union championship
- German rugby union cup
- Champions: 2010, 2011
- Runners up: 2009
Stats edit
Anjo Buckmann's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[5]
Club edit
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2008-09 | TSV Handschuhsheim | Rugby-Bundesliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th |
| 2009-10 | Heidelberger RK | Rugby-Bundesliga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
| 2011-12 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions |
- As of 11 May 2012
National team edit
European Nations Cup edit
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 4 | 0 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions edit
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2009 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 28 April 2013
References edit
- ^ a b Anjo Buckmann profile at scrum.com accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ TotalRugby Interview mit Anjo Buckman (HRK) (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 30 August 2009, accessed: 24 March 2010
- ^ . He returned to the TSV Handschuhsheim in August 2017. Sechs Talente zum Lernen nach Südafrika (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 20 February 2009, accessed: 23 March 2010
- ^ "Country Summary: Germany - Rugby World Cup Sevens South Africa 2022". www.rwcsevens.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Anjo Buckman profile at totalrugby.de (in German) accessed: 24 March 2010
External links edit
- Anjo Buckmann at scrum.com
- (in German) Anjo Buckman at totalrugby.de
- (in German) Anjo Buckmann at the DRV website