Steffen Liebig
Encyclopedia
Steffen Liebig is a German
international rugby union
player, playing for the Heidelberger RK
in the Rugby-Bundesliga
and the German national rugby union team
.
Liebig played in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, losing the first one and winning the following two. He was one of four try scorers for HRK in the high-scoring 2010 final.
He plays rugby since 1993. His brother, Christopher Liebig
, is also a German international.
He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 6 February 2010.
He was part of a group of German players which were send to South Africa
in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Natal Sharks
Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy
program.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, playing for the Heidelberger RK
Heidelberger RK
The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
in the Rugby-Bundesliga
Rugby-Bundesliga
The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby...
and the German national rugby union team
Germany national rugby union team
Germany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...
.
Liebig played in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, losing the first one and winning the following two. He was one of four try scorers for HRK in the high-scoring 2010 final.
He plays rugby since 1993. His brother, Christopher Liebig
Christopher Liebig
Christopher Liebig is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team....
, is also a German international.
He made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 6 February 2010.
He was part of a group of German players which were send to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Natal Sharks
Natal Sharks
The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup and Super Rugby tournaments. The Sharks home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal rugby...
Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy
Wild Rugby Academy
The Wild Rugby Academy is a German rugby union institution in Heidelberg, focused on the development of the sport in the region and Germany. One of its main aims is to develop players for Germany to be able to participate in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, as well as to establish a German team in the...
program.
Club
- German rugby union championshipGerman rugby union championshipThe German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
- Champions: 2010, 2011
- Runners up: 2009
- German rugby union cupGerman rugby union cupThe German rugby union cup is the premier cup competition for men in the sport of Rugby Union in Germany.In October 2009, it was proposed to discontinue both men's cup competitions after 2010, meaning, both the DRV-Pokal and the league cup will not be played anymore after this season...
- Winners: 2011
Club
Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
2008-09 | Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.... |
Rugby-Bundesliga Rugby-Bundesliga The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby... |
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2nd — Runners-up |
2009-10 Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from nine to ten teams. It marks the first time since introduction of the single-division Bundesliga in 2001, that ten teams competed in the league. This change of modus was decided upon... |
15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions | ||
2010-11 Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion. Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for... |
17 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
2011-12 |
- As of 19 August 2011
European Nations Cup
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
2008-2010 2008-2010 European Nations Cup First Division The 2008–10 European Nations Cup First Division was the 7th edition of the championship since it was reformed in 2000. The championship not only determined the champions of the ENC but it also acted as an element of European qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.At present,... |
Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
2010–2012 | Germany Germany at the 2010–12 European Nations Cup Germany at the 2010–12 European Nations Cup sees a return of the German national rugby union team to the ENC Second Division, having been relegated without a win from the First Division in 2008–10... |
European Nations Cup Division 1B | 2 | 10 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
2010 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
- As of 3 April 2011
External links
- Steffen Liebig at scrum.com Steffen Liebig at totalrugby.de