Region Europe Captain Kristian Keinhorst | Head coach Dan Stocks Top try-scorer Jimmy Keinhorst (19) | |
Governing body Rugby League Deutschland Most caps Kristian Keinhorst (15) | ||
The Germany national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of Germany.
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National team
The captain of the national side is Kristian Keinhorst and the national coach Dan Stocks. The most capped player is Kristian Keinhorst who has 15 Caps.
As well as playing friendlies and one-off games, the German national team has participated in two tournaments.
In the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations in 2006 they won both of their matches narrowly beating Austria in Bad Reichenhall in front of over 350 people. They then beat Estonia in Tallinn to seal victory of the competition.
Notable players
European Shield
Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.
In the 2008 European Shield, Germany again defeated the Czech team. However, they lost to the subsequent champions Italy and again took second for the tournament.
The 2009 European Shield featured the same three sides as in 2008. The first match of the tournament saw Germany lose to the Czech Republic 30–4 in Olomouc. That game marked the first international victory for the Czech team.
In the 2010 European Shield, Germany lost to the subsequent group winners Serbia and defeated the Czech team, finishing in the second place.