Frank Goedeke

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Frank Goedeke
Place of birthSouth Africa
SchoolCarter High School
UniversityTechnikon Natal
University of Natal
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991-1992
1993-1997
1999-2000
2000-2001
South Africa Technikon Natal
South Africa Natal University
Germany TSV Victoria Linden
Germany SC Neuenheim
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994 Natal Duikers ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2001 GermanyGermany 5
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1997–2000 Germany Germany

Frank Goedeke is a retired South African-born German rugby player. He gained selection as a utility player in the German Sevens team[1] and as a centre for the German national team[2] in the late 1990s.

Early life[edit]

Goedeke received his schooling in South Africa, where he played wing for Maritzburg College[3] and the University of Natal,[4] as well as representative teams such as the South African Schools' XV[5] and the Natal Duikers.[citation needed]

Playing career[edit]

In Germany, Goedeke was a member of the TSV Victoria Linden squad which reached the final of the 2000 German Championship and won the national Sevens Championship later that year.[citation needed]

Goedeke represented the German Sevens team in the Punta Del Este and Mar del Plata legs of the 1999–00 World Sevens Series. He also played for the German national XV in the German Rugby Federation Centenary Match against the Barbarians in 2000 and in the European Nations Cup in 2001.[citation needed]

Club Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ RP ONLINE (7 June 2000). "Qualifikations-Turnier in Heidelberg: Rugby: Nationalmannschaft hofft auf WM-Endrunde". RP ONLINE.
  2. ^ 100 Jahre Deutsche Rugby-Verband, Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
  3. ^ "Rugby at Maritzburg College". Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ "The Witness". witness.co.za.
  5. ^ "Ulster comeback makes Final all-Irish affair".