Quick Facts
Biography
Matthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985 in Nanterre) is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. He is the brother of Guillaume Franke, who has also played for Germany. He made his debuet for Germany in a game against Moldova on 11 November 2006.
Biography
Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby.
He last played for Germany against Spain on 15 November 2008. He was selected to play for Germany again in February 2010 but missed out because of a knee injury and was replaced by his brother. He had to have surgery in early March and was out of action for the coming month. In the 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division campaign, Franke was Germany's most prolific scorer with 109 points, playing as a fullback.
His club, RC Orléans, provides a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.
Franke has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens.
Honours
National team
- European Nations Cup – Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Matthieu Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby:
Club
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2006–07 | RC Orléans | Fédérale 1 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 2008–09 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 10 | 23 |
- As of 30 April 2012
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2006–2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 8 | 96 | Champions |
| 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th – Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 5 | 4th |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 9 |
- As of 8 April 2012