# 2008–09 Rugby-Bundesliga squads

The following players were on the roster of the nine Rugby-Bundesliga clubs for 2008-09

## Clubs
### Berliner Rugby Club

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Viktor Feidt | Hooker | Germany |
| Gonzalo Liza Vidaurre | Hooker | Germany |
| Krystian Trochowski | Prop | Germany |
| Alexander von der Marwitz | Prop | Germany |
| Boris Siebenhörl | Prop | Germany |
| Carlos Duarte | Lock | Germany |
| Taisir Ighnaimat | Lock | Germany |
| Damian Konkolewski | Lock | Germany |
| Maximilian Rohwerder | Lock | Germany |
| Colin van Look | Lock | Germany |
| Gerrit van Look | Flanker | Germany |
| Eugen Feidt | Flanker | Germany |
| Ermanno Mattera | Flanker | Germany |
| Elenio Mattera | Flanker | Germany |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Franck Moutsinga | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Jeannot Moutsinga | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Sven Heinicke | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Bruno Hernandez | Fly-half | Germany |
| Colin Grzanna | Centre | Germany |
| Reinhard Aust | Centre | Germany |
| Jannis Hegenwald | Centre | Germany |
| Max Hechler | Centre | Germany |
| Marc Wiegand | Centre | Germany |
| Sebastian Freund | Wing | Germany |
| Sandy Oberpichler | Wing | Germany |
| Hendrik van Look | Wing | Germany |
| Martin Freund | Wing | Germany |
| Tunesias Firas Hassani | Wing | Germany |
| Igor Huerta | Wing | Germany |
| John Afu | Wing | Germany |
| Raphael Hackl | Fullback | Germany |
* Coach: Colin Grzanna
* Source: Berliner Rugby Club team info at totalrugby.de

### RK 03 Berlin

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Ronny Chlebik | Hooker | Germany |
| Robert Fischer | Hooker | Germany |
| Peter Mayr | Hooker | Germany |
| Alexander Paul | Hooker | Germany |
| Christof Hannemann | Hooker | Germany |
| Christian Köppe | Prop | Germany |
| Alexander Schmidt | Prop | Germany |
| Benjamin Thiering | Prop | Germany |
| Frank Willemsen | Prop | Netherlands |
| Maik Lenzner | Prop | Germany |
| Jonathan Malings | Prop | England |
| Markus Danke | Lock | Germany |
| Haris Dzamastagic | Lock | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Sascha Freitag | Lock | Germany |
| Marc Frese | Lock | Germany |
| Henrik Gaida | Lock | Germany |
| Kolja Nährig | Lock | Germany |
| Lukas Rosenthal | Lock | Germany |
| Lars Hinrich | Lock | Germany |
| Maximilian Beerbaum | Flanker | Germany |
| Bert Burtzlaff | Flanker | Germany |
| Anel Dzamastagic | Flanker | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Sascha Ebel | Flanker | Germany |
| Sébastien Gibard | Flanker | Germany |
| Frank Hofmann | Flanker | Germany |
| Lutz Joachim | Flanker | Germany |
| Alec Schulze | Flanker | Germany |
| Felix Schlechtriem | Flanker | Germany |
| Felix Tegler | Flanker | Germany |
| Hendrik Mugele | Flanker | Germany |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Hannes Füchtenschnieder | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Michael Koch | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Christian Lill | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Remi Williams | Scrum-half | United States |
| Marcel Gahlen | Fly-half | Germany |
| Daniel Kühn | Fly-half | Germany |
| Frederic Gibard | Fly-half | Germany |
| Falk Duwe | Centre | Germany |
| Carsten Gedra | Centre | Germany |
| Konstantin Lorenz | Centre | Germany |
| Jan Sydow | Centre | Germany |
| Benjamin Ulrich | Centre | Germany |
| Steffen Hahn | Wing | Germany |
| Max Maihorn | Wing | Germany |
| Sebastian Wendland | Wing | Germany |
| Robin Knüpfer | Wing | Germany |
| Max Joachim | Fullback | Germany |
| Derek Bading | Fullback | Germany |
| Nico Rothgänger | Fullback | Germany |
* Coach: Christian Lill
* Source: RK 03 Berlin team info at totalrugby.de

### SC 1880 Frankfurt

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Jamie Houston | Hooker | England |
| James Anabell | Hooker | New Zealand |
| Joyce Waugham | Prop | New Zealand |
| Chris Howells | Prop | Germany |
| Mike Howells | Prop | Germany |
| Syd Douglas | Prop | New Zealand |
| Kuramate Tama Tuirirangi | Prop | New Zealand |
| Ralph Klinghammer (c) | Prop | Germany |
| Daniel Preussner | Lock | Germany |
| Corey Read | Lock | New Zealand |
| Julian Hoss | Lock | Germany |
| Jannis Läpple | Lock | Germany |
| Rolf Wacha | Flanker | Germany |
| Andrew Porter | Flanker | New Zealand |
| Aaron Satchwell | Flanker | New Zealand |
| Karsten Dobs | Flanker | Germany |
| Ross Warrick | Flanker | New Zealand |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Dennis Feidelberg | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Api Matenga | Scrum-half | New Zealand |
| José Holgado | Scrum-half | Uruguay |
| Jason Campell | Fly-half | New Zealand |
| Marcus Seuseu | Centre | New Zealand |
| Philip Aporo | Centre | New Zealand |
| Bratley Langenhoven | Centre | Namibia |
| Anton Ewald | Wing | Germany |
| Kieran Manawatu | Wing | New Zealand |
| Alexander Berwing | Wing | Germany |
| Jovesa Naivalu | Wing | Fiji |
| Ben Brierley | Wing | England |
| Rusell Kupa | Fullback | New Zealand |
| Stefan Kunde | Fullback | Germany |
* Coach: Lofty Stevenson
* Source: SC 1880 Frankfurt team info at totalrugby.de

### DRC Hannover

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Michael Dörries | Hooker | Germany |
| Stefan Diedrichs | Hooker | Germany |
| René Wendland | Prop | Germany |
| Andy McGee | Prop | Germany |
| Christian Schumacher | Prop | Germany |
| Anton Mehlmann | Prop | Germany |
| Tekei Aisea | Prop | Fiji |
| Hüseyin Yesik | Prop | Germany |
| Mika Tyumenev | Prop | Germany |
| Benjamin Danso | Lock | Germany |
| Harmen Gehrke | Lock | Germany |
| Alifereti Tabacala | Lock | Fiji |
| Nikolas von Karneke | Lock | Germany |
| Ian Oates | Lock | England |
| Sven Pausch | Flanker | Germany |
| Jean-Christophe Detay | Flanker | France |
| Sebastian Kühl | Flanker | Germany |
| Laveta Matanisiga | Flanker | Fiji |
| Stuart Shepherd | Flanker | Scotland |
| Ross Naakes | Flanker | England |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Guy Page | Scrum-half | England |
| Dan Richards | Fly-half | New Zealand |
| Alexander Luft | Centre | Germany |
| Semesa Rokoduguni | Centre | Fiji |
| Jürgen Schmidt | Centre | Germany |
| Stevie Lee | Centre | England |
| Benjamin Zeimet | Wing | Germany |
| Jason Lee Brown | Wing | England |
| Sven Spitzner | Wing | Germany |
| Vilive Dakunimata | Wing | Fiji |
| Sven Künnecke | Wing | Germany |
| Björn Dreske | Wing | Germany |
| Robert Schiffer | Wing | Germany |
| Andrej Merkel | Wing | Germany |
| Sven Lauermann | Wing | Germany |
| John Nacamavutu | Wing | Fiji |
| Nathaniel Kenrick | Wing | England |
| Marc Lowdon | Fullback | Germany |
| Dennis Jungk | Fullback | Germany |
* Coach: George Kenrick
* Source: DRC Hannover team info at totalrugby.de

### Heidelberger RK

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Alexander Biskupek | Hooker | Germany |
| Johannes Erasmus | Hooker | South Africa |
| Erkut Leventdurmus | Hooker | Germany |
| Arthur Zeiler | Prop | Germany |
| Frederik Potgieter | Prop | South Africa |
| Benedikt Rehm | Prop | Germany |
| Patrick Schliwa | Prop | Germany |
| Henry James Burridge | Lock | Australia |
| Julio David Rodriguez | Lock | Venezuela |
| Sascha Fraser | Flanker | Germany |
| Dan Armitage | Flanker | Australia |
| Tobias Engels | Flanker | Germany |
| Andreas Kerber | Flanker | Germany |
| Jochen Kerber | Flanker | Germany |
| Carlo Schmidt | Flanker | Germany |
| Manuel Ballerin | Flanker | Germany |
| Ewan McGregor | Flanker | Australia |
| Marc Kielnecker | Flanker | Germany |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Marco Klatt | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Christoffer Neureuther | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Sean Armstrong | Scrum-half | Australia |
| Andreas Götz | Fly-half | Germany |
| Thomas Körner | Fly-half | Germany |
| Christopher Liebig | Fly-half | Germany |
| Sydney Brenner | Centre | Germany |
| Pieter Johannes Jordaan | Centre | South Africa |
| Steffen Liebig | Centre | Germany |
| Dominik Bastian | Centre | Germany |
| Malte Bieringer | Wing | Germany |
| David Huber | Wing | Germany |
| Jürgen Missal | Wing | Germany |
| Christoph Treiber | Wing | Germany |
| Braam Pretorius | Fullback | South Africa |
* Coach: Murray Archibald
* Source: Heidelberger RK team info at totalrugby.de

### RG Heidelberg

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Tim Coly | Hooker | Germany |
| Mohammad Kabir | Hooker | Germany |
| Falk Schmitt | Hooker | Germany |
| Pierre Faber | Prop | France |
| Miguel Bleickert | Prop | Germany |
| Florian Finsterer | Prop | Germany |
| Gian-Luca Salerno | Prop | Germany |
| Kai Nagel | Prop | Germany |
| Timo Rohleder | Prop | Germany |
| Manuel Wilhelm | Lock | Germany |
| Christoph Hug | Lock | Germany |
| Sebastian Werle | Lock | Germany |
| Florian von Reischach | Lock | Germany |
| Steffen Horn | Lock | Germany |
| Kehoma Brenner | Flanker | Germany |
| Constatine Dinah | Flanker | Uganda |
| Armin Ergert | Flanker | Germany |
| Jeff Tigere | Flanker | Uganda |
| Niklas von Reischach | Flanker | Germany |
| Bastian Böhm | Flanker | Germany |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Mustafa Güngör (c) | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Christoph Ueberle | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Patrick Schachner | Fly-half | Germany |
| Fabian Heimpel | Fly-half | Germany |
| Edmoore Takaendesa | Centre | Germany |
| Marc Bratschke | Centre | Germany |
| Kristian Schachner | Centre | Germany |
| Holger Wüst | Centre | Germany |
| Nemedin Qallaku | Wing | Albania (no union) |
| Christopher Müller | Wing | Germany |
| Constantin Hocke | Wing | Germany |
| Michael Ahl | Wing | Germany |
| Carl Daniel Cole | Wing | Germany |
| Lukas Lehmann | Fullback | Germany |
| Stefan Schmitt | Fullback | Germany |
* Coach: Thomas Kurzer
* Source: RG Heidelberg team info at totalrugby.de

### RK Heusenstamm

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Adrian Heber | Hooker | Germany |
| Gino Gennaro | Hooker | Germany |
| Ralph McInally | Hooker | England |
| Tyler Ashworth | Hooker | New Zealand |
| Marc Vogelmann | Prop | Germany |
| Torsten Krapscha | Prop | Germany |
| Benjamin Polheim | Prop | Germany |
| Sebastian Wagener | Prop | Germany |
| Jörg Kazubowski | Prop | Germany |
| Florian Heberer | Prop | Germany |
| Olaf Gersch | Prop | Germany |
| Benoit Grob | Lock | Germany |
| Martin Förtsch | Lock | Germany |
| Matthias Krebs | Lock | Germany |
| Nicholas Rainger | Lock | Germany |
| Felix Manger | Lock | Germany |
| Frederik Eckert | Lock | Germany |
| Götz Bauernfeind | Flanker | Germany |
| Markus Otterbein | Flanker | Germany |
| Thomas Nöth | Flanker | Germany |
| Sebastian Hartmann | Flanker | Germany |
| Max Dahlke | Flanker | Germany |
| Salem Cavus | Flanker | Germany |
| Bartholomew Karalus | Flanker | New Zealand |
| Malte Müller | Flanker | Germany |
| Cameron Ogle | Flanker | New Zealand |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Pascal Schuster | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Laurent Hartmann | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Phillip Weigand | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Jan Zeiger | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Thomas August | Fly-half | France |
| Max Pietrek | Fly-half | Germany |
| Markus Walger | Centre | Germany |
| Dennis Walger | Centre | Germany |
| Tobias Apelt | Centre | Germany |
| Florian Huber | Centre | Germany |
| Sam Rainger | Centre | Germany |
| Mark Sztyndera | Wing | Germany |
| Matt Poulton | Wing | Germany |
| Jonas Friedrich | Wing | Germany |
| Roland Messerklinger | Wing | Germany |
| Willi Beitler | Wing | Germany |
| Christian Roth | Wing | Germany |
| Bevan Gray | Fullback | New Zealand |
* Coach: Jens Steinweg
* Source: RK Heusenstamm team info at totalrugby.de

### TSV Handschuhsheim

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Christian Schröder | Hooker | Austria |
| Mathias Jech | Hooker | Germany |
| Thomas Müller | Hooker | Germany |
| Sven Wetzel | Hooker | Germany |
| Felix Bayer | Prop | Germany |
| René Engelhardt | Prop | Germany |
| Marcus Bender | Prop | Germany |
| Oliver Otto | Prop | Germany |
| Raphael Konarski | Prop | Germany |
| Phillipp Schröder | Prop | Germany |
| Jens Schmidt | Lock | Germany |
| Johannes Laule | Lock | Germany |
| Stefen Horwarth | Lock | Germany |
| Alexander Pipa | Flanker | Germany |
| Alexander Hug | Flanker | Germany |
| Alexander Metz | Flanker | Germany |
| Gregor Hartmann | Flanker | Germany |
| Lukas Hübschmann | Flanker | Germany |
| Patrick Eiermann | Flanker | Germany |
| Frank Genthner | Flanker | Germany |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Christoph Heising | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Moritz Bayer | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Tonio Krüger | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Thorsten Wiedemann | Fly-half | Germany |
| Christopher Lorenz | Fly-half | Germany |
| Nico Strohmeier | Fly-half | Germany |
| Sebastien Chaule | Centre | Germany |
| Anjo Buckman | Centre | Germany |
| Benjamin Lortz | Centre | Germany |
| Yassin Ayachi | Centre | Germany |
| Daniel Lortz | Centre | Germany |
| Robert Boge | Centre | Germany |
| Christian Helmle | Centre | Germany |
| Ruben May | Wing | Germany |
| Sebastian Bommes | Wing | Germany |
| Sebastian Lorenz | Wing | Germany |
| Matthias Pipa | Fullback | Germany |
| Louis Stelling | Fullback | England |
* Coach: Mathias Bechtel
* Source: TSV Handschuhsheim team info at totalrugby.de

### SC Neuenheim

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Klaus Mainzer | Hooker | Germany |
| Grigol Sanadiradze | Hooker | Georgia |
| Christian Baracat | Prop | Germany |
| Marcus Trick | Prop | Germany |
| Steve Williams | Prop | Australia |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Prop | Paraguay |
| Björn Strauch | Prop | Germany |
| Jan Fassbender | Prop | Germany |
| Christian Hug | Lock | Germany |
| Bernd Mährlein | Lock | Germany |
| Steven Lazarus | Lock | Germany |
| Armon Trick | Lock | Switzerland |
| Karli Hauck | Flanker | Germany |
| Shalva Didebashvili | Flanker | Georgia |
| Michael Kerr | Flanker | New Zealand |
| Fabio Colman | Flanker | Paraguay |
| Holger Landefeld | Flanker | Germany |
| Juan Cabanas | Flanker | Paraguay |
| Michael Wiegandt | Flanker | Germany |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Mike McCarty | Flanker | United States |
| Denis Jaschik | Flanker | Germany |
| Gerbrand DuPreez | Flanker | South Africa |
| Adam Taylor | Flanker | England |
| Dominic Gantz | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Jacob Scheurich | Scrum-half | Germany |
| Lars Eckert | Fly-half | Germany |
| Marten Strauch | Centre | Germany |
| Shaun Smit | Centre | Zimbabwe |
| Wilke Andrew Schoeman | Centre | Namibia |
| Jan Becker | Wing | Germany |
| Sébastien Hervé | Wing | France |
| Udo Schwarz | Wing | Germany |
| Florian Walter | Wing | Germany |
| Willem Smit | Fullback | South Africa |
| Warren Heilig | Fullback | New Zealand |
| Manasah Sita | Fullback | Zimbabwe |
* Coach: Mark Kuhlmann
* Source: SC Neuenheim team info at totalrugby.de