Benjamin Danso
| Full name | Benjamin Danso | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 1984 | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005 2005 - 2009 2009 - present |  Schwalbe DRC HRK |
? ? 24 | ? ? (0) |
| correct as of 11 May 2012. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006 - present | Germany | 23 | |
| correct as of 4 December 2013. | |||
Benjamin Danso (born 9 January 1984)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Danso played in the 2011 and 2012 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, which the club both won.
He plays rugby since 2004. He originally played for the DRC Hannover in the Bundesliga but left the club after its relegation in 2009 to join Heidelberger RK.[2][3] He made his debut for Germany in 2006 in a game against Switzerland.[4]
Honours
Club
- German rugby union championship
- German rugby union cup
- Winners: 2006, 2011
National team
- European Nations Cup - Division 2
- Champions: 2008
Stats
Benjamin Danso's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2008-09 | DRC Hannover | Rugby-Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th — Relegated |
| 2009-10 | Heidelberger RK | Rugby-Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions |
| 2010-11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
| 2011-12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
| 2012-13 | 1st — Champions | |||||||
| 2013-14 |
- As of 4 December 2013
National team
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2006-2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 6 | 0 | Champions |
| 2008-2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 2 | 0 | 6th — Relegated |
| 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 4 | 0 | 4th |
| 2012–2014 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
- As of 4 December 2013
References
- ↑ Benjamin Danso profile at scrum.com accessed: 5 March 2010
- 1 2 Benjamin Danso profile at totalrugby.de (German) accessed: 5 March 2010
- ↑ TotalRugby Wechselbörse (German) totalrugby.de, accessed: 7 March 2010
- ↑ [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=uggm3a Benjamin Danso] (German) DRV website, accessed: 30 April 2012
External links
- Benjamin Danso at scrum.com
- (German) Benjamin Danso at totalrugby.de
- (German) [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=uggm3a Benjamin Danso] at the DRV website
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