Arthur Zeiler
Encyclopedia
Arthur Zeiler is a German
international rugby union
player, playing for the Heidelberger RK
in the Rugby-Bundesliga
and the German national rugby union team
.
Zeiler played in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, losing the first one and winning the following two.
He made his debut for Germany in an ENC match against Poland on 20 November 2010.
Zeiler began his rugby career in 1994 and has since played for TB Rohrbach and the HRK.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, playing for the Heidelberger RK
Heidelberger RK
The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
in the Rugby-Bundesliga
Rugby-Bundesliga
The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby...
and the German national rugby union team
Germany national rugby union team
Germany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...
.
Zeiler played in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 German championship final for Heidelberger RK, losing the first one and winning the following two.
He made his debut for Germany in an ENC match against Poland on 20 November 2010.
Zeiler began his rugby career in 1994 and has since played for TB Rohrbach and the HRK.
Club
- German rugby union championshipGerman rugby union championshipThe German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
- Champions: 2010, 2011
- Runners up: 2009
- German rugby union cupGerman rugby union cupThe German rugby union cup is the premier cup competition for men in the sport of Rugby Union in Germany.In October 2009, it was proposed to discontinue both men's cup competitions after 2010, meaning, both the DRV-Pokal and the league cup will not be played anymore after this season...
- Winners: 2011
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 2008-09 | Heidelberger RK Heidelberger RK The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga.... |
Rugby-Bundesliga Rugby-Bundesliga The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd — Runners-up |
| 2009-10 Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from nine to ten teams. It marks the first time since introduction of the single-division Bundesliga in 2001, that ten teams competed in the league. This change of modus was decided upon... |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Runners-up | ||
| 2010-11 Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion. Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for... |
15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st — Champions | ||
| 2011-12 |
- As of 19 August 2011
European Nations Cup
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points | Place |
| 2010–2012 | Germany Germany at the 2010–12 European Nations Cup Germany at the 2010–12 European Nations Cup sees a return of the German national rugby union team to the ENC Second Division, having been relegated without a win from the First Division in 2008–10... |
European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 0 | ongoing |
Friendlies & other competitions
| Year | Team | Competition | Games | Points |
| 2010 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 0 |
- As of 14 November 2011
External links
Arthur Zeiler at the DRV website Arthur Zeiler at totalrugby.de- Arthur Zeiler at scrum.com