James Keinhorst
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James "Jimmy" Keinhorst is a German
international rugby union
player, playing for the Otley R.U.F.C.
in the National League 1
and the German national rugby union team
. He has also played for the German national rugby league team
in the past.
Keinhorst moved from Otley R.U.F.C. at the age of 19 to German club Heidelberger RK
for a season, winning the national championship in 2009-10. He is the youngest of four rugby-playing brothers and qualifies to play for Germany through his German father Wolfgang who has lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He and his three brothers, Kristian, Markus, Nicholas set a world record in 2007, when they played a rugby league international for Germany against Czech Republic, becoming the most siblings to play in a rugby league international match. He has since returned to Otley R.U.F.C., playing the 2010-11 season there.
He made his debut for Germany in an ENC match against Poland on 20 November 2010. Keinhorst scored his first try for Germany a week later, against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.
He has been playing rugby since 2004.
James Keinhorst is also, as of 2010, the top try and point scorer for the German national rugby league team, having scored 11 tries and 68 points for the team so far in sevene games.
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 Otley R.U.F.C.
Otley R.U.F.C.
Otley Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire. Founded in 1865 it broke away from the RU in 1895...
in the National League 1
National League 1
National League 1, , is the third level of domestic rugby union competition in England.This is the lowest level of the English rugby union league system which is nationwide...
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...
. He has also played for the German national rugby league team
Germany national rugby league team
-European Shield:Since 2007, Germany has been a participant in the European Shield, the successor to the Central Europe Tri-Nations. In the 2007 Shield, they were beaten in Heidelberg by a strong Serbia side but beat the Czech Republic in Prague, subsequently finishing second.In the 2008 European...
in the past.
Keinhorst moved from Otley R.U.F.C. at the age of 19 to German club Heidelberger RK
Heidelberger RK
The Heidelberger Ruderklub is a German rowing club and rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga....
for a season, winning the national championship in 2009-10. He is the youngest of four rugby-playing brothers and qualifies to play for Germany through his German father Wolfgang who has lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He and his three brothers, Kristian, Markus, Nicholas set a world record in 2007, when they played a rugby league international for Germany against Czech Republic, becoming the most siblings to play in a rugby league international match. He has since returned to Otley R.U.F.C., playing the 2010-11 season there.
He made his debut for Germany in an ENC match against Poland on 20 November 2010. Keinhorst scored his first try for Germany a week later, against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.
He has been playing rugby since 2004.
James Keinhorst is also, as of 2010, the top try and point scorer for the German national rugby league team, having scored 11 tries and 68 points for the team so far in sevene games.
Club
| Year | Club | Division | Games | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Place |
| 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... |
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... |
8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd — Champions |
| 2010-11 | Otley R.U.F.C. Otley R.U.F.C. Otley Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire. Founded in 1865 it broke away from the RU in 1895... |
National League 1 National League 1 National League 1, , is the third level of domestic rugby union competition in England.This is the lowest level of the English rugby union league system which is nationwide... |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ongoing |
- As of 15 January 2011
National team
| 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 | 2 | 5 | ongoing |
- As of 29 November 2010
External links
James Keinhorst at totalrugby.de- Jimmy Keinhorst at scrum.com