Rudolf Finsterer
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Rudolf Finsterer is a retired German
international rugby union
player and coach, formerly coaching the RG Heidelberg
in the Rugby-Bundesliga
and, until the 20 March 2010, the German national rugby union team.
Finsterer resigned from his position of coach of Germany at the end of the country's European Nation Cup campaign, after suffering defeat in every match and relegation. He was bitterly disappointed about the relegation, considering his ten years in the position of coach of Germany wasted. He was succeeded by Torsten Schippe
as coach of Germany, the very man he himself succeeded in 2001.
He shared his duties as coach of Germany with Bruno Stolorz
from the RC Orléans
. Stolorz was seconded to the German team by the Fédération française de rugby to improve Germany's performance in the sport.
On club level, he coached the RG Heidelberg since 2002, with an interruption in the 2008-09 season. At the end of the 2010-11 season, he retired from coaching and instead stepped into the role of a team manager with RG Heidelberg.
He lives in Mannheim
and, while coach of Germany, worked under the Bundestrainer Peter Ianusevici
, who's holds a position of director of rugby in Germany.
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 and coach, formerly coaching the RG Heidelberg
RG Heidelberg
The RG Heidelberg is a German rugby union club from Heidelberg, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers the sport of rowing.-History:The club was formed on 4 June 1898 as a rowing club...
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, until the 20 March 2010, the German national rugby union team.
Finsterer resigned from his position of coach of Germany at the end of the country's European Nation Cup campaign, after suffering defeat in every match and relegation. He was bitterly disappointed about the relegation, considering his ten years in the position of coach of Germany wasted. He was succeeded by Torsten Schippe
Torsten Schippe
Torsten Schippe is a retired German international rugby union player and, since August 2010, the coach of the German national rugby union team....
as coach of Germany, the very man he himself succeeded in 2001.
He shared his duties as coach of Germany with Bruno Stolorz
Bruno Stolorz
Bruno Stolorz is a former coach of the German national rugby union team.He shared his duties as coach of Germany with Rudolf Finsterer until the later resignation on 20 March 2010...
from the RC Orléans
RC Orléans
Rugby club Orléans is a semi-professional French rugby union team, from Orléans. They currently play at Fédérale 1.-German players:The club has recently provided a number of players for the Germany national rugby union team with Alexander Widiker and the brothers Guillaume and Matthieu Franke...
. Stolorz was seconded to the German team by the Fédération française de rugby to improve Germany's performance in the sport.
On club level, he coached the RG Heidelberg since 2002, with an interruption in the 2008-09 season. At the end of the 2010-11 season, he retired from coaching and instead stepped into the role of a team manager with RG Heidelberg.
He lives in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
and, while coach of Germany, worked under the Bundestrainer Peter Ianusevici
Peter Ianusevici
Peter Ianusevici is a retired Romanian rugby union international and former coach of the Romanian and the German national rugby union team.He played for Romania internationally in the 1970s, as a winger, playing 15 times for his country. Ianusevici then led his country as a coach to a Rugby World...
, who's holds a position of director of rugby in Germany.
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: 2006, 2007
- 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...
- Winner: 2004
- Runners up: 2006, 2007, 2008
National team
- European Nations CupEuropean Nations Cup (rugby union)The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away...
- Division 2- Champions: 20082006-2008 European Nations Cup Second DivisionThe 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division will be contested over two years during which all teams meet each other home and away. The winner of Division 2A, Germany, will be promoted to Division 1 and fifth place,Netherlands, relegated to Division 2B...
- Champions: 2008