Matthieu Franke (born 13 February 1985)[1][2] is a German international rugby union player, playing for RC Orléans in the Fédérale 1 and the German national rugby union team. He is the brother of Guillaume Franke, who has also played for Germany.[3] He made his debut for Germany in a game against Moldova on 11 November 2006.[4]
Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby.[2]
Franke last played for Germany against Spain on 15 November 2008. He was selected to play for Germany again in February 2010 but missed out because of a knee injury and was replaced by his brother.[3] He had to have surgery in early March and was out of action for the coming month.[5] In the 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division campaign, Franke was Germany's most prolific scorer with 109 points, playing as a fullback.[6]
Franke's club, RC Orléans, provides a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.[7]
Franke has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens.[8]
Matthieu Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[9][10]
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