| Place of birth | Hanover, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | University of Göttingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Orthopedic Surgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dirk Kuhnen is a retired German rugby player, who played prop for the German national team from 1988 to 1998. He was the regular captain of Germany from 1995 to 1998.
Kuhnen was a member of German teams which toured Canada in 1988, competed in the erstwhile FIRA Tournaments and Rugby World Cup qualification matches. He also played for Germany in the Malaysia Tens.
He played club rugby for TSV Victoria Linden in Hanover, with whom he played in numerous German Championship finals, winning the Championship six times.
Honours
Club
- German Championship 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 (all with TSV Victoria Linden)
References
- ^ 100 Jahre Deutsche Rugby-Verband, Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
- Constantin Hocke (2010-02-21). "TotalRugby Kolumne: "...was macht eigentlich?" - Dr. Dirk Kuhnen". Totalrugby.de. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- "TSV Victoria Linden e.V. - Rugby". Victoria-linden.de. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-19.