{{Short description|Germany international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Matthieu Franke | image = | caption = | birth_name = Matthieu Franke | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|02|13}} | birth_place = Nanterre, France | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = Wing | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = | amupdate = | years1 = | clubs1 = RC Orléans | apps1 = 72 | points1 = 78 | clubupdate = 30 April 2012 | repyears1 = 2006–present | repteam1 = {{nrut|Germany}} | repcaps1 = | reppoints1 = | repupdate = | repsevensyears1 = | repsevensteam1 = {{nrut7|Germany}} | ru_sevensupdate = (110) | repsevenscomp1 = | coachteams1 = | coachyears1 = | ru_coachupdate = }}
'''Matthieu Franke''' (born 13 February 1985)<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/94915.html Matthieu Franke profile at scrum.com] accessed: 1 March 2010</ref><ref name=Sevens >[http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1198#740 Mathieu Franke] {{in lang|de}} Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref> 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.<ref name=Brother>[http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_4210171502.php Big opportunities in ENC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222025636/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_4210171502.php |date=22 February 2012 }} rugbyrugby.com. published: 4 February 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010</ref> He made his debut for Germany in a game against Moldova on 11 November 2006.<ref>[http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=aqkcpr Matthieu Franke] {{in lang|de}} ''DRV'' website, accessed: 30 April 2012</ref>
==Biography== Franke was born in Nanterre, France, but represents Germany in international rugby.<ref name="Sevens"/>
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.<ref name="Brother"/> He had to have surgery in early March and was out of action for the coming month.<ref>[http://www.rugby-journal.de/index.php/basis/meldung/matthieu_franke_erneut_am_kreuzband_operiert/ Matthieu Franke erneut am Kreuzband operiert] {{in lang|de}} ''Rugby-Journal'', published: 1 March 2010, accessed: 1 March 2010</ref> In the 2006-2008 European Nations Cup Second Division campaign, Franke was Germany's most prolific scorer with 109 points, playing as a fullback.<ref>[http://www.totalrugby.de/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayers&p=57&ttid=571&Itemid=354 Germany squad European Nations Cup 2006–08] {{in lang|de}} totalrugby.de, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref>
Franke's club, RC Orléans, provides a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.<ref>[http://www.totalrugby.de/content/view/1635/37/ DRV-Stürmer Alexander Widiker verlängert in Orléans] {{in lang|de}} totalrugby.de, published: 5 June 2009, accessed: 27 February 2010</ref>
Franke has also played for the Germany's 7's side in the past, like at the 2008 Hannover Sevens.<ref>[http://www.hannover-sevens.de/index.php?mnu=1104 Germany roster 2008 Hannover Sevens]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|de}} Hannover Sevens website, accessed: 2 March 2010</ref>
==Honours==
===National team=== * '''European Nations Cup – Division 2''' ** '''Champions''': 2008
==Stats== Matthieu Franke's personal statistics in club and international rugby:<ref>[http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,57/pid,7/Itemid,250/ Matthieu Franke profile at totalrugby.de] {{in lang|de}} accessed: 1 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_6730.html Matthieu Franke] {{in lang|fr}} at itsrugby.fr, accessed: 1 March 2010</ref>
===Club=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points ! Place |- align="center" | 2006–07 | rowspan=6| RC Orléans | rowspan=6| Fédérale 1 | 14 | 0 | |- align="center" | 2007–08 | 18 | 35 | |- align="center" | 2008–09 | 9 | 10 | |- align="center" | 2009–10 | 9 | 10 | |- align="center" | 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | |- align="center" | 2011–12 | 10 | 23 | |} * <small>''As of 30 April 2012''</small>
===National team===
====European Nations Cup==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points ! Place |- align="center" | 2006–2008 | Germany | European Nations Cup Second Division | 8 | 96 | bgcolor="#FFD700"| Champions |- align="center" | 2008–2010 | Germany | European Nations Cup First Division | 1 | 0 | 6th – Relegated |- align="center" | 2010–2012 | Germany | European Nations Cup Division 1B | 6 | 5 | 4th |}
====Friendlies & other competitions==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Competition ! Games ! Points |- align="center" | 2007 | Germany | Friendly | 1 | 9 |} * <small>''As of 8 April 2012''</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/94915.html Matthieu Franke] at scrum.com * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.totalrugby.de/component/option,com_joomleague/func,showPlayer/p,57/pid,7/Itemid,250/ Matthieu Franke] at totalrugby.com * [http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_6730.html Matthieu Franke] {{in lang|fr}} at itsrugby.fr * {{in lang|de}} [http://www.rugby-verband.de/?data[pageid]=51&data[subpage]=spielkader&data[kader]=1&data[playerid]=aqkcpr Matthieu Franke] at the ''DRV'' website
{{Germany Squad 2006-2008 ENC Second Division}} {{Germany Squad 2008-2010 ENC First Division}} {{Germany Squad 2010-2012 ENC First Division}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franke, Matthieu}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:French rugby union players Category:German rugby union players Category:Germany international rugby union players Category:Sportspeople from Nanterre Category:RC Orléans players Category:Rugby union wings Category:Rugby union players from Hauts-de-Seine Category:French people of German descent Category:21st-century French sportsmen