Birth name | Guillaume Franke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guillaume Franke (born 27 October 1987) 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 Matthieu Franke, who has also played for Germany.[1]
Franke made his debut for Germany against Georgia on 7 February 2010, replacing his brother after he had to withdraw with a knee injury.[1]
Franke's club, RC Orléans, provided, in the past, a number of players to the German team, including him, his brother, Clemens von Grumbkow and Alexander Widiker.[2]