Torsten Schippe
Birth nameTorsten Schippe
Occupation(s)Engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Germany DSV 78 Hannover ()
Correct as of 26 July 2010
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
 Germany 30
Correct as of 26 July 2010
Coaching career
Years Team
1993-2003
2000-2001
2010-2013		 DRC Hannover
 Germany
 Germany

Torsten Schippe is a retired German international rugby union player and, from August 2010 to April 2013, the coach of the German national rugby union team.[1][2]

As a player, Schippe won two German titles with his club, DSV 78 Hannover, in 1990 and 1991. He took over as coach of DRC Hannover in 1993, a position he held for ten years, in which he won five national championships and two national cups. He remained with DRC as the Director of Sports after his time as coach of the club.[3] Since 2007, he is also an official IRB Coach Educator.[1]

Schippe coached the German national team from 2000 to 2001 and again since 1 August 2010.[1] In this position, he is supported by the South African Jakobus Potgieter as his assistant.[4] He had succeeded Peter Ianusevici as German coach in 2000, after a disastrous campaign, and transformed the team to a winning side. However, he was dismissed in a surprise move by the leadership of the German Rugby Federation despite achieving good results.[5] As coach of Germany, he succeeded Rudolf Finsterer, who, in turn, had succeeded him in 2001.[6]

Schippe once more resigned from his post as coach of Germany in April 2013, citing work commitments as the reason.[7]

Honours

Player

Coach

  • German rugby union championship
    • Champions: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    • Runners up: 2003
  • German rugby union cup
    • Winners: 2002, 2003
    • Runners up: 1997

References

  1. 1 2 3 Torsten Schippe wird Trainer des 15er-Nationalteams (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 11 July 2010, accessed: 26 July 2010
  2. ↑ Torsten Schippe wird neuer Rugby-Bundestrainer (in German) de.eurosport.yahoo.com, published: 11 July 2010, accessed: 25 July 2010
  3. ↑ DFC Hannover website: About us (in German) accessed: 26 July 2010
  4. ↑ Kobus Potgieter neuer Co-Trainer der Nationalmannschaft (in German) Rugby-Journal, published: 16 July 2010, accessed: 26 July 2010
  5. ↑ 26.04.08 - der vorläufige Höhepunkt eines Abenteuers (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 17 May 2008, accessed: 26 July 2010
  6. ↑ Schippe: “Haben gute Kerle zur Verfügung” (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 13 July 2010, accessed: 26 July 2010
  7. ↑ 15er-Nationaltrainer Torsten Schippe tritt zurück (in German) totalrugby.de, published: 18 April 2013, accessed: 19 April 2013
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