How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:46 am  

I know of James Keinhorst (Leeds, centre)
Thomas Johnstone (Wakefield, wing), born in Germany.


I suspect that North Queensland's star winger Kyle Feldt has German ancestry. If so, he, Keinhorst and Johnstone would make up most of a dream three quarter line.

Does anyone know of any other German born or ancestry players at the level of Super League, Championship, League One, NRL, NSW Cup, or QLD Cup?

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:06 am  

James Keinhorst and Thomas Johnstone.

Have you lost interest in your silly game?

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:24 am  

However many is too many. We need to take back control of our teams from these bureaucrats.

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:56 am  

vekder wrote:

James Keinhorst and Thomas Johnstone.

Have you lost interest in your silly game?

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:07 am  

I think Thomas Johnathanstone might be the full version.

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:45 am  

Fully aware that he has been dead for a long time and hasn't played for 60 years but as i am an enthusiast of rugby league history, the great Frenchman Puig Aubert was actually born in Germany.

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 6:54 pm  

vekder wrote:

James Keinhorst and Thomas Johnstone.

Have you lost interest in your silly game?

I don't regard rugby league as a silly game. You should get out and watch a few games while you still have your eyesight.

Having a good German team available would boost the credibility of a future World Cup.

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:56 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

I don't regard rugby league as a silly game. You should get out and watch a few games while you still have your eyesight.

Having a good German team available would boost the credibility of a future World Cup.

I meant your silly game of using full names. But you knew that, didn't you?

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Mon Jun 27, 2016 2:33 pm  

Andy Hoggins of Oxford is a current German international. Believe he was born there.

Re: How many Germans in professional rugby league? : Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:39 pm  

I believe Angela Merkel played a couple of times for Batley in her pre-chancellor days.