Date of birth | 9 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oskar Rixen (born 9 February 2002) is a German rugby union player who plays for Brive in the Pro D2.[1][2]
Rixen began his career at Rugby-Bundesliga side Berliner RC.[3] In 2019 he joined French side Stade Français espoirs squad.[4]
In the summer of 2022 Rixen joined then Top14 side Brive, going on to make his debut in the third round coming off the bench in a loss to Montpellier.[5] He became the 4th German to play professional rugby in the Top14.[6]
He represented Germany at under-16 and under-18. Playing in the 2019 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship.[7][8]