Manuel Wilhelm (born 15 December 1980 in Ludwigsburg)[1] is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Manuel Wilhelm plays rugby since 1986, first for RG Heidelberg, later he spent one season with league rival SC Neuenheim, before he went back to his club of origin RG Heidelberg.

After his military service Wilhelm played one season for CAU Valencia in the first Spanish division, before returning to RG Heidelberg.

[4] In 2012, Wilhelm proposed a reform of the German league system which was approved at the Deutsche Rugby Tag, the annual general meeting of the DRV, in mid-July 2012.

[3] Manuel Wilhelm's personal statistics in club and international rugby:[2]