Antoine Frisch

Antoine Frisch (born 1 June 1996) is a French rugby union player who plays for English club Bristol Bears in the Gallagher Premiership. He plays as a centre.

Antoine Frisch
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996
Place of birthFontainebleau, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight99 kg (15.6 st; 218 lb)
SchoolLycée International François-Ier
UniversityLoughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2011 Rugby Sud 77 ()
2011–2013 Paris Université Club ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2016 Massy 0 (0)
2016–2017 Stade Français 0 (0)
2017–2018 Tarbes 17 (41)
2018–2019 Massy 8 (25)
2019–2020 Rouen 25 (20)
2021–2022 Bristol Bears 13 (10)
2022–[1] Munster 0 (0)
Correct as of 22 April 2022

Career

In France

Frisch played for Stade Français and Massy in their academy systems in his early career,[2] before signing a professional contract with Tarbes for the 2017–18 season. Frisch left Tarbes to rejoin to Massy in the Fédérale 1 competition for the 2019–20 season,[3] and then joined their rivals Rouen for the 2020–21 season.[4]

In England

Frisch moved to England to join Bristol Bears, who compete in the Premiership Rugby competition, from the 2021–22 season.[5] Frisch's final appearance for Bristol was in their 29–28 win against Gloucester on 22 April 2022 required surgery, as a shoulder injury sustained during the game required surgery and ruled him out of the remainder of the season.[6]

In Ireland

Frisch, who is Irish-qualified via a grandmother who was born in Dublin, will join Irish province Munster on a three-year contract from the 2022–22 season.[7]

References

  1. Frisch will join Munster from the 2022–23 season.
  2. "Tarbes. Antoine Frisch, la saison de l'adaptation". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. "Massy recrute Frisch et Demai-Hamecher". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "Le Rouennais Antoine Frisch signe à Bristol". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. "Centre Antoine Frisch to join Bears ahead of 2021/22 season". Bristol Bears. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "Bristol Bears injury latest ahead of Leicester Tigers: Luke Morahan, Antoine Frisch, Steven Luatua, Tom Whiteley". Bristol Post. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. "Munster confirm signing of Irish-qualified Antoine Frisch on three-year-deal". The42. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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