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.
Date of birth | 1 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Fontainebleau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (15.6 st; 218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lycée International François-Ier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- Frisch will join Munster from the 2022–23 season.
- "Tarbes. Antoine Frisch, la saison de l'adaptation". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Massy recrute Frisch et Demai-Hamecher". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Le Rouennais Antoine Frisch signe à Bristol". L'Équipe (in French). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "Centre Antoine Frisch to join Bears ahead of 2021/22 season". Bristol Bears. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "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.
- "Munster confirm signing of Irish-qualified Antoine Frisch on three-year-deal". The42. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.