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Fritz Lee (born 29 August 1988) is a Samoan professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Top 14 club Clermont and the Samoa national team.[1]
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| Date of birth | 29 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Motoʻotua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tangaroa College, St Joseph’s College, Marist Brother’s School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editLee was born in Samoa, but left for New Zealand aged 15 to live with his uncle where he attended high school at Tangaroa College in Ōtara. Lee played in the 1st XV team (Pool 1A) alongside former Brave Blossoms Male Sa'u and former Sydney Roosters Frank-Paul Nuuausala, with the team coached by former Black Fern Davida White-Suasua and Waisake Sotutu.[2][3]
Club career
editHe played for the Counties Manukau provincial team and in the Super 14 with the Chiefs. Lee signed a three-year contract with Clermont in 2013.[4]
International career
editHe earned his first cap with the New Zealand Sevens in 2010.
References
edit- ^ "Fritz Lee | ASM Rugby | French Profile". asm-rugby.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "FRITZ LEE, LES SENTIERS DE LA GLOIRE".
- ^ "Lee buckles down for hard year".
- ^ ESPN Scrum.com (4 December 2013). "Fritz Lee signs three-year deal with Clermont is still with the club 10 years later with his current contract ending 2023. He was part of the winning ASM Clermont Ferrand team in 2017 of the Brennus and in 2019 Man of the Match for their winning finaal in European Challlene cip". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External links
edit- Fritz Lee at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Fritz Lee at European Professional Club Rugby
- Fritz Lee at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Chiefs profile
- Yahoo NZ profile
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