Robbie Fruean
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| Full name | Robert L. Fruean | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | Porirua College | ||
| University | Lincoln University | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player. | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre / Wing | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007–09 2010-13 2014− |
Wellington Canterbury Hawke's Bay |
12 37 20 |
(25) (100) (35) |
| correct as of 223 October 2015. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009 2010–13 2014 2015– |
Hurricanes Crusaders Chiefs Crusaders |
1 61 4 5 |
(5) (70) (5) (0) |
| correct as of 14 June 2015. | |||
Robert Fruean (pronunciation: /fruːən/; born 13 July 1988 in Wellington) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre (13) and sometimes on the wing. He is a former Porirua College head boy. He is of Samoan heritage.
Career
In 2007, he made the NZ team for the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship. He led New Zealand to a championship win beating South Africa in the final. He also won the IRB Under-19 Player of the Year the same year.
He made his National Provincial Championship debut for Wellington against Auckland. He played 12 games for them scoring three tries before getting struck by illness. He subsequently underwent open-heart surgery for rheumatic fever, a potentially life-threatening inflammation of the heart.
In 2009 returned to rugby, making his Super 14 debut for the Hurricanes against Blues. This was his first and last game for the Hurricanes after which he defected to the Crusaders and played for them in the 2010 Super 14 season and the 2011 Super Rugby season, where he formed a formidable partnership with fellow centre Sonny Bill Williams.
He made his 2010 ITM Cup debut for Canterbury, scoring two tries against Manawatu. The next week Fruean scored three more against North Harbour.[1] He finished the season tied as the top try scorer with Lelia Masaga with 10 tries. In 2012, on the back of his third season with Canterbury, he was named ITM Cup player of the year at the New Zealand Rugby Awards.
He has signed for Hawkes Bay Magpies in the ITM Cup in a 2-year deal, starting from 2014.
References
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External links
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union centres
- World Rugby Awards winners
- Crusaders (rugby union) players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Hawke's Bay Magpies players
- Super Rugby players
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
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