Florian Fritz
Birth nameFlorian Fritz
Birth date17 January 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeSens, France
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight15 st 1 lb (96 kg)
Ru currentteamToulouse
PositionCentre
Years 12002–2004
Years 22004–2018
Clubs 1Bourgoin
Clubs 2Toulouse
Apps 125
Apps 2379
Points 110
Points 2355
Ru clubupdate29 April 2018
Repyears 12005–2013
Repteam 1France
Repcaps 134
Reppoints 124

Florian Fritz (born 17 January 1984) is a French former rugby union rugby player. His usual position was in the centre. He played most of his career for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 club competition in France. Fritz has also played for France.

He played his first Heineken Cup match during the 2003–04 tournament, scoring a try in his fifth match against Gloucester for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. Fritz moved to Toulouse in 2004 and he scored two tries for Toulouse during their 2004-05 Heineken Cup campaign, with Toulouse eventually winning the tournament, defeating fellow French side, Stade Français 18 points to 12.[1] He won the Heineken Cup for a second time in 2010, this time scoring a penalty and a drop goal in the final.[2]

His good form at Toulouse was rewarded with selection in the France squad for the 2005 mid-year Test against South Africa. He went on to make his international debut against the Springboks on 18 June in Durban which resulted in a 30-all draw. That year, Fritz earned further international caps for France in matches against Australia in Marseille and South Africa in Paris. He played for France during the 2006 Six Nations Championship, playing his first Six Nations match against Scotland on 5 February. Although France lost that match 16 to 20, France went on to win the tournament. He was named in the French Rugby Squad for the Six Nations in 2009.

International tries

DateVenueOpponentResult (France-...)Competition
1.12 March 2006Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceEngland
31-6
Six Nations Championship
2.18 March 2006Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, WalesWales
21-16
Six Nations Championship
3.25 September 2006Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceArgentina
27–26
Test Match

References

  1. ^ "Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse". BBC. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Biarritz 19-21 Toulouse". BBC. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2019.