Fraser Balmain
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| Full name | Fraser John Balmain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||
| School | Newlands School & Newcastle Royal Grammar School | ||
| University | Loughborough University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011– | Leicester Tigers | 87 | (10) |
| correct as of August 2016. | |||
Fraser John Balmain (born 16 November 1991)[1] is an English rugby union prop forward who plays for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership.[2]
Balmain joined Leicester in July 2010 after being released from Newcastle Falcons academy and turning down an academy contract from Northampton Saints.[3] On 12 November he made his Leicester debut from the bench during an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Ospreys in Bridgend.[4] He had to wait two years though to make his first start against the New Zealand Maori on 13 November 2012.[5]
In 2014 Balmain featured from the bench in an uncapped England match against the Barbarians.
References
- ↑ "Fraser Balmain". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Leicester Tigers Senior Squad - Fraser Balmain". web page. Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Tigers pounce for ex-Falcon Fraser". The Journal. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Ospreys 46 Leicester 13 Match Report". Leicester Tigers. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tigers celebrate famous win over Maori All Blacks". Leicester Tigers. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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