Damien Frawley

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Damien Frawley
Birth nameDamien John Frawley
Date of birth (1962-07-31) 31 July 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
School St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Brothers Rugby Club ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Queensland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1979 Aus Schools 4 (0)
1986–88 Australia 10 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
- 2009 Northern Suburbs Rugby Club

Damien John Frawley (born 31 July 1962) is a former international rugby union player.

Frawley was born in Rockhampton, Queensland. He attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace, and played four matches for the Australian Schoolboys [1] before representing the Queensland Reds. He played ten times for the Australia national rugby union team (player #655) between 1986 and 1988. [2] After he retired from the game he moved to Sydney, where he coached the Norths Pirates to two Premierships. [3]

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References

  1. "RugbyNet - Australian Schools Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010. Australian Schools cap list. Retrieved 26 May 2012
  2. http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/10106.html ESPN Scrum profile. Retrieved 25 May 2012
  3. http://www.northspirates.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=23452 Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today Norths Pirates Club Awards. Retrieved 26 May 2012