David Fitter

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David Fitter
Birth nameDavid Edward Stanley Fitter
Date of birth (1977-01-27) 27 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
School Scotch College, Melbourne
Occupation(s)Medical Doctor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014− ACT Brumbies, Western Force,
Australian Wallabies,
Australia A, London Irish
()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Australia 2 (0)
Correct as of 22 August 2015

David Fitter (born 27 January 1977) is a retired Australian rugby union player who played for The Wallabies, Sydney University, Western Force, The Brumbies and London Irish.

Fitter played Australian rules football at Scotch College prior to switching to rugby. In June 2003, he joined the Australia ‘A’ squad playing Japan at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo. [1]

After retiring from rugby he returned to school at Melbourne University to study biomedicine and then postgraduate medicine. [2]

He is now an Emergency Doctor.

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References

  1. "David Fitter". Australian Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "David Fitter Not your average first year Biomedicine student". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 24 August 2015.