Fraser McKenzie

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Fraser McKenzie
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Birth nameFraser Rolland McKenzie
Date of birth (1988-03-28) 28 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight116.8 kg (18 st 5 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Dunfermline ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2011
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–
2015		 Edinburgh Rugby
Sale Sharks
Newcastle Falcons
Edinburgh Rugby
→ Glasgow Warriors 		28
42
21
71
1		 (10)
(15)
(5)
(25)
(0)
Correct as of 17 March 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2007
2007–2008
2009–		 Scotland U19
Scotland U20
Scotland A 		5
4
3		 (0)
(0)
(0)

Fraser McKenzie (born 1988) is a Scottish professional rugby union player, who plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro14.

He plays either at lock or blindside flanker and is a former Scotland under-20 captain. He started his career at Dunfermline Rugby Club and later joined Edinburgh. From the 2011–12 season until the end of 2012–13 season he played for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership, and then Newcastle Falcons during the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership season.

McKenzie rejoined Edinburgh in the summer of 2014, [2] and scored his first try of this second spell at the club in the European Rugby Challenge Cup 2014–15 quarter-final victory over London Irish. [3]

He played one match on loan with Glasgow Warriors in the 2014–15 season and is part of the celebrated 52 players used that season when the Warriors won the Pro 12 league.

Fraser was appointed club captain of Edinburgh as of 24 October 2017.

Due to numerous shoulder injuries, Fraser announced his retirement in April 2021. [4]

International career

McKenzie was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the 2012 Six Nations Championship. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "FRASER MCKENZIE". web page. Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh Rugby: Lock Fraser McKenzie returns to club". BBC. 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh throw away 16-point lead before beating London Irish 23-18 in Challenge Cup". Sky Sports.
  4. ↑ "McKenzie calls time on Edinburgh career". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Scots say they can call-up Steven Shingler despite Welsh challenge". BBC. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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