Freddy Douglas

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Freddy Douglas
Date of birth (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) [1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
School Stewart's Melville College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Edinburgh
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Edinburgh 0 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 Scotland U20 9 (60)
2024– Scotland 1 (0)
2024– Scotland A 1 (0)

Freddy Douglas is a Scottish professional rugby union footballer who plays in the back row for Edinburgh Rugby.

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Early life

He grew up in a rugby family, his father is from Northern Ireland but played rugby for Scottish Universities. He has an older brother who is also a rugby player. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh. [3] [4]

Club career

He joined the professional academy at Edinburgh Rugby ahead of the 2023-24 season. [5] He made his Edinburugh debut against Benetton Rugby on 30 November 2024. Shortly afterwards, he signed his first professional contract with the club. [6]

International career

He was part of the Scotland U20 team which won the World Rugby U20 Trophy in the summer of 2024. [7] In October 2024, he was called-up to the senior Scotland national rugby union team for the first time under head coach Gregor Townsend. [8] He made his senior debut as a second half replacement in Scotland's autumn international match against Portugal on 16 November 2024. [9] [10] In doing so, he became the youngest man to represent Scotland since Donald White in 1963. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Freddy Douglas". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Freddy Douglas". All Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Heatly, Gary (24 October 2024). ""Calm, quiet individual" Freddy Douglas set to let his rugby do the talking as he bids to become a breakthrough star for Scotland". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "ESMS Former Pupil Freddy Douglas Selected for Scotland Squad". esms.org. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Bean, Graham (12 November 2024). "The Scotland teenager who is 'world class already' and a superstar in the making". Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Palmer, Bryn (4 December 2024). "Edinburgh fend off Premiership suitors with new Freddy Douglas deal". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Bean, Graham (24 October 2024). "Teenager with a 'superstrength' could play for Scotland before his Edinburgh debut". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "MEET THE FIVE NEW FACES IN SCOTLAND SQUAD". Scottishrugby.org. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Douglas could be youngest Scotland player for 60 years". BBC Sport. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Simpson, Martyn (16 November 2024). "Scotland debutant Freddy Douglas breaks down emotional day at Murrayfield in Portugal win". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Best feeling of my life - teenage debutant Douglas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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