Frikkie Welsh

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Frikkie Welsh
Birth nameBarend Frederik Welsh
Date of birth (1978-10-26) 26 October 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Middelburg, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
SchoolKanonkop High School, Middelburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–06 Bath 17 (25)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–99 Natal Wildebeest 8 (10)
2000–01 Pumas 14 (40)
2001–04, 06–07 Blue Bulls 65 (125)
2009–10 Western Province 26 (30)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–04, 06–07 Bulls 50 (85)
2010 Stormers 1 (0)

Frikkie Welsh (born 26 October 1978) is a South African former rugby union player. He represented the Bulls and the Stormers in the Super Rugby competition. [1] [2]

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Frikkie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

References

  1. Mohamed, Ashfak (2 July 2009). "WP have to do the basics right, says Coetzee".
  2. "Barend Frederik Welsh". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 August 2021.