Full name | Toby Fricker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toby Fricker (born 20 July 1995) is a rugby union player, who plays as a winger for the New England Free Jacks in the MLR. He has previously played for the Dragons, Bristol Bears and the Ospreys. [1]
While playing at Ebbw Vale in 2018 he was named the Welsh Welsh Premiership Newcomer of the Year. He featured on 3 occasions for the Dragons in the 2017–18 Anglo Welsh Cup. [2]
He joined the Bristol Bears in 2019 on a two-year contract following a season-ending shoulder injury to Ryan Edwards. [3] [4] His debut came on 20 September 2019 in a Premiership Rugby Cup game against Harlequins. He played for 73 minutes in the 24–12 loss. [5] While at Bristol he featured for Hartpury University on loan.
In August 2023 he featured as a guest player in the Northampton Saints preseason game against Bedford Blues, coming off the bench in a 33–24 loss. [6] [7]
He signed for the Ospreys ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season. [8] However, only featured once, a single start against the Hollywoodbets Sharks, before moving state side to join reigning MLR champions the New England Free Jacks. [9] [10] He started in the 2024 Major League Rugby final winning 11–20 against the Seattle Seawolves.
In 2017, Fricker featured for Wales in the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. Playing in the Moscow and Clermont-Ferrand Sevens. [11] He also represented Wales Students. [12]
In August 2023 he was named in the Barbarians F.C. squad for their match against Samoa. He started on the wing in the 28–14 loss. [13]
In June 2024 he was named as a non-travelling reserve for the USA's summer test matches. [14] He qualifies for the United States through his mother who was born in New Orleans. [15]
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