Robbie Fruean
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| Spouse | Gemma Pflaum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Fruean (
In 2007, he made the NZ team for the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship. He led New Zealand to a championship win beating South Africa in the final. He also won the IRB Under-19 Player of the Year the same year.
He made his
In 2009 returned to rugby, making his
He made his
He signed for Hawkes Bay Magpies in the ITM Cup in a two-year deal, starting from 2014. On 27 September 2016, Fruean signed for English club
Post retirement
Fruen became the Hillmorton High School’s First XV coach and director of rugby in 2022. As of 2023, Fruen established and coached the Horomaka Combined First XV, which includes players from Hillmorton, Hornby, Riccarton and Middleton Grange schools and Hagley Community College. This combination team enables players from those schools to play First XV school rugby while staying at their schools.
References
- ^ Bidwell, Hamish (14 August 2010). "Fruean scores hat-trick in Canterbury thrashing". The Press. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Bath to sign Crusaders centre Robbie Fruean". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Fruean signs for Edinburgh". planetrugby.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.