Fraser Balmain

Fraser Balmain
Full name Fraser John Balmain
Date of birth (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
School Newlands School & Newcastle Royal Grammar School
University Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011 Leicester Tigers 87 (10)
correct as of August 2016.

Fraser John Balmain (born 16 November 1991)[1] is an English rugby union prop forward who plays for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership.[2]

Balmain joined Leicester in July 2010 after being released from Newcastle Falcons academy and turning down an academy contract from Northampton Saints.[3] On 12 November he made his Leicester debut from the bench during an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Ospreys in Bridgend.[4] He had to wait two years though to make his first start against the New Zealand Maori on 13 November 2012.[5]

In 2014 Balmain featured from the bench in an uncapped England match against the Barbarians.

References

  1. "Fraser Balmain". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. "Leicester Tigers Senior Squad - Fraser Balmain". web page. Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. "Tigers pounce for ex-Falcon Fraser". The Journal. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. "Ospreys 46 Leicester 13 Match Report". Leicester Tigers. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. "Tigers celebrate famous win over Maori All Blacks". Leicester Tigers. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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