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Scotland international rugby union player (1931–2019)

Rugby player
Percy Friebe
Birth nameJohn Percy Friebe
Date of birth(1931-05-09)9 May 1931
Date of death17 May 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 88)
SchoolHigh School of Glasgow
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow HSFP ()
– Worcester Warriors ()
– Moseley ()
– RAFRU ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1952 Scotland 1 (0)

Percy Friebe (born 9 May 1931) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Friebe played as a No. 8.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Friebe played for Glasgow HSFP.

He also played for Worcester Warriors, Moseley and the RAF rugby union.

Friebe scored the first ever try at Burnbrae when Glasgow HSFP opened West of Scotland's new ground in 1960.

Provincial career

Friebe played for Glasgow District. He won the 1951-52 Inter-City against Edinburgh District.

He played for Glasgow in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played in the 1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship and the 1954-55 championship.

He also played for the combined Glasgow-Edinburgh 'Cities' side against South Africa.

International career

He was capped for Scotland once, in 1952, in the Five Nations match against England at Murrayfield.

Administration

Friebe is the Honorary President of Glasgow High Kelvinside.

References

  1. "Percy Friebe".
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ^ "80 UP".
  4. "Once upon a time in the West - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Percy Friebe - Test matches".
  7. "A Few Final Thoughts". 18 April 2015.
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