Adam Freier
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1980 | ||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15.4 st; 220 lb) | ||
| School | Waverley College | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Son of Rugby League coach and player Laurie Freier | ||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Union Player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000-2002 2003- |
 ACT & Southern NSW Randwick DRUFC |
9 70 |
(5) (60) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000-2002 2003-2010 2011- |
Brumbies Waratahs Rebels |
6 61 |
(5) (50) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002- 1998 |
Australia Australian Schoolboys |
16 | (5) |
| correct as of 20-04-2007. | |||
Adam Freier (born 20 March 1980 in Goondiwindi, Australia) is a rugby union footballer. Since 2011 he has played for the Melbourne Rebels in the international Super Rugby competition. Previously he played for the New South Wales Waratahs . His usual position is at hooker. He regularly filled in as Waratahs' captain when regular captain Phil Waugh was injured.[1]
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[edit] Playing career
Son of Sydney rugby league footballer and coach Laurie Freier, he made the Australian Schoolboys in 1998 as well as the under-19s, which he captained the following year. In 2000 he signed with the ACT Brumbies and made his state debut against Queensland. He went onto play for the Australian under-21s, including captaining them at the 2001 under-21 Rugby Championships, in which they finished runner-up to New Zealand. He made his debut for the Wallabies in 2002, in a match against Argentina.
Frier left the Brumbies and signed with the Waratahs for the 2003 season, and was selected to captain the Waratah's tour of Argentina in post-season 2004, and was voted player of the tour. In 2005 he was selected for the final match of the 2005 Tri Nations Series. After he was selected as the run-on hooker in the second Cook Cup match in 2006.
In April 2010 Freier signed on with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 season of Super Rugby.[2][3] Freier told the Sydney Morning Herald's Josh Rakic his reasons for approaching the Rebels included: "Mutual respect, a coach he admires, the challenge of new team."[4] Freier was sidelined in September due to complications from a 2008 back injury. Rebels' coach Rod Macqueen reported Frier to be undergoing rehabilitation.[5][6] Frier wasn't fit to compete in pre-season trials against teams from Tonga and Fiji, and the Crusaders from New Zealand; he remained in doubt for the Rebels' season opener against the Waratahs.[7]
[edit] Journalism
Freier writes about the Wallabies,[8][9] Melbourne's crowded sporting landscape, and his own squad the Melbourne Rebels.[10][11][12] Fairfax Media publishes his articles in the Sydney Morning Herald[8][13] and/or the Melbourne Age.[9][11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Adam Freier". Wallabies profile. Australian Rugby Union. 2007. http://www.rugby.com.au/players/wallabies/2007_squad/2007_rwc_squad/freier_adam,62572.html.
- ^ "Rebels land Tahs hooker Freier". Fox Sports. News Limited. 2010-04-06. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26948715-5002381,00.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Rebels sign Waratahs hooker Freier". West Australian. Yahoo. 2010-04-06. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/union/7027634/rebels-sign-waratahs-hooker-freier/. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ Rakic, Josh (2010-04-18). "Freier: I approached Melbourne". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax). http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/freier-i-approached-melbourne-20100417-sley.html. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ Harris, Bret (2010-09-08). "Melbourne Rebels chasing Kiwi Ged Robinson as cover for Adam Freier". Australian. News Limited. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/melbourne-rebels-chasing-kiwi-ged-robinson-as-cover-for-adam-freier/story-e6frg7mf-1225915578800. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ^ Rebels Media Unit (2010-09-15). "Rebels sign Wellington hooker Ged Robinson" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/359/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ^ Paxinos, Stathi (2011-02-04). "Freier still in doubt for Waratahs clash". Age (Melbourne: Fairfax). http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/freier-still-in-doubt-for-waratahs-clash-20110203-1afhh.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ a b Freier, Adam (2010-09-12). "Pocock the shining light as baby Wallabies learn to walk". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax). http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/pocock-the-shining-light-as-baby-wallabies-learn-to-walk-20100911-155wu.html. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ a b Freier, Adam (2010-08-15). "The fearless three who can save the Wallabies". Sydney Morning Herald (Melbourne: Fairfax). http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/the-fearless-three-who-can-save-the-wallabies-20100814-1240f.html. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ Freier, Adam (2010-08-01). "Secret to Rebels' success is not tackling AFL head-on". Sydney Morning Herald (Melbourne: Fairfax). http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/secret-to-rebels-success-is-not-tackling-afl-headon-20100731-110hy.html. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ a b Freier, Adam (2010-08-01). "Rebels and their code will fit into Vics' sportscape". Age (Melbourne: Fairfax). http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/rebels-and-their-code-will-fit-into-vics-sportscape-20100731-110om.html. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Rebels launch into the crowded Melbourne sporting landscape". Rebels Media Unit. Australia: Melbourne Rebels. 2010-08-02. http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/ArticleDetails/tabid/270/ArticleID/270/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ Freier, Adam (2010-08-01). "Secret to Rebels' success is not tackling AFL head-on". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax). http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/secret-to-rebels-success-is-not-tackling-afl-headon-20100731-110hy.html. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
[edit] External links
- Adam Freier Melbourne Rebels profile
- Adam Freier 2011 World Cup Ambitions
- Adam Freier 2007 Wallabies profile
- Adam Freier 2006 Wallabies profile
- Adam Freier Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA)
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