Freddy Douglas
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| Date of birth | 14 May 2005[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stewart's Melville College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Freddy Douglas is a Scottish professional rugby union footballer who plays in the back row for Edinburgh Rugby.
Early life
[edit]He grew up in a rugby family, his father is from Northern Ireland but played rugby for Scottish Universities. He has an older brother who is also a rugby player. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]He joined the professional academy at Edinburgh Rugby ahead of the 2023-24 season.[5]
International career
[edit]He was part of the Scotland U20 team which won the World Rugby U20 Trophy in the summer of 2024.[6] In October 2024, he was called-up to the senior Scotland national rugby union team for the first time under head coach Gregor Townsend.[7] He made his senior debut as a second half replacement in Scotland's autumn international match against Portugal on 16 November 2024.[8][9] In doing so, he became the youngest man to represent Scotland since Donald White in 1963.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Freddy Douglas". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Freddy Douglas". All Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Heatly, Gary (24 October 2024). ""Calm, quiet individual" Freddy Douglas set to let his rugby do the talking as he bids to become a breakthrough star for Scotland". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "ESMS Former Pupil Freddy Douglas Selected for Scotland Squad". esms.org. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Bean, Graham (12 November 2024). "The Scotland teenager who is 'world class already' and a superstar in the making". Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Bean, Graham (24 October 2024). "Teenager with a 'superstrength' could play for Scotland before his Edinburgh debut". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "MEET THE FIVE NEW FACES IN SCOTLAND SQUAD". Scottishrugby.org. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Douglas could be youngest Scotland player for 60 years". BBC Sport. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Simpson, Martyn (16 November 2024). "Scotland debutant Freddy Douglas breaks down emotional day at Murrayfield in Portugal win". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Best feeling of my life - teenage debutant Douglas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2024.