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Freddy Douglas

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Freddy Douglas
Date of birth (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19)[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolMelville College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Edinburgh
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2024 Scotland U20 9 (30)

Freddy Douglas is a Scottish professional rugby union footballer who plays in the back row for Edinburgh Rugby.

Early life

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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

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He joined the professional academy at Edinburgh Rugby ahead of the 2023-24 season.[5]

International career

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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 was named amongst the replacements for Scotland's autumn international match against Portugal on 16 November 2024.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Freddy Douglas". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Freddy Douglas". All Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "ESMS Former Pupil Freddy Douglas Selected for Scotland Squad". esms.org. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Bean, Graham (12 November 2024). "The Scotland teenager who is 'world class already' and a superstar in the making". Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ Bean, Graham (24 October 2024). "Teenager with a 'superstrength' could play for Scotland before his Edinburgh debut". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ "MEET THE FIVE NEW FACES IN SCOTLAND SQUAD". Scottishrugby.org. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Douglas could be youngest Scotland player for 60 years". BBC Sport. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.