Fritz Lee

Fritz Lee (born (1988-08-29)29 August 1988) is a Samoan rugby union player. He currently plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14.[1] His regular playing position is eighthman. He previously played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Counties Manukau Steelers in the ITM Cup. He captained Counties Manukau in 2013 and led them to the playoffs; he also led them to their first ever Ranfurly Shield challenge win against Hawkes Bay in Napier.

Fritz Lee
Lee in 2015
Date of birth (1988-08-29) 29 August 1988
Place of birthSamoa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Samoa.
Notable relative(s)Scott Sio
SpouseAmy Connell
ChildrenElijah Lee Olivia Lee Margaux Lee
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– Clermont Auvergne 212 (210)
Correct as of 28 September 2022
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2013 Counties Manukau 65 (65)
Correct as of 21 October 2013
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013 Chiefs 22 (10)
Current local club Clermont Auvergne
Correct as of 26 May 2013
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2010 New Zealand 3

Lee was born in Samoa, but left for New Zealand aged 15 to live with his uncle.[2][3]

Lee signed a three-year contract with Clermont in 2013.[4]

Biography

He plays for the Counties Manukau provincial team and in the Super 14 with the Chiefs. He earned his first cap with the New Zealand Sevens in 2010. In September 2013, he joined the French league with ASM Clermont Auvergne as a medical joker for Elvis Vermeulen. In his first three games for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14, he literally impressed the observers with his quality of percussion, his play after contact, his vivacity (qualities that come mainly from rugby sevens) and his exemplary defensive involvement. The management immediately offered him a three-year contract, which he accepted.

References
  1. "Fritz Lee | ASM Rugby | French Profile". asm-rugby.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. "FRITZ LEE, LES SENTIERS DE LA GLOIRE".
  3. "Lee buckles down for hard year".
  4. ESPN Scrum.com (4 December 2013). "Fritz Lee signs three-year deal with Clermont is still with the club 10 years later with his current contract ending 2023. He was part of the winning ASM Clermont Ferrand team in 2017 of the Brennus and in 2019 Man of the Match for their winning finaal in European Challlene cip". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 22 March 2015.


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