Antoine Frisch (born 1 June 1996) is a French-born, Irish-qualified rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club

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Career

In France

Frisch played for

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and Massy in their academy systems in his early career, before signing a professional contract with Tarbes for the 2017–18 season. Frisch left Tarbes to rejoin to Massy in the Fédérale 1 competition for the 2019–20 season, and then joined their rivals

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for the 2020–21 season.

In England

Frisch moved to England to join Bristol Bears, who compete in the Premiership Rugby competition, from the 2021–22 season. Frisch's final appearance for Bristol was in their 29–28 win against Gloucester on 22 April 2022, as a shoulder injury sustained during the game required surgery and ruled him out of the remainder of the season.

In Ireland

Frisch, who is Irish-qualified via a grandmother who was born in Dublin, joined Irish province

on a three-year contract from the 2022–23 season, and made his senior competitive debut for the province as a replacement in their 20–13 defeat away to Welsh side Cardiff in round one of the

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on 17 September 2022. Frisch made his first start for Munster in their historic 28–14 win against a South Africa XV in

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on 10 November 2022. He started in Munster's 19–14 win against the

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in the final of the

on 27 May 2023.

International

Frisch was selected in the Emerging Ireland squad that travelled to South Africa to participate in the Toyota Challenge against Currie Cup teams

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, Griquas and Pumas in September–October 2022. He featured as a replacement in Emerging Ireland's 54–7 opening win against Griquas on 30 September, and started in the 28–24 win against the Pumas on 5 October. Frisch was selected in the French Barbarians squad to face

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on 19 November as part of the

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, however, he had to withdraw from the squad due to a thigh issue.

Honours

Munster

* United Rugby Championship **Winner (1):

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References

External links

Munster ProfileBristol Bears Profile
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Premiership Rugby ProfileAll Rugby Profile
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