David Fraisse (born Saint-Vallier, on 20 December 1966), also known by the

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of "Frezzy", is a French

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coach and former

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played representative rugby league for

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at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

Playing career

Fraisse first played for

in 1987. In 1993–94 Fraisse spent the season with the Sheffield Eagles. He then spent a season at

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is pre ...

, before joining

Workington Town Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria. Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...

. His twenty-first and last international match was at the 1995 World Cup.

Coaching career

Fraisse is currently coaching the defence for

RC Toulonnais Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also known as RCT but usually Toulon; oc, Rugbi Club Tolonenc) is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. A current participant in the first-tier Top 14 competition, they ...

.Saint-Andre stays at Toulon as David Smith leaves Force for France
''smh.com.au'', 10 May 2011 http://www.rctoulon.com/fr/rct/equipe/equipe-1/#staff

References

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