Percy Friebe (born 9 May 1931) is a former

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. Friebe played as a No. 8.

Rugby union career

Amateur career

Friebe played for

Glasgow HSFP Glasgow HSFP are a former rugby union team that played their home games at Glasgow, Scotland. The team was founded in 1884 by former pupils of the High School of Glasgow. The team no longer exists. In 1982 it merged with the Kelvinside Academi ...

. He also played for

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club, based in Worcester, England, that is currently in Administration (law), administration and which has been suspended and will be relegated from Premiership Rugby, the top ...

Moseley Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and ot ...

and the RAF rugby union. Friebe scored the first ever try at Burnbrae when Glasgow HSFP opened West of Scotland's new ground in 1960.

Provincial career

Friebe played for Glasgow District. He won the 1951-52 Inter-City against Edinburgh District. He played for Glasgow in the

Scottish Inter-District Championship The Scottish Inter-District Championship is a rugby union competition between regional sides in Scotland. Established in 1953, the tournament went through several formats. The Scottish Rugby Union confirmed in January 2023 that the Scottish In ...

. He played in the

1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship The 1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams. This season saw the first formal Scottish Inter-District Championship. The district sides selected were Glasgow District, Edinburg ...

and the 1954-55 championship. He also played for the combined Glasgow-Edinburgh 'Cities' side against South Africa.

International career

He was capped for once, in 1952, in the Five Nations match against England at Murrayfield.

Administration

Friebe is the Honorary President of

Glasgow High Kelvinside Glasgow High Kelvinside , often abbreviated to GHK, is an amateur rugby union club in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently play in Scottish National League Division One. History Glasgow High Kelvinside was formed in 1982 by the merger of Kelvins ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Friebe, Percy 1931 births 2019 deaths Glasgow District (rugby union) players Glasgow HSFP players Moseley Rugby Football Club players Royal Air Force rugby union players Rugby union players from Glasgow Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Worcester Warriors players Rugby union number eights