Christopher Frazier
{{short description|American professional rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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Chris Frazier (born March 7, 1991) is an American professional rugby union player currently with the New England Free Jacks. He plays both fifteens and sevens and has represented the United States with the USA Falcons 7s side. He is a former Collegiate All-American and previously played club level rugby for Mystic River.
Collegiate and club rugby career
Frazier is from Nanjemoy, Maryland and attended Henry E. Lackey High School in nearby Indian Head where he was a linebacker on the football team, earning a scholarship to attend Northeastern University and play outside linebacker for their football team in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://huntnewsnu.com/2591/campus/football-nu-inks-12-recruits/|title=Football: NU inks 12 recruits|first=Nate|last=Owen|website=The Huntington News|date= 4 February 2009|accessdate=30 May 2019}} Northeastern folded the program shortly after his freshman season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/sports/ncaafootball/24rhoden.html|title=Football: Instead of Firing Coach, Northeastern Ends the Program|first=William C.|last=Rhoden|website=The New York Times|date= 23 November 2009|accessdate=30 May 2019}} The following year, Frazier tried out for the Northeastern rugby team (also known as the Maddogs) and despite never playing the sport, quickly gained a spot on the Division 1 playoff roster.{{cite web|url=https://www.northeastern.edu/nurugby/chris-frazier-becomes-northeasterns-1st-all-american/|title=Chris Frazier Becomes Northeastern’s 1st All-American|first=Dante|last=Pierantozzi|website=www.northeastern.edu|date= 15 August 2014|accessdate=30 May 2019}} Frazier exceeded in the sport rapidly on both NU's fifteens and seven a side teams, eventually becoming team captain, winning ECRC All-Conference honors in 2013 and 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/college-men/ecrc-names-7s-all-conference|title=ECRC names 7s All-Conference|first=Alex|last=Goff|website=www.goffrugbyreport.com|date= 12 June 2014|accessdate=30 May 2019}} and invitations to the Northeast Olympic Development Academy in 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.nerfu.org/news-detail/263667/|title=Northeast Olympic Development Academy selects squads|first=|last=Staff|website=www.nerfu.org|date= 7 June 2013|accessdate=30 May 2019}} and the USA Eagles 7s High Performance Camp in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/national-teams/eagles-7s-high-performance-camp-next-week|title=Eagles 7s High Performance Camp next week|first=|last=Staff|website=www.goffrugbyreport.com|date= 11 July 2014|accessdate=30 May 2019}} In 2014, Frazier was named to the USA Rugby All-American 7s team that would participate in the Serevi RugbyTown 7s, becoming the first Northeastern player to claim that honor.
After graduation, Frazier went on to play club level rugby with D1 Mystic River Rugby Club, helping the Mystics to national titles in 2016 and 2018.{{cite web|url=https://medford.wickedlocal.com/sports/20180629/mystic-river-rugby-clinches-mens-division-1-club-national-championship|title=Mystic River Rugby clinches Men’s Division 1 Club National Championship|first=Jason|last=Brisbois|website=www.nerfu.org|date= 29 June 2018|accessdate=30 May 2019}} Frazier continued to be a regular among high performance and invitational 7s sides, being named to the NYC 7s side which would compete in the 2015 World Club 7s in Limerick, Ireland and the Halloween 7s in St. Petersburg, Florida.{{cite web|url=https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/halloween-7s-teams-and-their-college-and-hs-connections|title=Halloween 7s Teams and their College and High School connections|first=Alex|last=Goff|website=www.goffrugbyreport.com|date= 29 October 2015|accessdate=30 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2015/08/northeast-academy-name-limerick-7s.html|title=Northeast Academy Name Limerick 7s Roster|first=Curtis|last=Reed|website=www.thisisamericanrugby.com|date= 20 August 2015|accessdate=30 May 2019}} He was also a member of the Mystic squads who took bronze medals at the USA Rugby Club 7s National Championships in 2015 and 2018, and was named to the Men's Club 7s "Dream Team" in 2016 and again in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.usarugby.org/2016/08/national-championships-best-make-up-mens-club-7s-dream-team|title=National Championships Best Make Up Men's Club 7s Dream Team|first=Alex|last=Solomon|website=www.usarugby.org|date= 18 August 2016|accessdate=30 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://rugby7smagazine.com/dream-team-named-for-2018-club-7s-national-championship/|title=Dream Team named for 2018 Club 7s National Championship|first=Dustin|last=Rosen|website=rugby7smagazine.com|date= 17 August 2018|accessdate=30 May 2019}} In 2018, he was a runner up for the Men's Club Player Of The Year, losing out to Belmont Shore and Tongan international Viliame Iongi.{{cite web|url=https://www.florugby.com/articles/6310448-more-2018-awards-the-best-of-us-domestic-rugby|title=More 2018 Awards: The Best OF US Domestic Rugby|first=Alex|last=Goff|website=www.usarugby.org|date= 8 January 2019|accessdate=30 May 2019}}
USA Falcons
In October 2017, Frazier was named to the USA Falcons squad which would compete at the Dubai Sevens.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2017/10/american-side-headed-to-dubai-7s.html|title=American Side Headed To Dubai 7s|first=Curtis|last=Reed|website=www.thisisamericanrugby.com|date= 17 October 2017|accessdate=30 May 2019}} In 2018, Frazier once again returned to the Serevi RugbyTown 7s, this time as a member of the Falcons squad. Coincidentally, it was the Falcon's first appearance at RugbyTown 7s since 2014, the same year he competed at the tournament as a Collegiate All-American.{{cite web|url=https://www.usarugby.org/2018/08/mens-falcons-collegiate-all-american-sevens-rosters-announced-for-rugbytown-sevens/|title=Mens Falcons, Collegiate All-American Sevens rosters announced for RugbyTown Sevens|first=Aalina|last=Tabani|website=www.usarugby.org|date= 16 August 2018|accessdate=30 May 2019}} That same year he was selected for the USA Falcons South American tour and the Las Vegas Invitational, but was forced to withdraw due to an injury. In October 2018, Frazier would travel again with the Falcons and compete at the AF International Sevens Tournament in Manchester, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/12/13/usa-falcons-named-for-sudamerica-sevens-series/|title=USA Falcons named for Sudamérica Sevens Series|first=|last=Staff|website=www.americasrugbynews.com|date= 13 December 2018|accessdate=30 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/03/07/new-england-free-jacks-chris-frazier/|title=New England Free Jacks Chris Frazier|first=Doug|last=Coil|website=www.djcoilrugby.com|date= 7 March 2019|accessdate=30 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usarugby.org/2018/09/mens-falcons-bring-club-and-college-standouts-to-af-international-sevens-in-manchester/|title=Mens Falcons bring club and college standouts to AF International Sevens in Manchester|first=Aalina|last=Tabani|website=www.usarugby.org|date= 28 September 2018|accessdate=30 May 2019}}
Major League Rugby
In the spring of 2018, Frazier played with the Boston Mystics, an exhibition team who played against the Ontario (now Toronto Arrows) and Rugby United New York in a Major League Rugby pre season competition, making two appearances for the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/03/24/match-preview-rugby-united-new-york-vs-boston-mystics/|title=Match Preview - Rugby United New York vs Boston Mystics|first=|last=Staff|website=www.americasrugbynews.com|date= 24 March 2018|accessdate=30 May 2019}}
Frazier later signed with the New England Free Jacks in October of that year, picking up the starting number eight position in their debut match against Toronto.{{cite web|url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/10/19/match-preview-ontario-arrows-vs-new-england-freejacks/|title=Match Preview - Ontario Arrows vs New England Free Jacks|first=|last=Staff|website=www.americasrugbynews.com|date= 19 October 2019|accessdate=30 May 2019}} In December, he again suited up for the Free Jacks, lining up on the wing against RUNY.