Percy Friebe

{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player (1931–2019)}}

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{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

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| position = No. 8

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Percy Friebe (born 9 May 1931) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Friebe played as a No. 8.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/5527.html|title=Percy Friebe|publisher=}}

Rugby union career

=Amateur career=

Friebe played for Glasgow HSFP.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.

He also played for Worcester Warriors, Moseley and the RAF rugby union.{{cite web|url=http://everythingrugby.com/rugby-news14467-80-up.html|title=80 UP|publisher=}}

Friebe scored the first ever try at Burnbrae when Glasgow HSFP opened West of Scotland's new ground in 1960.{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowhawks.com/news/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west-1508444.html|title=Once upon a time in the West - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC|publisher=}}

=Provincial career=

Friebe played for Glasgow District. He won the 1951-52 Inter-City against Edinburgh District.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n0hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=44sMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6046,2983750|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}

He played for Glasgow in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played in the 1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship and the 1954-55 championship.

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

=International career=

He was capped for {{nrut|Scotland}} once, in 1952, in the Five Nations match against England at Murrayfield.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5527.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Percy Friebe - Test matches|publisher=}}

=Administration=

Friebe is the Honorary President of Glasgow High Kelvinside.{{cite web|url=http://ghkrfc.com/a-few-final-thoughts/|title=A Few Final Thoughts|date=18 April 2015|publisher=}}

References