Angus Fraser (born 9 December 1999 in Dundee,

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) is a Scottish

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player. He plays as a

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for

Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for

Dundee HSFP Dundee HSFP is a former rugby union team that played their home games at the Mayfield Playing Fields, Dundee, Scotland. The club disbanded in 2021. The team was founded in 1880 by former pupils of the High School of Dundee. The men's side p ...

, before the club merged with

Morgan Academy RFC Morgan Academy RFC was an amateur rugby union team based in Dundee, Scotland. They competed in the league until 2021 when Dundee HSFP and Morgan Academy RFC merged to create Dundee Rugby Club. History It was originally for the former pupils ...

in 2021. He was a recipient of the MacPhail Scholarship for the 2017-18 season, and as result had 5 months in South Africa at Stellenbosch University to aid his rugby development.

Professional career

He was given a place in the

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for the 2020-21 season and assigned to

. There was no Super 6 tournament that season, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However the following season he remained in the academy assigned to Glasgow Warriors, but he was also assigned to

Stirling Wolves Stirling County RFC is a Scottish rugby union club based in Stirling. The club plays its home games at Bridgehaugh. It runs a number of sides. The professional men's side competes in the as the Stirling Wolves, the women's side competes in the . ...

. He was graduated out of the academy and was given a professional contract by the Warriors in May 2021. He made his competitive debut for the Glasgow side in the

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against

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on 10 December 2022. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 350.

International career

He has played for

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and Scotland U20.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Angus 1999 births Living people Rugby union hookers Rugby union number eights Glasgow Warriors players Dundee HSFP players Stirling County RFC players Rugby union players from Dundee