Florian Fritz (born 17 January 1984) is a French former

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rugby player. His usual position was in the centre. He played most of his career for

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in the

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club competition in France. Fritz has also played for

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. He played his first

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match during the 2003–04 tournament, scoring a try in his fifth match against

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for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. Fritz moved to Toulouse in 2004 and he scored two tries for Toulouse during their 2004-05 Heineken Cup campaign, with Toulouse eventually winning the tournament, defeating fellow French side,

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18 points to 12. He won the Heineken Cup for a second time in 2010, this time scoring a penalty and a drop goal in the final. His good form at Toulouse was rewarded with selection in the

squad for the 2005 mid-year Test against South Africa. He went on to make his international debut against the Springboks on 18 June in

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which resulted in a 30-all draw. That year Fritz earned further international caps for France in matches against

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and South Africa in Paris. He played for France during the 2006 Six Nations Championship, playing his first Six Nations match against

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on 5 February. Although France lost that match 16 to 20, France went on to win the tournament. He was named in the French Rugby Squad for the Six Nations in 2009.

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