# Eric Fry

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{{Short description|American rugby union player (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name               = Eric Fry
| image              = Eric Fry 2011.jpg
| caption            =
| birth_name         = Eric Fry
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1987|08|14}}
| birth_place        = [Davis, California](/source/Davis%2C_California), United States
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| height             = {{height|m=1.93}}
| weight             = {{convert|120|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school             = [Jesuit High School (CA)](/source/Jesuit_High_School_(Sacramento))
| university         = [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley)
| position           = [Prop](/source/Prop_(rugby_union))
| repsevenscomp1     = 
| repsevensyears1    = 
| amatteam1          = [Las Vegas Blackjacks](/source/Las_Vegas_Blackjacks_RFC)
| amatteam2          = [Old Boys University](/source/Old_Boys_University)
| amatteam3          =  [Oxford University RFC](/source/Oxford_University_RFC)
| years1             = 2012
| years2             =  2012–2014
| years3             =  2014–2016
| years4             =  2016
| years5             =  2016–2020
| clubs1             = [Manawatu](/source/Manawatu_Rugby_Union)
| clubs2             =  [London Scottish](/source/London_Scottish_F.C.)
| clubs3             =  [Newcastle Falcons](/source/Newcastle_Falcons)
| clubs4             =  [Sacramento Express](/source/Sacramento_Express)
| clubs5             =  [RC Vannes](/source/RC_Vannes)
| points1            = 0
| points2            = 0
| points3            = 0
| points4            = 0
| points5            = 15
| apps1              = 7
| apps2              = 23
| apps3              = 23
| apps4              = 5
| apps5              = 45
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| province1          = 
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| amatyears1         = 2009–2011
| amatyears2         = 2012
| amatyears3         =  2022
| ru_amupdate        = 
| repyears1          = 2011–2019
| repteam1           = [United States](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1           = 48
| reppoints1         = 15
| ru_ntupdate        = 31 March 2020
| ru_clubupdate      = 31 March 2021
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'''Eric Fry''' (born September 14, 1987) is an American [international](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team) rugby union player who plays prop. Fry last played for [RC Vannes](/source/RC_Vannes) of the [Pro D2](/source/Pro_D2) in France, and previously played in the [English Premiership](/source/Premiership_Rugby) for [Newcastle Falcons](/source/Newcastle_Falcons) and [London Scottish](/source/London_Scottish_F.C.)<ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Fry Signs With London Scottish|url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2012/12/eric-fry-signs-with-london-scottish.html}}</ref> in the [RFU Championship](/source/RFU_Championship).
He can play either tighthead prop or loosehead prop, and is considered a strong scrummager with a high work rate.<ref>[http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/260514_champ_dreamxv "Greene King IPA Championship Dream XV"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090220/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/260514_champ_dreamxv |date=2014-05-31 }}, RFU, 26 May 2014.</ref>

==Early life==
Fry played rugby in high school for Sacramento Jesuit, where he helped the school win the 2004 National High School Championship.<ref>U-19 Squad Named for 2005 World Championships, March 2, 2005, http://www.washingtonrugbyclub.org/mainart/new/u19.htm</ref> He played college rugby at [Cal](/source/California_Golden_Bears_rugby), where he was a four time All-American selection and won four national championships.<ref>Cal Bears, In New Zealand Eric Fry Trains at Full Steam, April 19, 2012, http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/spec-rel/041912aaa.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530045008/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/spec-rel/041912aaa.html |date=2012-05-30 }}</ref>

==Club career==
Fry began playing for [Old Boys University](/source/Old_Boys_University) in 2012 in [The Jubilee Cup](/source/The_Jubilee_Cup).<ref>{{cite web|title=Overseas Update: Players Overseas|url=http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4022:overseas-update-players-everywhere&catid=80:americans-overseas-&Itemid=260|access-date=2012-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520085105/http://rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4022:overseas-update-players-everywhere&catid=80:americans-overseas-&Itemid=260|archive-date=2012-05-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On July 17, 2012, he signed to play for the [Manawatu Turbos](/source/Manawatu_Turbos) in the [ITM Cup](/source/ITM_Cup).

In August 2012 he joined [London Scottish](/source/London_Scottish_F.C.) who compete in the [RFU Rugby Championship](/source/RFU_Championship).<ref>{{cite web|title=US Eagles prop Eric Fry to fly with Turbos|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/7293492/US-Eagles-prop-Eric-Fry-to-fly-with-Turbos}}</ref> At the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, Fry was named in the Championship Dream XV based on his performance during the season.<ref>[http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/260514_champ_dreamxv "Greene King IPA Championship Dream XV"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090220/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/may/news-articles/260514_champ_dreamxv |date=2014-05-31 }}, RFU, 26 May 2014.</ref>

After two seasons with London Scottish, Fry signed with the [Newcastle Falcons](/source/Newcastle_Falcons) for the 2014–15 Aviva Premiership season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newcastle sign American prop Eric Fry|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/premiership-2013-14/rugby/story/222027.html|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

After two seasons with Newcastle, Fry returned to the US to join [Sacramento Express](/source/Sacramento_Express) on their maiden 2016 season in [PRO Rugby](/source/PRO_Rugby). The move was announced on June 25, 2016, and Fry made his first appearance the following day.

Fry spent four seasons in the Pro D2 with [RC Vannes](/source/RC_Vannes) from 2016 to 2020.<ref name="Vannes">{{cite web |title=Eric Fry leaves Vannes, considering MLR move |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/05/19/eric-fry-leaves-vannes-considering-mlr-move/ |website=americas rugby news |access-date=1 April 2021}}</ref>

In April 2022 he appeared for Oxford University in their 21–17 victory over Cambridge in the 140th [Varsity Match](/source/The_Varsity_Match), alongside fellow American internationals, [Andrew Durutalo](/source/Andrew_Durutalo) and [Nick Civetta](/source/Nick_Civetta).<ref name="Varsity match">{{cite web |title=Oxford narrowly defeat 14-man Cambridge in Men's Varsity Rugby Match |url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/sport/23480 |website=Varsity |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>

==International career==
Fry first played for the United States U-19 team in 2004–05.<ref>Gainline.us, Cal frosh: more and more summer campers, August 23, 2006, http://www.gainline.us/gainline/2006/08/cal_frosh_more_.html</ref> He was selected to tour with the [United States national rugby union team](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team), the USA Eagles, in their [November 2010 tour](/source/2010_end_of_year_rugby_union_tests) of Europe against Portugal, Scotland A, Saracens and Georgia.

In 2011 Fry earned his first international cap as a substitute against Tonga in the [Churchill Cup](/source/Churchill_Cup). He was also a member of the USA Eagles for the [2011 Rugby World Cup](/source/2011_Rugby_World_Cup) in New Zealand where he started against Australia. He played for the US in the June [2012 mid-year tests](/source/2012_mid-year_rugby_test_series), starting all three matches.<ref>ESPN Scrum, Player Analysis, http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/140899.html?class=1;template=results;type=player</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/Team/View/84 Newcastle Falcons profile]
*[http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/mtt/fry_eric00.html Player profile – Golden Bears] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404072306/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-rugby/mtt/fry_eric00.html |date=2012-04-04 }}
*[http://www.eaglesxv.com/players/eric-fry Player Profile USA Eagles XV Rugby]

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Category:Living people
Category:American expatriates in England
Category:United States international rugby union players
Category:1987 births
Category:Sportspeople from Davis, California
Category:Sacramento Express players
Category:Rugby Club Vannes players
Category:Newcastle Red Bulls players
Category:Rugby union props
Category:Oxford University RFC players
Category:2011 Rugby World Cup players
Category:2015 Rugby World Cup players
Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players
Category:American expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Rugby union players from California

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