Vernon Fredericks
| Birth name | Vernon John Fredericks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vernon John Fredericks (born 7 July 1990) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC competition. His position of choice was flanker.
Tasman[edit]
Fredericks made his debut for Tasman in 2010, playing at hooker, but then converted to a flanker. Throughout his years at the Mako, Fredericks made many appearances for the franchise and in 2017 he played in his 50th game for the side against Otago in a 27–29 win for Tasman. Fredericks made a further 6 appearances for the Mako before in Round 1 of the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup when the Mako played Canterbury, Fredericks suffered a season ending injury after just eight minutes on the field.
Super Rugby[edit]
Fredericks made his debut for the Crusaders in 2017 when they played the Chiefs in Suva, Fiji. He came into the squad as a replacement for the injured Matt Todd and became Crusader number 213 with just seven minutes remaining in the match with the Chiefs having just scored a try. The Crusaders however did win the match 24-31.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vernon Fredericks' Crusaders debut two years after brain surgery reward for determination, perseverance". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 October 2018.