George Frater
Scottish rugby league footballer
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George Frater (27 July 1876 – 9 October 1968) was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities (captain), and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a forward.[1][2]
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| Full name | George Frater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1876 Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 1968 (aged 92) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
International honours
George Frater won a cap playing as a forward (in an experimental 12-a-side match), and was captain, for Other Nationalities in the 9–3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[3]
Championship appearances
George Frater played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season.[4]
He later moved to New Zealand and was a referee in the Hawkes Bay. In 1913 he refereed a match at Victoria Park in Auckland between Auckland and Nelson.[5] In 1933 he was the selector for the Hawkes Bay representative side.
