Eric Fraser (rugby league)
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| Full name | Eric G. Fraser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1931[1] St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 2000 (aged 69)[1] Penketh, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric G. Fraser (7 January 1931 – 6 July 2000) was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and 1960s playing at representative level has played for Great Britain (Captain), and at club level for Warrington (Captain), as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.
Playing career
Fraser won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1958 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches), in 1959 against France (2 matches), and Australia, in 1960 against France (2 matches), New Zealand, and France (2 matches), and in 1961 against France, and New Zealand (2 matches).[2] He played Fullback, and scored a conversion in Warrington's 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959 Lancashire Cup final during the 1959–60 season at Central PArk, Wigan on Saturday 31 October 1959. Fraser played Fullback in the first two of the three matches for Great Britain's 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning team, being replaced by Austin Rhodes in the last game against Australia.
Fraser was inducted to the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (10 July 2000). "Obituary: Eric Fraser". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.