George Frater

George Frater
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Frater
Born(1876-07-27)27 July 1876
Scotland
Died9 October 1968(1968-10-09) (aged 92)
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1896–05 Oldham 262 6 28 74
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1898–≥98 Lancashire ≥1
1904 Other Nationalities ≥1
1910 Hawke's Bay 1 0 1 0 2
Source:

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.

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.

Championship appearances

George Frater played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season.

Move to New Zealand

Frater leading a forward rush for Hawke's Bay against Auckland on August 19, 1911 at Victoria Park in Auckland. He was captaining the side which lost the Northern Union Cup game 17-13.

He later moved to New Zealand and was a referee in the Hawkes Bay. He played for Hawke's Bay against the touring Auckland team in 1910 in a 19-14 loss. He captained the same side in their August 19, 1911 loss to Auckland at Victoria Park in Auckland. In 1913 he refereed a match at Victoria Park in Auckland between Auckland and Nelson. In 1933 he was the selector for the Hawkes Bay representative side.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "1904 Test Matches Match - Tuesday 5 April, 1904 England 3 lost to Other Nationalities 9". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  4. ↑ The Umpire (1905). Oldham Football Team – Winners of the Northern League Championship, Season 1904–05. The Umpire. ISBN n/a
  5. ↑ "The League Game". Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 12103. 10 October 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Northern Union Game". Hastings Standard, Volume XIV, Issue 4586. 10 October 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Auckland (19) v Hawke's Bay (14)". Vol. XIV, no. 4586. Hastings Standard. 10 October 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Auckland Win By 17 To 13". Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 198. 21 August 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Northern Union". Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 182. 1 August 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2023.