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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
Source: [1]

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ The Umpire (1905). Oldham Football Team – Winners of the Northern League Championship, Season 1904–05. The Umpire. ISBN n/a
  5. ^ "Northern Union". Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 182. 1 August 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2023.


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