George Frater won a cap playing as a forward, i.e. number 10 (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]
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]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^"Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^The Umpire (1905). Oldham Football Team – Winners of the Northern League Championship, Season 1904–05. The Umpire. ISBN n/a
^"Northern Union". Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 182. 1 August 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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george, frater, july, 1876, october, 1968, scottish, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1890s, 1900s, played, representative, level, other, nationalities, captain, lancashire, club, level, oldham, heritage, forward, prior, specialist, positions, . 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 Heritage No 34 as a forward prior to the specialist positions of prop hooker second row loose forward during the era of contested scrums 1 2 George FraterPersonal informationFull nameGeorge FraterBorn 1876 07 27 27 July 1876ScotlandDied9 October 1968 1968 10 09 aged 92 Playing informationPositionForwardClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1896 05 Oldham 262 6 28 74RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P 1898 98 Lancashire 11904 Other Nationalities 1Source 1 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 International honours 1 2 Championship appearances 2 References 3 External linksPlaying career editInternational honours edit George Frater won a cap playing as a forward i e number 10 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 edit 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 edit a b Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Statistics at orl heritagetrust org uk orl heritagetrust org uk 31 December 2019 Retrieved 1 January 2020 Fagan Sean The First International Rugby League Match rl1895 com Archived from the original on 4 February 2012 Retrieved 14 December 2014 The Umpire 1905 Oldham Football Team Winners of the Northern League Championship Season 1904 05 The Umpire ISBN n a Northern Union Auckland Star Volume XLIV Issue 182 1 August 1932 p 8 Retrieved 6 June 2023 External links edit archived by web archive org Statistics at orl heritagetrust org uk Representative Honours archived by web archive org Representative Honours archived by archive is England v Other Nationalities 5 April 1904 The First International Rugby League Match Search for George Frater Rugby at britishnewspaperarchive co uk nbsp nbsp nbsp This Scottish rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Frater amp oldid 1161531818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
