Eric Fraser (rugby league)
Eric G. Fraser (7 January 1931 – 6 July 2000) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level has played for Great Britain (captain), and at club level for Warrington (captain), as a goal-kicking fullback, i.e. number 1.
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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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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 goal in Warrington's 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959–60 Lancashire County 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.[4]
References
- Hadfield, Dave (10 July 2000). "Obituary: Eric Fraser". The Independent. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- RL Record Keeper's Club
- "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.