Eric Fraser (rugby league)

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Eric Fraser
Personal information
Full nameEric Gordon Fraser[1]
Born(1931-01-07)7 January 1931[2]
St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Died6 July 2000(2000-07-06) (aged 69)[2]
Penketh, Cheshire, England
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–64 Warrington 352 50 473 1096
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958–61 Great Britain 16 1 53 0 109
1956–61 Lancashire 10 0 34 0 68
Source: [3][4]

Eric Gordon 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.

Playing career[edit]

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).[3] He played fullback, and scored a goal in Warrington's 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959–60 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.[citation needed]

Fraser was inducted to the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Who's Who in the British Backs". The Rugby League news. Vol. 43, no. 5. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 28 April 1962. p. 14 – via Trove.
  2. ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (10 July 2000). "Obituary: Eric Fraser". The Independent. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Player Summary: Eric Fraser". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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