Eric Fraser (rugby league)
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Eric G. Fraser | |||||
Born | [1] St Helens, Lancashire, England | 7 January 1931|||||
Died | 6 July 2000 69)[1] Penketh, Cheshire, England | (aged|||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | fullback | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1951–64 | Warrington | |||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1958–61 | Great Britain | 15 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Eric G. Fraser (7 January 1931 – 6 July 2000) was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s playing at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Playing career
International honours
Eric 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]
Eric 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.
County Cup final appearances
Eric Fraser played fullback, and scored a conversion in Warrington's 5-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1959 Lancashire Cup final during the 1959–60 season at Central PArk, Wigan on Saturday 31 October 1959.
Honoured at Warrington Wolves
Eric Fraser was inducted to the Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- 1 2 Hadfield, Dave (10 July 2000). "Obituary: Eric Fraser". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2014. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Wire legend makes his debut
- Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com
- Warrington’s World Cup heroes – Eric Fraser
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