Bernie Fraser (rugby union)

Bernie Fraser
Date of birth (1953-07-21) 21 July 1953
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975-86 Wellington 124 (420)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979–1984  New Zealand 23 (24)

Bernard Gabriel 'Bernie' Fraser (born 21 July 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 124 games for Wellington, and 55 games, including 23 test matches, for New Zealand.

Personal life

Bernie Fraser was born in Lautoka, Bernie is of Fijian decent Scottish and Portuguese ancestry,[1] and attended St Paul's College in Auckland. He is the father of award-winning singer and songwriter Brooke Fraser and the godfather of the late lawyer Greg King's eldest daughter, Pippa.[2]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "...Bernie Fraser the All Black winger and how he was part Fijian, part Portuguese and part Scottish....", Keith Quinn, January 21, 2010, tvnz.co.nz
  2. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7909807/Former-All-Black-knocked-by-Kings-death


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