Rugby player
Birth name | Charles Frederick Pollock Fraser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1868-05-05)5 May 1868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 December 1916(1916-12-10) (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Fraser (5 May 1868 – 10 December 1916) was a Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He went to Glasgow University.
Fraser then played rugby union for Glasgow University. He captained the side.
He occasionally played for West of Scotland.
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 6 December 1885.
He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 30 January 1886.
International career
Fraser was capped 2 times by Scotland in the period 1888 to 1889.
Administrative career
He was one of Glasgow District's representatives on the Scottish Rugby Union board.
Refereeing career
He refereed Scottish Unofficial Championship matches.
Other sports
He played cricket for Glasgow Academy, as well as Glasgow University.
He was a noted sprinter.
Military career
He joined the 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in 1897 as a 2nd Lieutanent.
Law career
He became a solicitor.
Family
He was the son of the Rev. Fraser of Paisley.
His brother M. P. Fraser was a well known Edinburgh advocate.
He married Janet Anderson.
Death
His death was announced in the Daily Record newspaper of 12 December 1916 as 'suddenly, after an operation'.
He left an estate of £1434, 8 shillings and 6 pence.
References
- "Charles Frederick Pollock Fraser". ESPN scrum.
- "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Charles Frederick Pollock Fraser". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk.
- Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
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- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Fraser - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- 1868 births
- 1916 deaths
- Glasgow District (rugby union) players
- Glasgow University RFC players
- Rugby union players from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union referees
- Scottish Unofficial Championship referees
- West of Scotland District (rugby union) players
- West of Scotland FC players
- Rugby union halfbacks