George Frater

George Frater was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a forward.

Playing career

International honours

George Frater won a cap playing as a forward, and was captain, for Other Nationalities in the 9–3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.

Championship appearances

George Frater played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season.
He later moved to New Zealand and was a referee in the Hawkes Bay. In 1913 he refereed a match at Victoria Park in Auckland between Auckland and Nelson. In 1933 he was the selector for the Hawkes Bay representative side.