Munro Fraser
| Date of birth | 17 April 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 February 1952 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (182 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Munro Fraser (17 April 1879 – 14 February 1952) was an Australian international rugby union player. Before moving to Australia, he played representative rugby for Auckland in his native New Zealand.
Biography
Fraser was born in New Zealand, on Auckland's North Shore, on 17 April 1879, the son of John Munro Fraser and Anne Fraser.[2][3] He worked as a miner in Waihi,[4] and played representative rugby for Auckland as a wing-forward.[1][5] He was a member of the Auckland team when they lifted the Ranfurly Shield from Wellington in 1905.[1][6] He moved to Australia in 1907.[6]
Known by the nickname "Money", Fraser was a strong-scrummaging forward for Sydney club Glebe and represented New South Wales in several fixtures.[7] In 1912, Fraser gained an international call-up at the advanced age of 33, as a member of Australia's tour of North America. He picked up an injury in an early tour match against UC Berkeley and was sidelined for the remainder of the trip.[8]
Fraser served with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I and coached an AIF XV that toured England.[9]
Fraser died at Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, on 14 February 1952, at the age of 72 years.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Football: Auckland defeats Wellington". Evening Post. Vol. 70, no. 50. 28 August 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "Birth search: registration number 1879/4115". Births, marriages & deaths online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Births". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 16, no. 5443. 28 April 1879. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ Electoral district of Bay of Plenty: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. 1905. p. 37.
- ^ "Untitled". Bay of Plenty Times and Thames Valley Warden. Vol. 31, no. 4767. 30 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ a b "Football". Auckland Star. Vol. 38, no. 100. 27 April 1907. p. 12. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "The Union". The Evening News. 2 May 1913. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Munro Fraser". Classic Wallabies.
- ^ "The Newcastle Scene". The Newcastle Sun. 21 May 1947. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1952. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via Trove.