| George Frater | |
| Fullname: | George Frater |
| Birth Date: | 1876 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Club1: | Oldham |
| Year1start: | 1896 |
| Year1end: | 05 |
| Appearances1: | 262 |
| Tries1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 28 |
| Points1: | 74 |
| Teama: | Lancashire |
| Yearastart: | ≤1898 |
| Yearaend: | ≥98 |
| Appearancesa: | ≥1 |
| Teamb: | Other Nationalities |
| Yearbstart: | 1904 |
| Appearancesb: | ≥1 |
| Retired: | yes |
| Updated: | 24 May 2012 |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
George Frater (27 July 1876 – 9 October 1968) was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities (captain), and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a forward.[1] [2]
George Frater won a cap playing as a forward (in an experimental 12-a-side match), 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.[3]
George Frater played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season.[4]
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.[5]