Charles Fraser (rugby union)

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Charles Fraser
Birth nameCharles Frederick Pollock Fraser
Date of birth(1868-05-05)5 May 1868
Place of birthPaisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of death10 December 1916(1916-12-10) (aged 48)
Place of deathGlasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Glasgow University
West of Scotland		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1885
1886		 Glasgow District
West of Scotland District		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888-89 Scotland 2 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1895-98 Scottish Unofficial Championship

Charles Fraser (5 May 1868 – 10 December 1916) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

He went to Glasgow University.[2]

Fraser then played rugby union for Glasgow University.[3] He captained the side.[4]

He occasionally played for West of Scotland.[5]

Provincial career[]

He played for Glasgow District in their inter-city match against Edinburgh District on 6 December 1885.[6]

He played for West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 30 January 1886.[7]

International career[]

Fraser was capped 2 times by Scotland in the period 1888 to 1889.[8]

Administrative career[]

He was one of Glasgow District's representatives on the Scottish Rugby Union board.[9]

Refereeing career[]

He refereed Scottish Unofficial Championship matches.[10][11][12]

Other sports[]

He played cricket for Glasgow Academy,[13][14] as well as Glasgow University.[15]

He was a noted sprinter.[16]

Military career[]

He joined the 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in 1897 as a 2nd Lieutanent.[17]

Law career[]

He became a solicitor.[4]

Family[]

He was the son of the Rev. Fraser of Paisley.[18]

His brother M. P. Fraser was a well known Edinburgh advocate.[19]

He married Janet Anderson.[20]

Death[]

His death was announced in the Daily Record newspaper of 12 December 1916 as 'suddenly, after an operation'.[18]

He left an estate of £1434, 8 shillings and 6 pence.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Charles Frederick Pollock Fraser". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Charles Frederick Pollock Fraser". www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk.
  3. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000569/19161219/066/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18890413/317/0051 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18851207/044/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001964/18860130/038/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Charles Fraser - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  9. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18951011/012/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18961017/396/0058 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18971018/021/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18980228/023/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18880430/014/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002399/18880623/179/0009 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18870620/038/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18890513/033/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001394/18970918/075/0019 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ a b https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000728/19161212/023/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003159/19161218/025/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ a b https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206811-00156?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=d4b46742948f5a3a11695d561b524b10&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OdZ43&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.126935117.178321199.1637265693-1806209803.1636398933&pId=178892
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