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Bernie Fraser (rugby union)

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Bernie Fraser
Date of birth21 July 1953
Place of birthLautoka, Fiji
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975-86 Wellington 124 (420)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979–1984 New Zealand 23 (24)

Bernard Gabriel 'Bernie' Fraser (born 21 July 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 124 games for Wellington, and 55 games, including 23 test matches, for New Zealand.

Personal life

Fraser was born in Lautoka; he is of Fijian descent with Scottish and Portuguese ancestry.[1] He attended St Paul's College in Auckland. He is the father of Grammy award-winner singer and songwriter Brooke Fraser and the godfather of lawyer Greg King's eldest daughter, Pippa.[2]

Books

References

  1. ^ "...Bernie Fraser the All Black winger and how he was part Fijian, part Portuguese and part Scottish....", Keith Quinn, 21 January 2010, tvnz.co.nz
  2. ^ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7909807/Former-All-Black-knocked-by-Kings-death

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