Bernie Fraser
Date of birth (1953-07-21) 21 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)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979โ€“1984 New Zealand 23 (24)

Bernard Gabriel 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. โ†‘ "...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. โ†‘ "Former All Black knocked by King's death". 5 November 2012.


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