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Munro Fraser
Date of birth(1879-04-17)17 April 1879
Place of birthNorth Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death14 February 1952(1952-02-14) (aged 72)
Place of deathSydney, NSW, Australia
Weight83 kg (182 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905–1906 Auckland ()
1909–1911 New South Wales ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1912 Australia

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

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Football: Auckland defeats Wellington". Evening Post. Vol. 70, no. 50. 28 August 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1879/4115". Births, marriages & deaths online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Births". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 16, no. 5443. 28 April 1879. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Untitled". Bay of Plenty Times and Thames Valley Warden. Vol. 31, no. 4767. 30 June 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
  6. ^ a b "Football". Auckland Star. Vol. 38, no. 100. 27 April 1907. p. 12. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via PapersPast.
  7. ^ "The Union". The Evening News. 2 May 1913. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Munro Fraser". Classic Wallabies.
  9. ^ "The Newcastle Scene". The Newcastle Sun. 21 May 1947. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 1952. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2025 – via Trove.
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