Bernie Fraser (rugby union)

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Bernie Fraser
Date of birth (1953-07-21) 21 July 1953 (age 67)
Place of birth Lautoka, Fiji
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1975-86 Wellington 124 (420)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1979–1984 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.

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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]

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