Bernie Fraser (rugby union)

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.

Bernie Fraser

Date of birth	(1953-07-21) 21 July 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth	Lautoka, Fiji
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 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) 1979–1984 New Zealand 23 (24)

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

• Ebony and Ivory, 1984 - with Stu Wilson