Fraser Gore
Birth nameArthur Charles Fraser Gore
Date of birth(1857-07-10)10 July 1857
Place of birthArdersier, Scotland
Date of death23 September 1914(1914-09-23) (aged 57)
Place of deathMaitland, Cape Town, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Wasps
London Scottish		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1880 Surrey ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1882 Scotland 1 (0)

Fraser Gore (10 July 1857 – 23 September 1914) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Forward.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Gore played for the Wasps in 1877.[2]

Gore then played rugby union for London Scottish.[3][4][5][6] He was part of the 1883-84 side that was unbeaten by any London club.[7]

Provincial career

Gore played for Surrey on Monday 6 December 1880, in a match against Kent.[8][9] He played again for Surrey in 1882 against Middlesex.[10][11]

International career

Gore was capped just the once by Scotland, against Ireland in 1882.[12]

Military career

Gore began a private in the 15th battalion of Middlesex Regiment in 1878.[13]

Gore was a volunteer in the Auxiliary Forces, becoming a Lieutenant in the 7th battalion of Middlesex Regiment.[14]

In 1889, Gore was in the London Scottish Rifles.[15]

Other sports

Rowing

Gore was named in the North London Rowing Club in 1878[16] and in the Thames Rowing Club in 1879.[17] He rowed in the Thames Challenge Cup.[18]

Wrestling

Gore won a wrestling event at the Scottish Athletic Gathering - a Highland Games event in London - at Stamford Bridge in 1888.[19][20]

Family

Gore's parents were James Arthur Gore (1827-1901) and Catherine Louise Bazalgette (1832-1921). They married in 1854, and Fraser was the eldest of their 10 children.

Fraser married Mary Ohlsson (1875-1961) in Rondesbosch, South Africa in 1897.

Gore died on 23 September 1914 and was buried in Maitland Cemetery.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Arthur Charles Fraser Gore". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18771027/186/0039 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18821028/132/0012 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18831117/185/0042 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18790222/175/0037 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ The First 100. History of London Scottish Football Club. Frank Morris. London Scottish. 1977
  8. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18801207/039/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18801207/006/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18821130/019/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000684/18821202/077/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Fraser Gore - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  13. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002310/18780721/041/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002558/18880414/052/0011 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000032/18891111/015/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18780923/005/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18790329/089/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18790618/015/0003 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18880522/063/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000032/18880522/019/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ "Arthur Charles Fraser Gore (1857-1914) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com.


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