Bernard Gabriel Fraser (born 21 July 1953) is a former New Zealand

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player. He played 124 games for

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, and 55 games, including 23 test matches, for

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Personal life

Fraser was born in

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; he is of Fijian descent with Scottish and

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ancestry. He attended St Paul's College in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

. He is the father of Grammy award-winner singer and songwriter

Brooke Fraser Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983) better known by her maiden name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter best known for her hit single " Something in the Water", released in 2010. Fraser released two ...

and the godfather of lawyer Greg King's eldest daughter, Pippa.

Books

* ''Ebony and Ivory'', 1984 - with

Stu Wilson Stu Wilson (born 22 July 1954, in Gore, New Zealand, Gore) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played for Wellington Lions, Wellington and New Zealand, captaining the national team in the 1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Scotland ...

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* 1953 births New Zealand international rugby union players Living people New Zealand rugby union players People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland New Zealand people of I-Taukei Fijian descent New Zealand people of Scottish descent New Zealand people of Portuguese descent Fijian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent Fijian people of Scottish descent Fijian people of Portuguese descent Rugby union wings {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub