Frederick Warbrick (30 November 1869 – 8 January 1904) was a

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footballer who toured with the

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on their tour of the British Isles, New Zealand, and Australia. The Natives tour was captained and organised by Fred Warbrick's brother

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, who had played with the

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team on their 1884 tour of

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. Joe Warbrick eventually selected 26 players for the team, which consisted mostly of

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or part-Māori, but also several European "Pakeha". Along with Joe and Fred there were three other Warbrick brothers in the side:

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, and Billy. After an internal tour of New Zealand, the side toured Australia, the British Isles, Australia again, and finally New Zealand. The side played at least 107 rugby matches in total, and Fred played in at least 65 of those, including a minimum of 41 in the British Isles. He was included in two of the Natives matches against international sides—the win over

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and the loss to

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. Following the tour Fred moved to Australia, where he played club rugby for Arfoma, and represented

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in 1892 and 1893. He died on 8 January 1904 from tuberculosis contracted after trying to rescue several people following a boating accident.

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