George Frew (9 September 1883 – 6 April 1942) was a

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international

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player. He played as a

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position.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Frew played for

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. He was also capped by the

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Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District in

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. He played for the

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side against the

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side on 21 January 1911 while still with Glasgow HSFP.

International career

Frew was capped by

15 times. He captained the Scotland side against Wales in 1910.http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_George_Frew.pdf

References

1883 births 1942 deaths Barbarian F.C. players Blues Trial players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Glasgow HSFP players Rugby union players from Larkhall Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union forwards {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub