Fraser Gore

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'''Fraser Gore''' (10 July 1857 – 23 September 1914) was a Scotland international rugby union player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/600.html|title=Arthur Charles Fraser Gore|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref> His regular playing position was Forward.

==Rugby Union career==

===Amateur career===

Gore played for the Wasps in 1877.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18771027/186/0039|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

Gore then played rugby union for London Scottish.<ref>Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18821028/132/0012|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18831117/185/0042|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18790222/175/0037|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> He was part of the 1883-84 side that was unbeaten by any London club.<ref>The First 100. History of London Scottish Football Club. Frank Morris. London Scottish. 1977</ref>

===Provincial career===

Gore played for Surrey on Monday 6 December 1880, in a match against Kent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18801207/039/0008|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18801207/006/0002|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> He played again for Surrey in 1882 against Middlesex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18821130/019/0003|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000684/18821202/077/0003|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

===International career===

Gore was capped just the once by Scotland, against Ireland in 1882.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/600.html|title=Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Fraser Gore - Test matches|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>

==Military career==

Gore began a private in the 15th battalion of Middlesex Regiment in 1878.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002310/18780721/041/0005|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

Gore was a volunteer in the Auxiliary Forces, becoming a Lieutenant in the 7th battalion of Middlesex Regiment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002558/18880414/052/0011|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

In 1889, Gore was in the London Scottish Rifles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000032/18891111/015/0005|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

==Other sports==

===Rowing===

Gore was named in the North London Rowing Club in 1878<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18780923/005/0002|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> and in the Thames Rowing Club in 1879.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18790329/089/0008|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> He rowed in the Thames Challenge Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18790618/015/0003|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

===Wrestling===

Gore won a wrestling event at the Scottish Athletic Gathering - a Highland Games event in London - at Stamford Bridge in 1888.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18880522/063/0005|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000032/18880522/019/0005|title=|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140172632/arthur-charles_fraser-gore|title=Arthur Charles Fraser Gore (1857-1914) - Find A...|website=www.findagrave.com}}</ref>

==References==

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