Eric Frauenfelder (23 May 1901 – 11 August 1993) was an Australian

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player. Raised in

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, Frauenfelder was the descent of German migrants and attended the local Christian Brother's College, then relocated to the Queensland town of

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after finishing school. Frauenfelder was a Queensland Country representative

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er, won a state lightweight

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championship and also competed in

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, from which he gained some of the skills needed to play fullback when he switched to rugby league in 1921. He played fullback in the 1920s Queensland sides which dominated New South Wales in interstate matches and represented

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in three home Test matches against Great Britain in 1924.

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Eric Frauenfelder
at Rugby League Project {{DEFAULTSORT:Frauenfelder, Eric 1901 births 1993 deaths Australian rugby league players Rugby league players from Albury Rugby league fullbacks Queensland rugby league team players Australia national rugby league team players Australian people of German descent 20th-century Australian sportsmen