[1] The Athletic News of 8 February 1882 reported on the university match against Northumberland County: "Frank Hunter, who has been chosen to play against Ireland on Saturday week, was out, and, he was on the winning side, could not fail to do well.
His antecedents are as fresh in my mind as those of the most modern crack half-back, and, consequently, I may be permitted to speak of his abilities with some little authority.
[1][3][5] His selection caused a stir:- although he had a good reputation in the past, others were in form; and he was a current member of the Scottish Rugby Union committee.
This led to comments from the Athletic News of 1 February 1882: "But there is different story to be told of Frank Hunter, the other half-back.
I have no desire to be unnecessarily heavy upon Hunter, for he is a gentleman for whom I have the profoundest respect, but I think when a team such as the Scotch Fifteen comes to be chosen, personal consideration and what is euphemistically termed past reputation should be cast aside altogether.
He was sent to Scotland to be schooled; and he then stayed with his uncle Evan Allan Hunter in Newark Castle, Ayr.
[7] Frank married Elizabeth Agnes Mein-Austin (1866-1929), a girl from St. Mungo in Dumfries in Scotland, in Williamstown, Victoria in Australia.