He played hurling with his local club Ballygunner and with the Waterford senior inter-county team.
Frampton made his debut against Cork on 3 June 1990 in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final.
Frampton's came closest to winning silverware in 1998 when Waterford drew against Clare in the Munster Hurling Final.
Sadly for Frampton, Waterford later went on to win the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in June of that year.
[3] Frampton currently works for WLR FM as a match day commentator alongside Kieran O'Connor.