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Frank Sykes

Frank Sykes

English rugby union player

Frank Douglas Sykes ((1927-12-09)9 December 1927 – (2017-05-12)12 May 2017) born in Batley, was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.[1] He played at representative level for British Lions (non-Test matches), England, and Yorkshire,[2] and at club level for Huddersfield, and Northampton, as a Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14.

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Playing career

International honours

Frank Sykes won caps for England in 1955 against France and Scotland, and in 1963 against New Zealand, and Australia.[3]

County honours

Frank Sykes played seventy-nine matches for Yorkshire, including sixty-six consecutive County Championship matches.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Frank Sykes". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. [2]
    Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd Archived September 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. ISBN n/a
  3. [3]
    "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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