Frank Andrews (rugby)
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| Full name | Francis Andrews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1886 Ross-on-Wye, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 November 1944 (aged 58) Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Back row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Andrews (14 February 1886 – 22 November 1944) was an English-born Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Pontypool RFC, as a back row, i.e. flanker or number eight, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hunslet.[1][2][3]
Background
Frank Andrews was born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, and he died aged 58 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
International honours
Frank Andrews won caps for Wales (RU) while at Pontypool RFC in 1912 against South Africa, and in 1913 against England, Scotland, and Ireland.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
External links
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- Infobox rugby league biography with rugby union parameters
- 1886 births
- 1944 deaths
- Footballers who switched code
- Hunslet F.C. (1883) players
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Sportspeople from Ross-on-Wye
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players