| Full name | Frank Soane | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1865-09-12)12 September 1865 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 April 1932(1932-04-01) (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st (182 lb; 83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Frank Soane (12 September 1865 – 1 April 1932) was an English international rugby union player.
Soane was born in Bath, Somerset, and educated at Clifton House School, Eastbourne.
A strong-tackling forward, Soane played his rugby with Bath, which he captained through most of the 1890s. He made 45 appearances for Somerset, in addition to gaining four England caps, across 1893 and 1894.
Soane worked as a piano dealer and served a period as president of the Somerset RFU.
See also
References
- "Soane Frank". Bath Rugby. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023.
- "Death Of Former International Player". The Scotsman. 4 April 1932.
- "A Great Bath Sportsman". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 9 April 1932.
External links
- Buster Soane at ESPNscrum