| Full name | Frank Douglas Sykes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1927-12-09)9 December 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Batley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 May 2017(2017-05-12) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He played at representative level for British Lions (non-Test matches), England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield, and Northampton, as a Wing.
Playing career
International honours
Frank Sykes won caps for England in 1955 against France and Scotland, and in 1963 against New Zealand, and Australia.
County honours
Frank Sykes played seventy-nine matches for Yorkshire, including sixty-six consecutive County Championship matches.
References
- "Frank Sykes". www.northamptonsaints.co.uk. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ 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
- "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
| British Lions – 1955 South Africa tour | |
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| Backs | |
| Coach | Manager: J. A. E. Siggins * Assistant Manager/Coach: D. E. Davies |