| 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.[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.
Frank Sykes won caps for England in 1955 against France and Scotland, and in 1963 against New Zealand, and Australia.[3]
Frank Sykes played seventy-nine matches for Yorkshire, including sixty-six consecutive County Championship matches.[2]
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