Frank Anderson (rugby union) explained

Frank Anderson
Full Name:William Francis Anderson
Birth Place:Ormskirk, England
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1973
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

William Francis Anderson (born 1945) is an English former rugby union international.[1]

Born in Ormskirk, Anderson was educated at Hutton Grammar School.[2]

Anderson, a prop, played his early rugby at Southport and Ormskirk, before making his way to Orrell in the late 1960s. He was part of an Orrell team that dominated Lancashire rugby and was the club's first international representative. His solitary England cap came against the All Blacks at Twickenham in 1973, having earlier helped North-Western Counties upset the visiting side in a tour match at Workington.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: No place for Frank Anderson in Cardiff . . 9 January 1973.
  2. News: Clouston . Erlend . Frank gets ready for Twickenham . Liverpool Daily Post . 5 January 1973.
  3. News: It's the 9.03 for Frank! . . 3 January 1973.
  4. News: Irvine . David . None can match the Orrell record . . 2 September 1989.