First: | RU |
Frank Osmond | |
Fullname: | Frank Francis Osmond |
Birth Date: | 1920 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Death Date: | January 1973 (aged 52–53) |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Ru Club1: | Newport RFC |
Ru Year1start: | 1939 |
Ru Year1end: | 47 |
Ru Appearances1: | 32 |
Ru Tries1: | 3 |
Club1: | Swinton |
Year1start: | 1947 |
Year1end: | ≥51 |
Teama: | Great Britain |
Yearastart: | 1948 |
Yearaend: | 51 |
Appearancesa: | 0 |
Teamb: | Wales |
Yearbstart: | 1950 |
Appearancesb: | 14 |
New: | yes |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 15 June 2012 |
Source: | [1] |
Frank Francis Osmond (31 January 1920 [2] – January 1973[3]) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, as a hooker, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Wales, and at club level for Swinton, as a .[1] [4]
Frank Osmond was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Osmond made his debut for Swinton in 1947.[5]
Frank Osmond represented Great Britain (RL) while at Swinton in non-Test matches on the 1950 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia, and won 14 caps for Wales (RL) in 1948–1951 while at Swinton.[1]