Frank Sykes | |
Fullname: | Frank Douglas Sykes |
Birth Date: | 9 December 1927 |
Birth Place: | Batley, England |
Position: | Wing |
Clubs1: | Huddersfield |
Clubs2: | Northampton |
Clubs3: | Yorkshire |
Years3: | 1950-60 |
Apps3: | 79 |
Repteam1: | England |
Repyears1: | 1955-63 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 3 |
Repteam2: | British Lions |
Repyears2: | 1955 |
Frank Douglas Sykes (9 December 1927 –) 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.
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]