Frank Sanders (rugby union) explained

Frank Sanders
Full Name:Frank Warren Sanders
Birth Date:24 January 1893
Birth Place:Newton Abbot, England
Death Place:Plymouth, England
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1923
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Frank Warren Sanders (24 January 1893 – 22 June 1953) was an English international rugby union player.

A hooker, Sanders started out with Dartmouth Athletic and joined Plymouth Albion after the war.[1]

Sanders gained three England caps as part of their grand slam-winning 1923 Five Nations campaign, playing the matches against Ireland, Scotland and France. He formed an All-Devon front row with Ernie Gardner and Bill Luddington.[2]

In 1924, Sanders was captain of the Devon County side that played the touring "Invincible" All Blacks.[3]

Sanders was a patternmaker by trade.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honouring Frank Warren Sanders . albionrfc.co.uk . 1 February 2023.
  2. Web site: The Evolution of the England Pack . . 29 November 2021.
  3. News: The "All Blacks." . Devon and Exeter Gazette . 15 September 1924.