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Frank Sanders (rugby union)

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Frank Sanders
Full nameFrank Warren Sanders
Date of birth(1893-01-24)24 January 1893
Place of birthNewton Abbot, England
Date of death22 June 1953(1953-06-22) (aged 60)
Place of deathPlymouth, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923 England 3 (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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References

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  1. ^ a b "Honouring Frank Warren Sanders". albionrfc.co.uk. 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "The Evolution of the England Pack". World Rugby Museum. 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "The "All Blacks."". Devon and Exeter Gazette. 15 September 1924.
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