Frank Anderson (rugby union)

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Frank Anderson
Full nameWilliam Francis Anderson
Date of birth1945 (age 7778)
Place of birth Ormskirk, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1973 England 1 (0)

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

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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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References

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