Frank Osmond
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| Full name | Frank Francis Osmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1920 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 1973 (aged 52–53) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 hooker.[1][4]
Background
[edit]Frank Osmond was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Osmond made his debut for Swinton in 1947.[5]
International honours
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Osmond, Frank. "All England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007". ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "The Heritage Numbers - Part 3". Swinton Lions. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at blackandambers.co.uk
- History of Newport > The 1946–47 Season
- Search for "Frank Osmond" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1973 deaths
- Footballers who switched code
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Newport RFC players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Newport, Wales
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Newport, Wales
- Swinton Lions players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players