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| Full name | Robert Henry Ware Sparks | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1899-02-19)19 February 1899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 August 1984(1984-08-15) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cheltenham, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Henry Ware Sparks (19 February 1899 – 15 August 1984) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Sparks was a charge hand at the HM Devonport dockyards and played his rugby as a front row forward with Plymouth Albion, which he captained for two seasons.
Sparks debuted for England in their grand slam-winning 1928 Five Nations campaign, playing three of the matches, as one of three Plymouth forwards (with Jerry Hanley and Edward Stanbury). He made another three appearances in 1929, didn't feature in 1930, then played three times in 1931, to finish with nine caps.
See also
References
- "Fuge Froback – Plymouth Albion Internationals". albionrfc.co.uk. 20 April 2023.
- "Gifts To The Three Internationals". Western Morning News. 21 February 1928.
- "England's XV.'s New Lay-Out At Twickenham". Liverpool Echo. 13 February 1931.
External links
- Bert Sparks at ESPNscrum