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| Full name | Frank Francis Osmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1920-01-31)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 – January 1973) 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.
Background
Frank Osmond was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Playing career
Club career
Osmond made his debut for Swinton in 1947.
International honours
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.
References
- ^ "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.
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External links
- (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
- 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