Full name | Robert Frederick Oakes | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1872-12-20)20 December 1872 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 22 October 1952(1952-10-22) (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Frederick Oakes (20 December 1872 – 22 October 1952) was an English international rugby union player.
Oakes was born on Durham street in Hartlepool and played his junior rugby with Hartlepool Trinity.
A forward, Oakes played for the Hartlepool Rovers through the 1890s, which included six seasons as captain. He was a Durham county player and gained eight England caps from 1897 to 1899. After moving to Headingley in 1900, Oakes earned further county honours with Yorkshire.
Oakes was a long-serving Yorkshire Rugby Union secretary and in 1933–34 had a term as RFU president.
See also
References
- "H'pool Memorial To Mr. R. F. Oakes". Northern Daily Mail. 24 May 1954.
- "Sudden Death At 79 Of Mr. "Bob" Oakes". Bradford Observer. 23 October 1952.
- ""Bob Oakes". Northern Daily Mail. 23 October 1952.
- "Hartlepool History Then & Now". www.hhtandn.org.
External links
- Bob Oakes at ESPNscrum
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