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Rugby player
Bob Oakes
Full nameRobert Frederick Oakes
Date of birth(1872-12-20)20 December 1872
Place of birthHartlepool, England
Date of death22 October 1952(1952-10-22) (aged 79)
Place of deathLeeds, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1897–99 England 8 (0)

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

  1. "H'pool Memorial To Mr. R. F. Oakes". Northern Daily Mail. 24 May 1954.
  2. "Sudden Death At 79 Of Mr. "Bob" Oakes". Bradford Observer. 23 October 1952.
  3. ""Bob Oakes". Northern Daily Mail. 23 October 1952.
  4. "Hartlepool History Then & Now". www.hhtandn.org.

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