Frank Castle (rugby league)

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Frank Castle
Personal information
Bornsecond ¼ 1924
Warwickshire, England
Died15 August 1999 (aged 75)[1]
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1949–49 Coventry R.F.C.
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Warwickshire
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948/49–48/49
Leigh
 1 0 0 0 0
1949–60 Barrow 366 281 843
Total 367 281 0 0 843
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–53 England 5 6 0 0 18
1952–54 Great Britain 4 3 0 0 9
Source: [2]

Frank Castle (second ¼ 1924 – 15 August 1999) was an English

Leigh[3][4] and Barrow, as a wing.[2] Castle was inducted in to the Barrow Hall of Fame in 2019.[5]

Playing career

International honours

Castle won caps for England while at Barrow in 1951 against France, in 1952 against Other Nationalities (2 matches), and Wales, in 1953 against Other Nationalities,[6] and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1952 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1954 against Australia.[7]

Castle also represented Great Britain while at Barrow between 1952 and 1956 against France (2 non-test matches).[8]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Castle played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Barrow's 0-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1950–51 Challenge Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1951,[9] played left wing and scored a try in the 21-12 victory over Workington Town in the 1954–55 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513, and played left wing in the 7-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1956–57 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.

County Cup Final appearances

Castle played

1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954.[10]

Career records

Castle is second in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 281-tries.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Frozen in Time". The Observer. 7 October 2001. p. D66.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Barrow Raiders to honour seven club greats with Hall of Fame induction". The Mail. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  9. ^ "1950-1951 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Barrow make two finals in one year". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Barrows all time leading try scorers". barrowrlfc.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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