Frank Shugars

Frank Shugars
Personal information
Full name Francis Shugars
Born c. 1875–81
Pontypridd, Wales
Died second ¼ 1953 (aged 77)
Warrington, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 14 st 6 lb (92 kg)
Rugby union

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1904–04 Penygraig
Rugby league
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1904–12 Warrington 212 18 0 0 54
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1904–≤12 Lancashire
1909–12 Wales 5
1910 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Francis Shugars (c. 1875–81 – second ¼ 1953[2]), also known by the nickname of "Frank", was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Penygraig RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, and Lancashire, and at club level for Warrington (Heritage № 122), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][3][4]

Background

Frank Shugars was born in Pontypridd, Wales, and he died aged 77 in Warrington, Lancashire.

Playing career

International honours

Frank Shugars won five caps for Wales (RL) while at Warrington between 1909 and 1912, all of them against England.[1]

While at Warrington Shugars became their first player to become a Great Britain tourist when was selected to go on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, and won caps for Great Britain against Australasia, and New Zealand.[5]

Club career

Frank Shugars made his début for Warrington on Saturday 3 September 1904, and he played his last match for Warrington on Wednesday 27 March 1912.

Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Frank Shugars is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ↑ Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128–142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9
  5. ↑ "Papers Past – Evening Post – 14 May 1910 – Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame at Wire2Wolves.com (archived)". wire2wolves.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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