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Full name | Anthony Starks | |||||
Born | 11 August 1873 Castleford, England |
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Died | January 1952 (aged 78–79) Hull, England |
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Rugby union | ||||||
Position | Forward | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1895–≥1896 | Castleford | |||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1895–≥1896 | Yorkshire | |||||
1896 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rugby league | ||||||
Position | Prop | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
≤1904–≥1904 | Hull Kingston Rovers | |||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1904 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk |
Anthony Starks (born 11 August 1873 in Castleford[1] — died January 1952 in Hull[2]) was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, playing as a Forward, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for England, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, playing at Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums. England's Anthony Starks and Wales' Jack Rhapps took the field in the inaugural rugby league international of 5 April 1904 between England and Other Nationalities. Starks had made two rugby union Test appearances for England in 1896, and Rhapps had made a single rugby union Test appearance for Wales in 1897, and thus in April 1904 they became the world's first dual rugby code internationals
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Anthony Starks won caps for England (RU) while at Castleford in the 25-0 victory over Wales at Rectory Field, Blackheath on 4 Jan 1896, and the 4-10 defeat to Ireland at Meanwood Road, Leeds on 1 February 1896,[3] and won a cap, and was captain for England while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 3-9 defeat to Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[4]
Anthony Starks won caps for Yorkshire (RU) while at Castleford in 1895-96.[5]