Frank Young (rugby)

Frank H. Young
Personal information
Full name Frank H. Young
Nickname Bucket
Born c. 1885
Cardiff
Playing information
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 12 st 08 lb (79.8 kg; 176.0 lb)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1902–05 Cardiff RFC 18
London Welsh RFC
Bristol Rugby
Total 18 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1906–≤06 Glamorgan
Rugby league
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Jan 1906–Mar 11 Leeds 159 1 122 0 247
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909–10 Wales 2
1909 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Frank 'Bucket' H. Young (c. 1885 — death unknown) born in Cardiff, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Glamorgan, and at club level for Cardiff RFC, London Welsh RFC, and Bristol Rugby, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.[1]

Playing career

Rugby union

Young was a promising player for Cardiff, playing in the reserves before being promoted to the senior team. Young only played one senior season, and may have achieved more but was kept out of the squad by Bert Winfield,[2] one of the greatest Welsh kickers of all time. Young played several games for London Welsh and Bristol before switching to rugby league.[2] He was described by ex-Wales union captain, Arthur Harding, as 'He has a lovely kick, of the Jackett type, and a useful tackler.'[2] Frank Young represented Glamorgan.[3]

International honours

Frank Young won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leeds including in 1909 against England, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1909 against Australia.[4][5]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Frank Young played Fullback. and scored 7-conversions in Leeds' 26-12 victory over Hull in the 1909–10 Challenge Cup final, a 26-12 replay win over Hull at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield.[6]

Club career

Frank Young initially considered joining Oldham, but subsequently joined Leeds in 1906 for a signing-on fee of £70 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £24,870 in 2013).[7] Frank Young was badly injured during the 34-25 victory over Metropolis at the Royal Agricultural Society Showground on Saturday 18 June 1910 during the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, he played no further part in the tour, and failed to fully recover from the injury, retiring in March of the 1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evening Post (21 May 1910). "Northern Union Team". PastPapers. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mather, Tom (2010). Best in the Northern Union. pp. 128–142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Papers Past — Evening Post — 14 May 1910 — Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Measuring Worth – Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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