Robert Henry Ware Sparks (19 February 1899 – 15 August 1984) was an English international rugby union player.
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| Full name | Robert Henry Ware Sparks | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 February 1899 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 August 1984 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cheltenham, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Sparks was a charge hand at the HM Devonport dockyards and played his rugby as a front row forward with Plymouth Albion, which he captained for two seasons.[1]
Sparks debuted for England in their grand slam-winning 1928 Five Nations campaign, playing three of the matches, as one of three Plymouth forwards (with Jerry Hanley and Edward Stanbury).[2] He made another three appearances in 1929, didn't feature in 1930, then played three times in 1931, to finish with nine caps.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fuge Froback – Plymouth Albion Internationals". albionrfc.co.uk. 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Gifts To The Three Internationals". Western Morning News. 21 February 1928.
- ^ "England's XV.'s New Lay-Out At Twickenham". Liverpool Echo. 13 February 1931.
External links
edit- Bert Sparks at ESPNscrum