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Bert Sparks

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Bert Sparks
Full nameRobert Henry Ware Sparks
Date of birth(1899-02-19)19 February 1899
Place of birthEast Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, England
Date of death15 August 1984(1984-08-15) (aged 85)
Place of deathCheltenham, Somerset, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–31 England 9 (0)

Robert Henry Ware Sparks (19 February 1899 – 15 August 1984) was an English international rugby union player.

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Fuge Froback – Plymouth Albion Internationals". albionrfc.co.uk. 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Gifts To The Three Internationals". Western Morning News. 21 February 1928.
  3. ^ "England's XV.'s New Lay-Out At Twickenham". Liverpool Echo. 13 February 1931.
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