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Frank Foster
Personal information
Full name	Frank Foster
Playing information
Position	Loose Forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1962±–1964	Workington Town
1964–1969	Hull Kingston Rovers	130
1969–1971±	Bradford Northern
1971±	Barrow
1973±	Oldham
	Total	130	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1962±–1973±	Cumberland
1967–1967	Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1973±–1983±	Barrow
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Frank Foster is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1970s, and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Hull Kingston Rovers, Bradford Northern, Barrow, and Oldham, playing at Loose Forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Barrow.

Contents 1 International Honours 2 Coaching Career 3 References 4 External links

[edit] International Honours

Frank Foster won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1967 against Australia.^[1]

[edit] Coaching Career

1973 saw Barrow appoint former player, Foster as coach. He built a side which won the Second Division championship in 1975/76 and reached a John Player Trophy final in 1981 only to lose 5-12 to Warrington. Phil Hogan was transferred to Hull KR in 1978 for a then world record fee of £33,000. Latterly with good 'hard' forwards and fast talented 'union' backs this team were known as the 'Harlem Globetrotters' of rugby league, always trying to keep the ball alive and exciting to watch. The only problem was inconsistency and stabilising the club in the 'Premier league' was too difficult to achieve. Barrow fluctuated between divisions and Foster was eventually replaced by Thomas "Tommy" Dawes in 1983.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Cumbrians launch successful campaign
• …but not for Yorkshire
• Aussies win in London
• Workington and Hull KR triumph in the regions
• Frank Foster at eraofthebiff.com
• Frank Foster at rugbyleague.org
• History of Barrow Rugby