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Francis John Shugars (22 September 1875 – 16 June 1953) was a Welsh
rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
, and professional
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footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for
Penygraig RFC Penygraig Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Penygraig, Wales. Penygraig RFC formed in 1877, one of the earlier rugby clubs to emerge, and by the 1890s were a strong voice in the Welsh Rugby Union, one of four clubs from the ...
, and representative level rugby league (RL) for
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,
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and
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, and at club level for
Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
, as a
forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Smal ...
.Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128–142.


Background

Frank Shugars was born in
Pontypridd Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the ...
, Wales, and he died aged 77 in
Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
,
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
, England.


Playing career


International honours

Frank Shugars won five caps for
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(RL) while at Warrington between 1909 and 1912, all of them against England. Shugars became Warrington's first player to become a Great Britain tourist when was selected to go on the
1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this ye ...
, and won
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s for
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against
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and
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.


Challenge Cup Final appearances

Frank Shugars played as a
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in
Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
's 6–0 victory over
Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
in the 1905 Challenge Cup Final during the 1904–05 season at
Headingley Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingley ...
,
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on 29 April 1905, in front of a crowd of 19,638,Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1904–05". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a and played as a
forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Smal ...
in the 17–3 victory over
Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
in the
1906–07 Challenge Cup The 1906–07 Challenge Cup was the 11th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was contested by Warrington and Oldham at Wheater's Field in Broughton, Salford. The final was played on Saturday 27 Ap ...
Final during the 1906–07 season at
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,
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on Saturday Saturday 27 April 1907, in front of a crowd of 18,500.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 11 – 1906–07". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a


Club career

Frank Shugars made his début for
Warrington Warrington () is an industrial town in the Borough of Warrington, borough of the same name in Cheshire, England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was Historic counties of England, historically part of Lancashire. It is east o ...
on Saturday 3 September 1904, and he played his last match for Warrington on Wednesday 27 March 1912.


Honoured at Warrington Wolves

Frank Shugars is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee.


References


External links


Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
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