Francis Byrne (rugby union)
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Full nameFrancis Alban Byrne
Born1873
Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire , England
Died23 June 1949 (aged 76)
Nairobi, Kenya
Notable relative(s)J. F. Byrne (brother)
| Full name | Francis Alban Byrne | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1873 Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire , England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 1949 (aged 76) Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | J. F. Byrne (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Francis Alban Byrne (1873 – 1949) was an English international rugby union player.
Byrne was a brother of British Lions and England fullback J. F. Byrne.[1]
A three–quarter, Byrne played for Birmingham club Moseley, Midland Counties and gained a solitary England cap, against Wales at Newport in 1897. His brother also featured in this match.[2]