James Franks (rugby union)
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Full nameJames Gordon Franks
Born10 September 1875
Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Died2 November 1941 (aged 66)
Malahide, Dublin, Ireland
UniversityTrinity College Dublin
| Full name | James Gordon Franks | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 September 1875 Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 1941 (aged 66) Malahide, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||
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James Gordon Franks (10 September 1875 – 2 November 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A native of Dublin, Franks played varsity rugby while studying law at Trinity College Dublin. He was a Leinster Cup winner with Dublin University, where he earned colours his first season.[1] In addition to rugby, Franks also rowed for the university's eights and fours.[2] He played further rugby for Monkstown and was capped three times for Ireland, all during the 1898 Home Nations, but also undertook a tour of Canada with the national team.[3]
Franks worked at a Dublin solicitor's firm for a number of years and later joined the Land Commission as a public trustee.[4]