| Full name | Frank Warren Sanders | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 January 1893 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newton Abbot, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 June 1953 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Frank Warren Sanders (24 January 1893 – 22 June 1953) was an English international rugby union player.
A hooker, Sanders started out with Dartmouth Athletic and joined Plymouth Albion after the war.[1]
Sanders gained three England caps as part of their grand slam-winning 1923 Five Nations campaign, playing the matches against Ireland, Scotland and France. He formed an All-Devon front row with Ernie Gardner and Bill Luddington.[2]
In 1924, Sanders was captain of the Devon County side that played the touring "Invincible" All Blacks.[3]
Sanders was a patternmaker by trade.[1]