Ernest Fookes

Ernest Fookes
Birth nameErnest Faber Fookes
Date of birth(1874-05-31)31 May 1874
Place of birthWaverley, New Zealand
Date of death3 March 1948(1948-03-03) (aged 73)
Place of deathNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height5 ft 8+12 in (174 cm)
Weight11 st 10 lb (164 lb; 74 kg)
SchoolHeath Grammar School
UniversityOwen's College, Manchester
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Sowerby Bridge RFC ()
Barbarian F.C. ()
Yorkshire ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1896–1899 England 10 (15)

Dr. Ernest Faber Fookes (31 May 1874 – 3 March 1948)[1] was a New Zealand-born rugby union wing who was capped for the England national team on ten occasions between 1896 and 1899.