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Geoff Frankcom

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Geoff Frankcom
Full nameGeoffrey Peter Frankcom
Date of birth (1942-04-05) 5 April 1942 (age 82)
Place of birthBathavon, Somerset, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
SchoolKing Edward's School
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1965 England 4 (0)

Geoffrey Peter Frankcom (born 5 April 1942) is an English former international rugby union player.

Frankcom hails from the village of Peasedown St John outside Bath, Somerset. He was educated at King Edward's School in Bath and Queens' College, Cambridge. A three-time Cambridge blue, Frankcom starred in the 1961 Varsity Match, scoring a late try to help defeat Oxford University. He served in the RAF as a flight commander.[1][2]

A centre, Frankcom was a Somerset County captain and spent much of his career at Bath. He was the top try scorer in the 1963/64 English first-class season while with Bath, then gained four caps for England in the 1965 Five Nations.[3] In the match against Wales, Frankcom claimed to have been bitten on the cheek by Welsh forward Brian Thomas.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Mason, John (13 December 1961). "Memorable Game For Geoff Frankcom". Bristol Evening Post.
  2. ^ Keating, Frank (6 December 2011). "University match greybeards gather to relive timeless battle of '61". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Frankcom Geoff". Bath Rugby Heritage.
  4. ^ Abbandonato, Paul (8 October 2020). "Three Welshmen named among hardest rugby players in history". Wales Online.
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