Name Frank Boylen | Height 1.74 m | |
Died February 3, 1938, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom | ||
Francis "Frank" 'Patsy' Boylen (or Boylan) (birth registered October→December 1878 – 3 February 1938 (aged 59)) birth registered in Hartlepool district, was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and Durham, and at club level for Hartlepool Excelsior, Hartlepool Old Boys, Hartlepool Rovers, and West Hartlepool R.F.C., and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull (twice), York, and Hull Kingston Rovers as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Kingston upon Hull.
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International honours
Frank Boylen won caps for England (RU) while at Hartlepool Rovers, and/or West Hartlepool R.F.C., in 1908 against France, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, and won caps for England (RL) while at Hull in 1909 against Australia, and Wales, in 1910 against Wales, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Hull in 1909 against Australia.
County honours
Frank Boylen won caps for Durham (RU) while at Hartlepool Rovers, and/or West Hartlepool R.F.C., winning the rugby union County Championship title in 1905, and 1907 (title shared with Devon Rugby Football Union), and played for Durham (RU) in the 3–16 defeat by New Zealand (The Original All Blacks) at Durham Ground on 7 October 1905, and the 4–22 defeat by South Africa (1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour) at Hartlepool on 6 October 1906.
Club career
Frank Boylen played in the combined Hartlepool Clubs 0–63 defeat by The Original All Blacks at Hartlepool Rovers' ground on 11 October 1905.
Outside of rugby
Frank Boylen worked at the British Oxygen Company (BOC) in Kingston upon Hull.
Genealogical information
Frank Boylen's father John was Irish, Frank Boylen's marriage to Louisa G. Cowling was registered during July→September 1914 in Hull district, they had children; Kathleen M. Boylan (birth registered January→March 1916 in Sculcoates district), Edna Boylan (birth registered October→December 1920 in Sculcoates district), and Enid Boylan (birth registered January→March 1931 in Sculcoates district).
Note
According to FreeBMD, Frank's surname at birth was registered as Boylan, i.e. with an 'a', at marriage it was registered as Boylan, i.e. with an 'a', and at death was it registered as Boylen, i.e. with an 'e'.