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Frank Castle was an English Olympic Games sprint trialist, rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, playing club level rugby union for Coventry R.F.C., and representative level rugby league for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Barrow, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.
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International honours
Castle won caps for England while at Barrow in 1951 against France, in 1952 against Other Nationalities (2 matches), and Wales, in 1953 against Other Nationalities, and won caps for Great Britain while at Barrow in 1952 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1954 against Australia.
Castle also represented Great Britain while at Barrow between 1952 and 1956 against France (2 non-test matches).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Castle played Left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Barrow's 0-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1951 Challenge Cup Final during the 1950–51 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1951, played Left-Wing in the 21-12 victory over Workington Town in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513, and played in the 7-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.
County Cup Final appearances
Castle played left-Wing, i.e. number 5, in Barrow's 12-2 victory over Oldham in the 1954 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954.
Career records
Castle is second in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 281-tries.