About Bob Oakes
Lived 1872 – 1952 (aged 79). Bob Oakes was a rugby union player.
Robert Frederick Oakes (20 December 1872 – 22 October 1952) was an English international rugby union player.
Oakes was born on Durham street in Hartlepool and played his junior rugby with Hartlepool Trinity.
A forward, Oakes played for the Hartlepool Rovers through the 1890s, which included six seasons as captain. He was a Durham county player and gained eight England caps from 1897 to 1899. After moving to Headingley in 1900, Oakes earned further county honours with Yorkshire.
Oakes was a long-serving Yorkshire Rugby Union secretary and in 1933–34 had a term as RFU president.
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Who was Bob Oakes?
English rugby union player
When was Bob Oakes born?
Bob Oakes was born on 20 December 1872 in Hartlepool.
When did Bob Oakes die?
Bob Oakes died on 22 October 1952 in Leeds.
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Bob Oakes was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Oakes. https://biography.guide/bob-oakes/
MLA: "Bob Oakes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-oakes/.
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