About Francis Poole
Lived 1870 – 1949 (aged 78). Francis Poole was a rugby union player.
Francis Oswald Poole (17 December 1870 – 22 May 1949) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in County Durham, Poole attended Cheltenham College and Keble College, Oxford.
Poole was a forward in rugby and gained four Oxford blues (1891–94). He also played club rugby with Gloucester and Richmond. In 1895, Poole was capped three times for England.
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Who was Francis Poole?
English rugby union player
When was Francis Poole born?
Francis Poole was born on 17 December 1870 in County Durham.
When did Francis Poole die?
Francis Poole died on 22 May 1949 in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Francis Poole was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Francis Poole. https://biography.guide/francis-poole/
MLA: "Francis Poole." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/francis-poole/.
Chicago: "Francis Poole." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/francis-poole/.
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