Frank Young

Frank 'Bucket' H. Young was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, London Welsh RFC, and Bristol Rugby, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 1. Young was a promising player for Cardiff, playing in the reserves before being promoted to the senior team. Young only played one senior season, and may have achieved more but was kept out of the squad by Bert Winfield, one of the greatest Welsh kickers of all time. Young played several games for London Welsh and Bristol before switching to rugby league. He was described by ex-Wales union...