Dr. Ernest Faber Fookes (31 May 1874 – 3 March 1948)[1] was a New Zealand-born rugby union wing who was capped for the England national team on ten occasions between 1896 and 1899.
| Birth name | Ernest Faber Fookes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 May 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waverley, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 March 1948 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 10 lb (164 lb; 74 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Heath Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Owen's College, Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal history
editBorn in Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand, Fookes travelled to England at the age of 15[2] where he received his college education before gaining his qualifications as a medical doctor in 1899.[3] He married Winifred Laura Capel in 1905 and they had three children.
Bibliography
edit- Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- Jenkins, Vivian (1981). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981–82. Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-907574-05-X.
References
edit- ^ Ernest Fookes player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Local and General Wanganui Chronicle, Rōrahi XXIX, Putanga 12287, 3 Hakihea 1897, Page 2
- ^ Fookes, Ernest Faber The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]