Brian Sparks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brian Sparks

Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Llanharan, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jun-2013

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Brian Anthonie Sparks MBE (23 June 1931 – 30 June 2013) was a Welsh police officer, teacher, head teacher, founder-chairman of the Welsh Schools Basketball Association in 1963, and rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales and Devon, at invitational level for Barbarian F.C., and at club level for Pontypool RFC, Bridgend RFC, Neath RFC, Glamorgan Police RFC, Torquay Athletic RFC[1], and St.
Luke's College (captain) in the Middlesex Sevens Final victory of 1957, as a Flanker, i.e.
number 6 or 7, and club level rugby league (RL) for Halifax (captain).