# Anthony Starks > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anthony_Starks > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Anthony_Starks.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Starks > Source revision: 1342883598 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|England international dual-code rugby footballer}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |first = RU |name = Anthony Starks |fullname = Anthony Starks |nickname = |image = Anthony Starks - Hull Kingston Rovers.jpeg |imagesize = 192 |caption = |birth_date = 11 August 1873 |birth_place = [Castleford](/source/Castleford), England |death_date = January 1952 (aged 78) |death_place = [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull), England |height = |weight = |ru_position = [Forward](/source/Rugby_union_positions) |position = [Forwards](/source/Rugby_league_positions) |ru_club1 = [Castleford](/source/Castleford_R.U.F.C.) [RUFC](/source/Castleford_RUFC) |ru_year1start = ≤1895 |ru_year1end = ≥96 |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |club1 = {{nowrap|[Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers)}} |year1start = ≤1904 |year1end = ≥04 |appearances1 = 223 |tries1 = 34 |goals1 = 72 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 246 |ru_teamA = [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union) |ru_yearAstart = ≤1895 |ru_yearAend = ≥96 |ru_appearancesA = |ru_triesA = |ru_goalsA = |ru_fieldgoalsA = |ru_pointsA = |ru_teamB = [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) |ru_yearBstart = 1896 |ru_yearBend = |ru_appearancesB = 2 |ru_triesB = 0 |ru_goalsB = 0 |ru_fieldgoalsB = 0 |ru_pointsB = 0 |teamA = [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_rugby_league_team) |yearAstart = 1897/98 |yearAend = 98/99 |appearancesA = ≥1 |triesA = |goalsA = |fieldgoalsA = |pointsA = |teamB = [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) |yearBstart = 1904 |yearBend = |appearancesB = 1 |triesB = 0 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 0 |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = 15 June 2012 |source = {{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/1170.html|title= Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=en.espn.co.uk |date= 31 December 2017 |accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/a-starks/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=10401 |title=Anthony Starks |access-date=17 August 2025}} }} '''Anthony Starks''' (11 August 1873 – January 1952) was an English [dual-code international](/source/List_of_dual-code_rugby_internationals) [rugby union](/source/rugby_union), and professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) and [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union), and at club level for [Castleford](/source/Castleford_R.U.F.C.) [RUFC](/source/Castleford_RUFC),{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/castlefordrugbyunion|title=Castleford RUFC at pitchero.com|publisher=pitchero.com|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}} as a [forward](/source/Rugby_union_positions), and representative level rugby league (RL) for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) and [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_rugby_league_team), and at club level for [Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers) ([captain](/source/Captain_(sports))), as a [forward](/source/Rugby_league_positions). England's Anthony Starks, and Wales' [Jack Rhapps](/source/Jack_Rhapps) took the field in the inaugural rugby league international of Tuesday 5 April 1904 between England and Other Nationalities. Starks had made two rugby union Test appearances for England in 1896, and Rhapps had made a single rugby union Test appearance for Wales in 1897, and thus in April 1904 they became the world's first dual-code rugby internationals. ==Background== Anthony Starks' birth was registered in [Castleford](/source/Castleford), [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England, and his death aged 78 was registered in [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull), [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England. ==Playing career== ===International honours=== Anthony Starks won [cap](/source/Cap_(sport))s for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) (RU) while at Castleford in the 25–0 victory over Wales at [Rectory Field](/source/Rectory_Field), [Blackheath](/source/Blackheath%2C_London) on 4 January 1896, and the 4–10 defeat by Ireland at [Meanwood Road](/source/Meanwood_Road), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on 1 February 1896, and won a [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) playing as a [forward](/source/Rugby_league_positions) (in an experimental 12-a-side team), and was [captain](/source/Captain_(sports)) for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_league_team) (RL) while at Hull Kingston Rovers in the 3–9 defeat by [Other Nationalities](/source/Other_Nationalities_rugby_league_team) at [Central Park](/source/Central_Park_(Wigan)), [Wigan](/source/Wigan) on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.{{cite web|first=Sean|last=Fagan|url=http://www.rl1895.com/1904.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401171622/http://www.rl1895.com/1904.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 April 2004|title=The First International Rugby League Match|publisher=rl1895.com|access-date=14 December 2014}} ===County honours=== Anthony Starks won [cap](/source/Cap_(sport))s for [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union) (RU) while at Castleford in 1895–96.{{cite web|url=http://castlefordrufc.org/index_files/Page549.htm |title=Honours at castlefordrufc.org |publisher=castlefordrufc.org |date=31 December 2011 |accessdate=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813055006/http://castlefordrufc.org/index_files/Page549.htm |archivedate=13 August 2011}} and he won [cap](/source/Cap_(sport))s for [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union) (RL) while at [Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers). ===Challenge Cup Final appearances=== Anthony Starks played as a [forward](/source/Rugby_league_positions) in [Hull Kingston Rovers](/source/Hull_Kingston_Rovers)' 0–6 defeat by [Warrington](/source/Warrington_Wolves) in the [1905 Challenge Cup](/source/1905_Challenge_Cup) Final during the [1904–05 season](/source/1904%E2%80%9305_Northern_Rugby_Football_Union_season) at [Headingley](/source/Headingley_Rugby_Stadium), [Leeds](/source/Leeds) on Saturday 29 April 1905, in front of a crowd of 19,638.Irvin Saxton (publish date [tbc](/source/To_be_announced)) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1904–05". [Rugby Leaguer](/source/Rugby_Leaguer_%26_League_Express) ISBN [n/a](/source/n%2Fa) ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Starks, Anthony}} Category:1873 births Category:1952 deaths Category:Castleford R.U.F.C. players Category:Dual-code rugby internationals Category:England international rugby union players Category:England national rugby league team captains Category:England national rugby league team players Category:English rugby league players Category:English rugby union players Category:Hull Kingston Rovers captains Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players Category:Rugby league forwards Category:Rugby league players from Castleford Category:Rugby union forwards Category:Rugby union players from Castleford Category:Yorkshire County RFU players Category:Yorkshire rugby league team players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Anthony Starks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Starks) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Starks?action=history)). 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