1914 - 1993
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Details
| First Name |
Eric
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| Last Name |
Batten
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| Full Name at Birth |
Frederick E. Batten
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| Birthday |
13th June, 1914
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| Birthplace |
Sculcoates
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| Died |
1st September, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Leeds, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Rugby League
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Frederick "Eric" E. Batten (13 June 1914 – 3 September 1993) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby league (RU) for Sandal RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 393) (two spells, including the second as a World War II guest), Hunslet, Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 178) (four spells, including the first three as a World War II guest) (captain), Leeds (two spells, including the first as a World War II guest), Castleford (Heritage №) (World War II guest) and Bradford Northern, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, and coached at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Batley. Eric Batten appeared in eight Challenge Cup Finals; two for Leeds, five for Bradford Northern, and one for Featherstone Rovers, winning three, and losing five, he scored a total of 443 tries during his career, he his third on the all-time try scorers list behind Brian Bevan (796 tries), and Billy Boston (571 tries),
