Eric Batten
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 (two spells, including the second as a
World War II guest),
Hunslet,
Featherstone Rovers (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 (
World War II guest) and
Bradford Northern, as a , 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),
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