Francis "Frank" Bowen (birth registered October→December 1896 — died circa-1964 (aged 66–67)) birth registered in Prescot district, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, and 1930s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for St Helens Recs, and St. Helens, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.Frank Bowen won caps for Great Britain while at St Helens Recs in 1928 against New Zealand (3 matches). Wikipedia