Frank Foster (25 April 1940 – 20 December 2019) born in Maryport[5] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s and 1980s.
[7] Frank Foster played at second-row in Hull Kingston Rovers' 25–12 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1966 Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 October 1966, and played as an interchange replacing John Hickson) in the 8–7 victory over Hull F.C.
Frank Foster won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull Kingston Rovers in 1967, against Australia.
He built a side which won the Second Division championship in 1975/76, and reached a John Player Trophy Final in 1981, only to lose 5–12 to Warrington.
Barrow fluctuated between divisions and Foster was eventually replaced by Tommy Dawes in April 1983.