Frank Stanton (born 7 February 1940 in St Leonards, New South Wales), also known by the nickname of "Biscuits",[3] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and was a successful club and national representative coach in the 1970s and 1980s.
He appeared in 18 minor matches on this tour, but did not play in any of the Tests, with the Australian selectors at the time having a wealth of three-quarter talent available in Graeme Langlands, Reg Gasnier, Peter Dimond, Michael Cleary, Ken Irvine and Les Johns.
The 1976 win was a triumph for the astute and powerful Manly triumvirate of captain Bob Fulton, coach Stanton and club secretary Ken Arthurson, who would all go onto higher honours in the game over the next two decades.
Stanton was appointed coach of New South Wales in 1978 when selection of players for interstate games was still determined by the traditional "state of residence" rules.
The 1978 Kangaroo tourists, after a successful 2–1 Ashes campaign in England, wound up the French section of the tour in embarrassment, unexpectedly losing both Tests in France.
During his time as national coach, Stanton oversaw the start of the stellar international careers of players such as Wally Lewis, Wayne Pearce, Mal Meninga, Peter Sterling, Brett Kenny, Kerry Boustead, Gene Miles and Eric Grothe.