Robert Frederick Oakes (20 December 1872 â 22 October 1952) was an English international rugby union player.
Oakes was born on Durham street in Hartlepool and played his junior rugby with Hartlepool Trinity.
A forward, Oakes played for the Hartlepool Rovers through the 1890s, which included six seasons as captain. He was a Durham county player and gained eight England caps from 1897 to 1899. After moving to Headingley in 1900, Oakes earned further county honours with Yorkshire.
Oakes was a long-serving Yorkshire Rugby Union secretary and in 1933âÂÂ34 had a term as RFU president.