Frank William Whitcombe (29 May 1913 – 17 January 1958), also known by the nickname of "The Big Man", was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC, London Welsh RFC, Aldershot Services and Army Rugby Union, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (Heritage No. 175), Rugby League XIII, and Wales (Heritage No. 164), and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Bradford Northern, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
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Frank William Whitcombe 29 May 1913 Cardiff
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Died |
17 January 1958 (aged 44) Keighley, England
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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