Frank Whitcombe

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 (Heritage No. 638), as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.

For his son, see Frank Whitcombe Jr.

Frank Whitcombe
Eric Batten (left) and Ken Traill assist as Bradford Northern's Frank Whitcombe tackles Warrington's Jim Featherstone (№ 11) and Herbert Smith (right) looks on during Bradford Northern's 5-15 defeat by Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1947–48 season at Maine Road, Manchester, on Saturday 8 May 1948
Personal information
Full nameFrank William Whitcombe
Born(1913-05-29)29 May 1913
Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Died17 January 1958(1958-01-17) (aged 44)
Keighley, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Rugby union
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1931–1931 Cardiff RFC 0 0 0 0 0
1932–1933 Aldershot Services 23 4 3 0 18
1934–1935 London Welsh RFC 10 0 0 0 0
1932–1935 Army Rugby Union 27 3 0 0 9
Total 60 7 3 0 27
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–38 Broughton Rangers 123 11 1 0 35
1938–49 Bradford Northern 331 35 1 0 107
Total 454 46 2 0 142
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–48 Wales 14 0 0 0 0
1946 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3
1942 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0
1946 Rugby League XIII 1 0 0 0 0
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