Frank Whitcombe

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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 name	Frank William Whitcombe
Born	(1913-05-29)29 May 1913 Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	17 January 1958(1958-01-17) (aged 44) Keighley, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	17 st 7 lb (111 kg)
Rugby union
Position	Prop
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
Position	Prop
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 1942 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0 1946 Great Britain 2 1 0 0 3 1946 GB tour games 17 2 1946 Rugby League XIII 1 0 0 0 0
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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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Rugby League XIII, and Wales, and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Bradford Northern, as a prop.^[1][2]