Abram Combe (rugby union) explained

Abram Combe
Birth Date:16 July 1852
Birth Place:Belfast, Ireland
Death Place:Lurgan, Ireland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1875
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Abram Combe (16 July 1852 — 20 August 1917) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Combe was born in Belfast, to a Scottish father, and attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[1]

A foundation player for Belfast's North of Ireland club, Combe was capped once for Ireland, as a forward in their first ever international against England at The Oval in 1875.[2]

Combe became an engineer like his father and was partner in the textile firm Combe Barbour & Combe Ltd.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Mr. A. Combe, J.P., Donaghcloney House. . Banbridge Chronicle . 25 August 1917.
  2. News: Football . . 13 February 1875.
  3. News: Death of Mr. Abram Combs, J.P. . . 25 August 1917.