Philip Jacob (rugby union) explained

Philip Jacob
Birth Name:	Philip Gordon Jacob
Birth Date:	14 May 1875
Birth Place:	Seoni, India
Death Date:	p
Repcaps1:	1
Repyears1:	1898-1898
School:	Bedford School
University:	University of Cambridge

Philip Gordon Jacob (1875  - p1927) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1898.^[1]

Biography

Philip Jacob was born on 14 May 1875 in Seoni, India, was educated at Bedford School, at St. John's College, Cambridge between 1894 and 1897, and was a rugby blue in 1894, 1895 and 1896. He played for England against Ireland at Richmond on 5 February 1898. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1898, rose to become Accountant General of Burma in 1924, and retired in August 1927.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philip Jacob - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum. ESPN scrum.
2. Alumni Cantabrigiensis: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume 2, From 1752 to 1900, Part 3, Gabb-Justamond, edited by John Venn and J.A. Venn, Cambridge University Press, 1947, p. 542