Robert Webb | |
Full Name: | James William George Webb |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1900 |
Birth Place: | Upton, Northampton, England |
Death Place: | Daventry, Northants, England |
Position: | Lock / No. 8 |
Repyears1: | 1926–29 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 3 |
James William George Webb (17 October 1900 – 19 August 1970) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Upton, Northampton, Webb took up rugby after the war, starting out in the Northampton "A" team. He took a while to establish himself and wasn't a regular in the Northampton firsts until the 1924–25 season. A sizeable forward, Webb possessed enough pace to be dangerous on the loose and was a good scrummager.[1] He represented the East Midlands and gained three caps for England, across the 1926 and 1929 Five Nations.[2]
Webb married the sister-in-law of England footballer Fanny Walden.[3]
During World War II, Webb served with the Observer Corps.[4]