Abram Combe (16 July 1852 — 20 August 1917) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 16 July 1852 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 August 1917 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lurgan, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Death of Mr. A. Combe, J.P., Donaghcloney House". Banbridge Chronicle. 25 August 1917.
- ^ "Football". The Sportsman. 13 February 1875.
- ^ "Death of Mr. Abram Combs, J.P." Lurgan Mail. 25 August 1917.
External links
edit- Abram Combe at ESPNscrum