Frederick Jacob
| Date of birth | 4 January 1873 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Northbourne, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 September 1945 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Srinagar, Kashmir, India | ||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Jacob (4 January 1873 – 1 September 1945) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Northbourne, Kent, Jacob was a Cambridge rugby blue and had also played for London club Richmond by the time of his England call up in 1897. He was capped eight times during his three years with England and regularly represented Kent. A forward, Jacob also played rugby for Cheltenham.[1][2]
Jacob was an assistant master at Cheltenham College, then later principal of CMS Schools in Kashmir.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "English Players". Herald of Wales. 14 January 1899.
- ^ "Played Rugby For Cheltenham". The Gloucestershire Echo. 22 September 1945.
- ^ "Former College Master". The Gloucestershire Echo. 21 September 1945.
- ^ "Death". Civil & Military Gazette. 12 September 1945.
External links
[edit]- Frederick Jacob at ESPNscrum