Robert Webb (rugby union)
| Full name | James William George Webb | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Upton, Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 August 1970 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Daventry, Northants, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "England's New Forward". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 17 February 1926.
- ^ "One of the New Rugby Caps". London Daily Chronicle. 17 February 1926.
- ^ "International Weds". Leicester Evening Mail. 16 August 1930.
- ^ "How Observer Corps Helped To Defeat The Luftwaffe". Northampton Mercury. 24 November 1944.
External links
[edit]- Robert Webb at ESPNscrum