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Brian Whitcombe (born 13 October 1934) at 15 Sussex Street Grangetown. Cardiff is a former Rugby Union footballer for Bradford RFC in the 1950s and 1960s. Playing at Flanker i.e. 6 or 7. ==Early life== Brian Whitcombe and his brother Frank Whitcombe Jr were part of a famous Rugby playing family. Brian moved "North" aged one when his Father Frank Whitcombe a Rugby player with the Army Rugby Union team turned professional for Broughton Rangers Rugby League team in September 1935. Here the family settled in Withington a suburb of Manchester. In Withington Brian's younger brother Frank was born on 21 July 1936. Later in December 1938 the family moved across the Pennines when Frank Whitcombe Senior was signed by Bradford Northern for a World Record Fee. After moving to Bradford the family lived at 109 Wibsey Park Avenue close to the Odsal Stadium home of Bradford Northern. Brian attended Buttershaw St. Pauls Primary School and later Wibsey secondary modern school. At age 14 he began his rugby career in 1949 with Sedbergh Boys' Club playing junior Rugby League. The club was based near to his home in Wibsey near to Bradford, before switching to play Rugby Union at Bradford RFC. His first "day job" was as a Machine tool fitter at Dean, Smith & Grace and later took a three-year printers apprenticeship at Briggs Brothers Silsden Ltd 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Whitcombe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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