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JAMES WHITCOMBE
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Adeep rugby heritage runs through the Whitcombe family so it was no surprise when Keighley-born James took up an oval ball and ran, the only question being: which code? James’s Welsh-born great grandfather, Frank, had been a Rugby League legend during the 1930s and 40s, playing well over 300 games for Bradford Northern and representing Wales and Great Britain.
Frank enjoyed a decent stint in Rugby Union, too, playing for London Welsh and the Army prior to World War II, so it is easy to see why, a generation later, James’s father, Martin, would beco...

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