Robert Edwin Forbes (11 December 1880 — 2 January 1958) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Robert Edwin Forbes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1880 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brentwood, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 1958 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Civil engineer | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editA civil engineer, Forbes played rugby during his youth for Malone RFC and was capped once for Ireland, featuring as a forward against England at Lansdowne Road in 1907.[1][2]
Forbes worked for many years at Belfast Corporation (city council), which he joined in 1900. He rose to become estates superintendent of Belfast in 1930 and served in the role until his retirement in 1945.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Forbes, Robert Edwin". Dictionary of Irish Architects.
- ^ "Civic official, rugby national". Belfast Telegraph. 3 January 1958.
- ^ "Former City Council estates chief". Belfast Telegraph. 2 January 1958.
- ^ "Mr. Robert E. Forbes". Belfast News-Letter. 3 January 1958.
External links
edit- Robert E. Forbes at ESPNscrum