William Cobby (5 July 1877 – 15 January 1957) was an English international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 5 July 1877 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Swine, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 January 1957 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cottingham, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Raised in Yorkshire, Cobby came from village of Swine and was the son of the local vicar. He was educated at Uppingham School and attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, as a choral scholar.[1]
Cobby, a forward, played some rugby for Castleford and was a Cambridge rugby blue, which didn't come until after his sole England cap in 1900, against Wales at Gloucester. He made 17 representative appearances for Yorkshire.[2]
A teacher, Cobby spent over 40 years as sportsmaster at Hymers College, where he also taught Latin.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "All Over World They Remember Bill Cobby". Hull Daily Mail. 19 January 1957.
- ^ a b "Master at Hymer for over 40 years". Hull Daily Mail. 17 January 1957.
External links
edit- William Cobby at ESPNscrum