James Whitcombe
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| Born | James William Whitcombe 20 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 12 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Woodhouse Grove School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Martin Whitcombe (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James William Whitcombe (born 20 November 2000)[1] is an English rugby union player for Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship, his preferred position is loosehead prop.[2] Between 2019 and 2025 he played 68 times for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.
Whitcombe first played rugby union at 5 years old for Skipton RFC, in north Yorkshire,[3] and also played rugby league for Keighley Albion,[4] before concentrating on union at Bradford & Bingley RFC and Woodhouse Grove School where he was selected for England's under-16, England under-18 on their 2018 summer tour of South Africa and England under-19 sides.[3] He joined Leicester Tigers academy's development pathway at the age of 13.[5] He was part of Leicester Tigers two successive under 18 league titles.[6][7] After finishing school he spent 3 months playing for Sydney University Colts in the Shute Shield.[8][9]
