William Cobby
England international rugby union player
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William Cobby (5 July 1877 – 15 January 1957) was an English international rugby union player.
Born5 July 1877
Swine, Yorkshire, England
Died15 January 1957 (aged 79)
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Position
Forward
Position
Forward
| Born | 5 July 1877 Swine, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 January 1957 (aged 79) 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]