Martin Whitcombe
| Full name | Martin Alun Whitcombe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 September 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Frank Whitcombe Jr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | James Whitcombe (son) Frank Whitcombe (grandfather) Brian Whitcombe (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Martin Alun Whitcombe (born 14 September 1961 in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former rugby union footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s.
He learnt to play rugby at Keighley RUFC and had a long playing career for Leicester Tigers, Bedford RFC, Sale FC, and Leeds Tykes, at prop i.e. 1 or 3. At a representative level he played for Yorkshire, The Northern Division, and England at 19 Group, Under 23 and England 'B'.