Abram Combe (rugby union)

Abram Combe (16 July 1852 — 20 August 1917) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Abram Combe

Date of birth	(1852-07-16)16 July 1852
Place of birth	Belfast, Ireland
Date of death	20 August 1917(1917-08-20) (aged 65)
Place of death	Lurgan, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1875 Ireland 1 (0)

Combe was born in Belfast, to a Scottish father, and attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution.^[1]

A foundation player for Belfast's North of Ireland club, Combe was capped once for Ireland, as a forward in their first ever international against England at The Oval in 1875.^[2]

Combe became an engineer like his father and was partner in the textile firm Combe Barbour & Combe Ltd.^[3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

References

1. "Death of Mr. A. Combe, J.P., Donaghcloney House". Banbridge Chronicle. 25 August 1917.
2. "Football". The Sportsman. 13 February 1875.
3. "Death of Mr. Abram Combs, J.P." Lurgan Mail. 25 August 1917.

External links

• Abram Combe at ESPNscrum