About Abram Combe
Lived 1852 – 1917 (aged 65). Abram Combe was a rugby union player.
Abram Combe (16 July 1852 — 20 August 1917) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Combe was born in Belfast, to a Scottish father, and attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
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.
Combe became an engineer like his father and was partner in the textile firm Combe Barbour & Combe Ltd.
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Who was Abram Combe?
rugby player
When was Abram Combe born?
Abram Combe was born on 16 July 1852.
When did Abram Combe die?
Abram Combe died on 20 August 1917.
What was Abram Combe's occupation?
Abram Combe was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: Abram Combe (rugby union)
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