About Ernest Ibbitson
Lived 1882 – 1942 (aged 60). Ernest Ibbitson was a military personnel and rugby union player.
Ernest Denison Ibbitson (1 February 1882 – 11 May 1942) was an English international rugby union player.
Ibbitson was born in Leeds and educated at Wesley College, Sheffield, where he played association football. He got involved in rugby after leaving school and played initially for Yarnbury RFC, before moving on to Headingley.
A strong scrummaging forward, Ibbitson made his representative debut for Yorkshire in 1906 and gained a total of four England caps in 1909, featuring in three Home Nations matches, as well as a fixture against France.
Ibbitson served as a gunner in the Honourable Artillery Company during World War I.
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Who was Ernest Ibbitson?
rugby player
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Ernest Ibbitson was born on 1 February 1882.
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Ernest Ibbitson died on 11 May 1942.
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Ernest Ibbitson was a military personnel and rugby union player.
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