Charles Webb (rugby union) explained

Charles Webb
Full Name:Charles Samuel Henry Webb
Birth Date:4 November 1902
Birth Place:Plymouth, England
Death Place:Plymouth, England
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1932–36
Repcaps1:12
Reppoints1:0

Charles Samuel Henry Webb (4 November 1902 – 28 October 1961) was an English international rugby union player.

A Royal Marine from Plymouth, Devon, Webb was a Devonport Services and Navy rugby player, capped 12 times for England from 1932 to 1936, as a specialist second-row forward.[1]

Webb captained Cornwall in 1934-35 and also represented Devon.[2]

In 1937, Webb's England career effectively ended when he was posted to New Zealand.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Cornwall's Ambition . . 10 November 1936.
  2. News: Marine Webb Leaving Devonport . Western Morning News . 24 March 1937.
  3. News: Rugby Losses . Western Morning News . 31 March 1937.