Frank Whitcombe, described as 'one of the greatest Welsh rugby
league forwards of all time', played for Bradford Northern, Wales,
and Great Britain. Adored by Bradford supporters and admired by the
rugby league fraternity, such was his prowess that he was named in
the Bradford Northern all-time greats team. The Indomitable Frank
Whitcombe, lovingly tells the incredible story of a rugby league
legend who was born and raised, as one of ten children in
Grangetown, the heart of working-class Cardiff. Frank's rugby
career, after a brief and successful spell as a boxer, began in
rugby union, when he played for the British Army and London Welsh,
as a deceptively nimble and skilful 18 stone forward. His talents
were quickly spotted by rugby league scouts, and Frank was
persuaded to 'go north' for GBP100 and two new suits, although the
cost of buying himself out of the Army left him just GBP10, and the
suits! Frank was made for rugby league and he enjoyed a glittering
career in professional rugby, winning the RL Challenge Cup three
times, the RL Championship three times and was capped 14 times by
Wales.He quickly created a big impression on the Great Britain
selectors and he was chosen for the famous 1946 'Indomitables' tour
of Australia. Frank excelled as the tourists made history and won
plaudits from antipodean fans and media alike as the team became
the first, and to date only GB tourists, to win a rugby league Test
Series, undefeated, 'down under'. After 331 games, Frank bowed-out
of rugby with Bradford Northern, four days after playing in a
Challenge Cup final at Wembley, in his last match at Odsal; a game
which attracted 19,000 fans. He then turned to life as an RL
administrator and publican before his life was tragically cut short
by pneumonia at the age of only 44. Frank was a true giant of rugby
league and this is the first book to tell his remarkable story.
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