Whitcombe is the father rugby union prop for England (Under-20s) and Leicester Tigers James Whitcombe (born ). Life after rugby Whitcombe campaigned for many years for the Royal Air Force to receive official recognition for their many losses on the Keighley town cenotaph. This was finally granted on 10 November 2011 when a stone tablet designed by local artist David Ingham was unveiled by former RAF Bomber Command flight engineer Matt Holiday DFC with his friends Ian Walkden and Martin Whitcombe. Whitcombe became involved with rugby again in 2006 as a rugby coach at Skipton RFC winning back to back promotions from Yorkshire 3 in 2006–07 and Yorkshire 2 in 2007–08, at Old Grovians RUFC the Yorkshire 4 league title in 2012–13 and Yorkshire 3 League title in 2014–15, and at Bradford & Bingley RFC the Yorkshire 1 league title in 2015–16 In May 2016 along with co Author Bill Bridge, Whitcombe wrote 'The Indomitable Frank Whitcombe'- How a genial giant from Cardiff became a rugby League legend in Yorkshire & Australia, published by Saint David's Press In July 2021 with co Author Huw Richards Whitcombe wrote 'The Indomitables'-The story of the 1946 Great Britain Tour to Australia and New Zealand , published by Saint David's Press See also 1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 1983 Canada rugby union tour of England 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 1988 Australia rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy 1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England 1997 Tonga rugby union tour of Great Britain References Farmer, Stuart & Hands, David "The Tigers Tale". The Official History of Leicester Football Club 1880–1993 McIntosh, Ian "Mac The Face of Rugby" Don Nelson Publishers, South Africa Humphrey, Egaire 1981–82 Australia Rugby Union Tour of Britain And Ireland Sweet, Reg "Natal 100 Centenary of Natal Rugby Union" Soul, David with Douglas, Derek "Heart and Sole" An Autobiography Moore, Brian with Jones, Stephen " The autobiography Brian Moore" Moore, Brian "Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All" Mace, John "The History of Royal Air Force Rugby 1919–1999" Roy, Neil & Beard, Phil "125 years of the Blues : The History of the Bedford Blues, 1886–2011" The Whitcombe Family Archive External links 1961 births Living people 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel Bedford Blues players Combined Services rugby union players Crawshays RFC players English historians English rugby