Ron Jacobs (rugby union)

Ron Jacobs

Full name	Charles Ronald Jacobs
Date of birth	(1928-10-28)28 October 1928
Place of birth	Whittlesey, England
Date of death	10 November 2002(2002-11-10) (aged 74)
Place of death	Whittlesey, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
School	Oakham School
University	Nottingham University
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1949–1966	Peterborough RFC Northampton
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1956–1964	England	29

Charles Ronald Jacobs (28 October 1928–10 November 2002^[1]) was an English Rugby Union player. He played at prop for Northampton and England. He went to Oakham School in Rutland, where he captained the first XV in 1945. He studied Agriculture at Nottingham University,

Jacobs played a club record 470 games for Northampton over a 17-year period and appeared 29 times for England - captaining them for his final two games in 1964.^[2]

After retiring from playing, Jacobs remained involved in Rugby and became president of the Rugby Football Union in 1983 and was tour manager during the controversial 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa.

References

External links

• Independent obituary
• Northampton obituary
• Northampton Hall of Fame profile