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Barbarian Men

Charles Ronald Jacobs

Prop

25

Matches

0

Point

Country

England

Club

Northampton

Playing Record

Games
Men
22 Feb 1958 / National Stadium
Barbarians
11
6
Australia XV
Men
20 Feb 1954 / National Stadium
Barbarians
5
19
New Zealand XV (non-cap)
Men
04 Mar 1959 / White City
Blackheath
8
21
Barbarians
Men
04 May 1957 / Thunderbird Stadium
British Columbia
6
19
Barbarians
Men
17 Nov 1962 / County Ground
Canada
3
3
Barbarians
Men
13 Apr 1963 / National Stadium
Cardiff
3
12
Barbarians
Men
20 Apr 1957 / National Stadium
Cardiff
0
40
Barbarians
Men
05 Apr 1958 / National Stadium
Cardiff
14
6
Barbarians
Men
28 May 1958 / E.A.Union Ground
East African XV
52
12
Barbarians
Men
27 Dec 1956 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
6
23
Barbarians
Men
27 Dec 1957 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
6
25
Barbarians
Men
27 Dec 1960 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
5
14
Barbarians
Men
28 Dec 1953 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
11
39
Barbarians
Men
28 Dec 1959 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
9
17
Barbarians
Men
28 Dec 1965 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
14
10
Barbarians
Men
28 Mar 1963 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
16
9
Barbarians
Men
16 Apr 1963 / Rodney Parade
Newport
16
15
Barbarians
Men
24 Apr 1962 / Rodney Parade
Newport
17
8
Barbarians
Men
27 Apr 1957 / York Stadium
Ontario
3
47
Barbarians
Men
30 Apr 1957 / Stanley Park
Ontario
0
52
Barbarians
Men
20 Apr 1962 / Recreation Ground
Penarth
3
39
Barbarians
Men
22 Apr 1957 / St Helen's
Swansea
15
10
Barbarians
Men
07 Apr 1958 / St Helen's
Swansea
5
6
Barbarians
Men
18 May 1958 / Newlands
Western Province
9
8
Barbarians
Men
14 May 1958 / Olen Park
Western Transvaal
11
3
Barbarians
Statistics
25 Games Played
14 Wins
10 Losses
1 Draws

Charles Ronald Jacobs

Charles Ronald Jacobs was born in Cambridgeshire on 28 October 1928. He played 470 games at prop for Northampton and gained 29 caps for England between 1956 and 1964. He was president of the Rugby Football Union in 1983-84. A long-serving Barbarian, his 25 games for the Club between 1953 and 1965 places him joint second with D. P. Rogers behind A. J. F. O'Reilly [q.v.] in the all-time appearances chart. He played agsint New Zealand in 1954 and Australia in 1958 and was Barbarian captain in the historic match against Canada in Gosforth in 1962. He also toured with the Club to Canada in 1957 and South Africa in 1958. He was captain against Swansea in 1958 and Newport in 1963. From 1965 to 1969 he served on the Club committee. Ron Jacobs died on 10 November 2002, aged 74.

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