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| Date of birth | 26 August 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Morpeth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Alan Robson (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Whitley was an English international rugby union player.
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| Date of birth | 26 August 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Morpeth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Alan Robson (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Whitley was an English international rugby union player.
Raised in Northumberland, Whitley was the son of a reverend who served as Rector of Whalton. [1]
Whitley, a half-back, was considerably lightweight at around 60 kg. [2] He had yet to represent England when he won a place on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa, where he played three of the four international matches against the Springboks. His solitary England cap came in a 1929 Five Nations win over Wales at Twickenham. [3]
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