Philip Jacob (rugby union)

Philip Jacob
Birth name	Philip Gordon Jacob
Date of birth	14 May 1875
Place of birth	Seoni, India
Date of death	p1927 (aged 51–52)
School	Bedford School
University	University of Cambridge
Rugby union career
Years
International career
Years	Team
1898-1898	England

Last updated April 06, 2025

Philip Gordon Jacob (1875 –p1927) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1898.^[1]

Biography

Philip Jacob was born on 14 May 1875 in Seoni, India, was educated at Bedford School, at St. John's College, Cambridge between 1894 and 1897, and was a rugby blue in 1894, 1895 and 1896. He played for England against Ireland at Richmond on 5 February 1898. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1898, rose to become Accountant General of Burma in 1924, and retired in August 1927.^[2]

References

↑ "Philip Jacob - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
↑ Alumni Cantabrigiensis: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume 2, From 1752 to 1900, Part 3, Gabb-Justamond, edited by John Venn and J.A. Venn, Cambridge University Press, 1947, p. 542

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[1] "Philip Jacob - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.

[2] Alumni Cantabrigiensis: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume 2, From 1752 to 1900, Part 3, Gabb-Justamond, edited by John Venn and J.A. Venn, Cambridge University Press, 1947, p. 542

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