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| Date of birth | (1882-02-01)1 February 1882 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 May 1942(1942-05-11) (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bolton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College, Sheffield | ||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Denison Ibbitson (1 February 1882 – 11 May 1942) was an English international rugby union player.
Ibbitson was born in Leeds and educated at Wesley College, Sheffield, where he played association football. He got involved in rugby after leaving school and played initially for Yarnbury RFC, before moving on to Headingley.
A strong scrummaging forward, Ibbitson made his representative debut for Yorkshire in 1906 and gained a total of four England caps in 1909, featuring in three Home Nations matches, as well as a fixture against France.
Ibbitson served as a gunner in the Honourable Artillery Company during World War I.
See also
References
- "New Northern "Caps"". The Guardian. 18 January 1909.
- "In Yorkshire". The Guardian. 25 January 1909.
- "Yorkshire Football & The War". The North Star. 30 Mar 1915.
External links
- Ernest Ibbitson at ESPNscrum