Charles Ronald Jacobs (28 October 1928 – 10 November 2002) was an English

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player. He played at

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for

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and . He went to

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, where he captained the first XV in 1945. He studied agriculture at the University of Nottingham. 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. After retiring from playing, Jacobs remained involved in Rugby and became president of the

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in 1983 and was tour manager during the controversial 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa.

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1928 births 2002 deaths Rugby union props English rugby union executives England international rugby union players Sportspeople from Whittlesey Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union players from Cambridgeshire East Midlands RFU players Northampton Saints players People educated at Oakham School {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1920s-stub