Joe Mabon
Joe Mabon (13 February 1874 – 2 June 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Half-back.[1]
| Birth name | John Thomas Mabon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 February 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 June 1945 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Jedburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mabon was described as 'for many years one of the brightest stars in Border and Scottish rugby'.[2]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Jedburgh RFC.[3]
Provincial career
Mabon played for the South of Scotland in 1898.[4]
Outside of rugby
Mabon was an auctioneer. He was secretary of the Jedforest Agricultural Society; and a well known Jedhart Callant, a member of the Callants Club.[6]
References
- http://en.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2008/rugby/player/1281.html
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19450614/035/0002
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18981226/139/0006
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18981226/139/0006
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/1281.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19450614/035/0002
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