Martin Whitcombe is Frank's grandson, who also enjoyed a successful rugby (union) career with Leicester Tigers, and England B. Today he lives in West Yorkshire and is a keen follower of both rugby union & rugby league. Bill Bridge is a retired journalist who was Sports Editor of the Yorkshire Post for almost 30 years and wrote about rugby union for 25 years. He met the Whitcombe family whilst working for the Keighley News and remains a family friend.

'We both played for Cardiff RFC and for Bradford Northern RLFC; we both played at Wembley in Challenge Cup finals; and we both played for Wales and Great Britain. We were both prop forwards and when our playing careers were over we both went into the licensed trade. I am so proud to have walked the same path as this wonderful man did.' Jim Mills, Cardiff RFC, Bradford Northern, Wales & Great Britain; 'Frank Whitcombe became a Welsh international and a Great Britain tourist. He is widely regarded as an all-time great of rugby league. Dad always enthused, not only about his scrummaging and play in the loose; but that he was very light on his feet for a huge man, a surprisingly good place kicker and an excellent tactical kicker of the ball. This was unheard of back then and even now it is rare to see such skills from a prop forward.' Fran Cotton, Sale, England and British Lions

• CONTENTS Foreword by Jim Mills Preface by Fran Cotton 1. A Family at Play 2. Army Games 3. A Broughton Ranger 4. Wearing the Three Feathers 5. Enter Harry Hornby 6. Odsal Here we Come' 7. War-time Glory and Gloom 8. Building the Dream 9. Rising to the Challenge 10. Winning the Peace 11. The Indomitables Depart 12. Across Australia 13. Let the Action Commence 14. The First Test 15. The Ashes Retained 16. Mud-baths in New Zealand 17. Back to Bradford 18. Hard Men 19. The Road to Wembley 20. The Lance Todd Hero 21. Bowing out 22. Goodbye to a Rugby Giant 23. The Dynasty Goes on... Appendix 1: The Rugby Career of Frank Whitcombe Appendix 2: The Official Rugby League Report of the 1946 Great Britain tour of Australia & New Zealand

Martin Whitcombe is Frank's grandson, who also enjoyed a successful rugby (union) career with Leicester Tigers, and England B. Today he lives in West Yorkshire and is a keen follower of both rugby union & rugby league. Bill Bridge is a retired journalist who was Sports Editor of the Yorkshire Post for almost 30 years and wrote about rugby union for 25 years. He met the Whitcombe family whilst working for the Keighley News and remains a family friend.

'We both played for Cardiff RFC and for Bradford Northern RLFC; we both played at Wembley in Challenge Cup finals; and we both played for Wales and Great Britain. We were both prop forwards and when our playing careers were over we both went into the licensed trade. I am so proud to have walked the same path as this wonderful man did.' Jim Mills, Cardiff RFC, Bradford Northern, Wales & Great Britain; 'Frank Whitcombe became a Welsh international and a Great Britain tourist. He is widely regarded as an all-time great of rugby league. Dad always enthused, not only about his scrummaging and play in the loose; but that he was very light on his feet for a huge man, a surprisingly good place kicker and an excellent tactical kicker of the ball. This was unheard of back then and even now it is rare to see such skills from a prop forward.' Fran Cotton, Sale, England and British Lions

• CONTENTS Foreword by Jim Mills Preface by Fran Cotton 1. A Family at Play 2. Army Games 3. A Broughton Ranger 4. Wearing the Three Feathers 5. Enter Harry Hornby 6. Odsal Here we Come' 7. War-time Glory and Gloom 8. Building the Dream 9. Rising to the Challenge 10. Winning the Peace 11. The Indomitables Depart 12. Across Australia 13. Let the Action Commence 14. The First Test 15. The Ashes Retained 16. Mud-baths in New Zealand 17. Back to Bradford 18. Hard Men 19. The Road to Wembley 20. The Lance Todd Hero 21. Bowing out 22. Goodbye to a Rugby Giant 23. The Dynasty Goes on... Appendix 1: The Rugby Career of Frank Whitcombe Appendix 2: The Official Rugby League Report of the 1946 Great Britain tour of Australia & New Zealand

Martin Whitcombe is Frank's grandson, who also enjoyed a successful rugby (union) career with Leicester Tigers, and England B. Today he lives in West Yorkshire and is a keen follower of both rugby union & rugby league. Bill Bridge is a retired journalist who was Sports Editor of the Yorkshire Post for almost 30 years and wrote about rugby union for 25 years. He met the Whitcombe family whilst working for the Keighley News and remains a family friend.

'We both played for Cardiff RFC and for Bradford Northern RLFC; we both played at Wembley in Challenge Cup finals; and we both played for Wales and Great Britain. We were both prop forwards and when our playing careers were over we both went into the licensed trade. I am so proud to have walked the same path as this wonderful man did.' Jim Mills, Cardiff RFC, Bradford Northern, Wales & Great Britain; 'Frank Whitcombe became a Welsh international and a Great Britain tourist. He is widely regarded as an all-time great of rugby league. Dad always enthused, not only about his scrummaging and play in the loose; but that he was very light on his feet for a huge man, a surprisingly good place kicker and an excellent tactical kicker of the ball. This was unheard of back then and even now it is rare to see such skills from a prop forward.' Fran Cotton, Sale, England and British Lions

• CONTENTS Foreword by Jim Mills Preface by Fran Cotton 1. A Family at Play 2. Army Games 3. A Broughton Ranger 4. Wearing the Three Feathers 5. Enter Harry Hornby 6. Odsal Here we Come' 7. War-time Glory and Gloom 8. Building the Dream 9. Rising to the Challenge 10. Winning the Peace 11. The Indomitables Depart 12. Across Australia 13. Let the Action Commence 14. The First Test 15. The Ashes Retained 16. Mud-baths in New Zealand 17. Back to Bradford 18. Hard Men 19. The Road to Wembley 20. The Lance Todd Hero 21. Bowing out 22. Goodbye to a Rugby Giant 23. The Dynasty Goes on... Appendix 1: The Rugby Career of Frank Whitcombe Appendix 2: The Official Rugby League Report of the 1946 Great Britain tour of Australia & New Zealand