Q:Facts: - teama: wales - pointsb: 3 - appearancese: 1 - triesd: 0 - ru yearstart: 1931 1932 1934 1932 - ru yearend: 1931 1933 1935 1935 - source: -lsb- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/frank-whitcombe/summary.html rugby league project -rsb- - ru tries: 0 4 0 3 - points: 0 18 - goalsb: 0 - goalsd: 0 - fieldgoalsd: 0 - birth date: 29 may 1913 - goalsf: 0 - fieldgoals: 0 0 - pointsa: 0 - fieldgoalsc: 0 - teamb: great britain test - goalse: 0 - appearancesf: 1 - appearances: 0 23 - teamd: yorkshire - triesa: 0 - caption: frank whitcombe senior - fieldgoalsb: 0 - yearcstart: 1946 - tries: 0 4 - fieldgoalsf: 0 - death date: 17 january 1958 - new: yes - retired: yes - triesb: 1 - teamf: rugby league xiii - ru club: cardiff union rfc aldershot services london welsh rfc army rugby - ru fieldgoals: 0 0 0 0 - name: frank whitcombe - yearfstart: 1946 - death place: keighley , england - birth place: grangetown , cardiff , wales - ru position: prop - pointsd: 0 - ru points: 0 18 0 9 - goalsc: 1 - yearestart: 1940 - appearancesc: 17 - position: prop - teamc: great britain tour - appearancesa: 14 - appearancesb: 2 - updated: 2 march 2012 - triese: 0 - fullname: frank william whitcombe - goalsa: 0 - teame: yorkshire league - yearbstart: 1946 - pointsc: 8 - yearastart: 1938 - fieldgoalse: 0 - yearend: 1931 1933 - ru appearances: 0 23 10 27 - yeardstart: 1942 - ru goals: 0 3 0 0 - yearstart: 1931 1932 - first: ru - triesc: 2 - nickname: the big man - appearancesd: 1 - triesf: 0 - yearaend: 48 - fieldgoalsa: 0 - club: cardiff rfc aldershot services - pointse: 0 - pointsf: 0 - goals: 0 3 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of frank whitcombe .
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frank william whitcombe -lrb- 29 may 1913 -- 17 january 1958 -rrb- was a welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who played rugby union -lrb- ru -rrb- for cardiff rfc , london welsh rfc , aldershot services and army rugby union , playing at prop , i.e. number 1 or 3 , and at representative level played rugby league -lrb- rl -rrb- for great britain , rugby league xiii , and wales , and at club level for broughton rangers , and bradford northern , playing at , i.e. number 8 or 10 , during the era of contested scrums .