[3][5] Hurcombe initially played club level rugby union for Talywain RFC.

Hurcombe was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

[6] Hurcombe played scrum-half, in Wigan's 20–2 victory over Leigh in the 1922 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 25 November 1922.

[7] and played scrum-half in Wigan's 11–15 defeat by Swinton in the 1925 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Wednesday 9 December 1925.

Hurcombe played scrum-half, in Wigan's 21–4 victory over Oldham in the 1924 Challenge Cup Final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.