George Robb (rugby union)
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| Birth name | George Henry Robb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 April 1927 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Robb (24 September 1858 – 15 April 1927) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
Robb played rugby union for Glasgow University.[2][3]
He moved in season 1881–82 to play for Glasgow Academicals.[4]
Provincial career[edit]
He was capped by Glasgow District in the inter-city match against Edinburgh District in 1880.[5] He also played the following year in December 1881.[4]
He was also capped by West of Scotland District in 1881.[6]
International career[edit]
Robb was capped twice by Scotland from 1881 to 1885.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "George Henry Robb". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Robb - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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