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
Amateur career
Robb played rugby union for Glasgow University.[2][3]
He moved in season 1881–82 to play for Glasgow Academicals.[4]
Provincial career
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
Robb was capped twice by Scotland from 1881 to 1885.[7]
References
- ^ "George Henry Robb". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18821106/097/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18810212/120/0039 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help) - ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Robb - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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