George Robb (rugby union)

George Robb

Birth name	George Henry Robb
Date of birth	(1858-09-24)24 September 1858
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	15 April 1927(1927-04-15) (aged 68)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1880 Glasgow University () 1881 Glasgow Academicals () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1880 Glasgow District () 1881 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1881-85 Scotland 2 (0)

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

1. "George Henry Robb". ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
6. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - George Robb - Test matches". ESPN scrum.