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George Robb
Birth nameGeorge Henry Robb
Date of birth(1858-09-24)24 September 1858
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death15 April 1927(1927-04-15) (aged 68)
Place of deathGlasgow, 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

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Amateur career

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Robb played rugby union for Glasgow University.[2][3]

He moved in season 1881–82 to play for Glasgow Academicals.[4]

Provincial career

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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

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Robb was capped twice by Scotland from 1881 to 1885.[7]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.


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