Bob Graves (rugby union) explained

Bob Graves
Full Name:Charles Robert Arthur Graves
Birth Date:23 January 1909
Birth Place:Valentia, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:Bank manager
Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1934–38
Repcaps1:15
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:1938
Repcaps2:2
Reppoints2:0

Charles Robert Arthur Graves (23 January 1909 — 14 October 1990) was an Irish rugby union international player.

Hailing from Valentia, County Kerry, Graves was a tall and strong all-round forward who excelled at throw-ins.[1]

Graves captained Dublin club Wanderers and was capped 15 times for Ireland as a hooker from 1934 to 1938, in addition to two caps gained for the British Lions on the 1938 tour to South Africa.[2]

A bank manager, Graves became a rugby administrator and served as an Ireland selector.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: No Hooker, but Would Try . . 27 February 1937.
  2. News: Talk Of Times Past . . 10 March 1986.
  3. News: Bob Graves Excludes Connact from His Team! . Galway Observer . 6 February 1960.