| Robert Maitland | |
| Birth Name: | Robert James Peebles Maitland |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Alloa, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Clifton, New Jersey, United States |
| Position: | Forward |
| Amatteam1: | Edinburgh Institution F.P. |
| Provinceyears1: | 1881 |
| Provinceyears2: | 1881 |
| Province1: | East of Scotland District |
| Province2: | Edinburgh District |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1881-85 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Robert Maitland was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] [2]
He also played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[1] [3]
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 5 February 1881.[4]
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 3 December 1881.[5]
He was capped five times for between 1881 and 1885.[1] [6]
He was born to Charles Maitland (1819-1898) and Mary Small Gardyne Maitland (1827-1881). Charles and Mary had 9 children; 6 boys and 3 girls. One of the boys, Robert's brother, was Gardyne Maitland who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
Robert emigrated to the United States in 1892.