Robert Stevenson (rugby union, born 1866) explained

Robert Stevenson
Birth Date:27 March 1866
Birth Place:Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland
Death Place:Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1887–93
Repcaps1:14
Reppoints1:0

Robert Stevenson (27 March 1866 — 26 August 1960) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Stevenson attended the Royal School Dungannon and was employed at his father's linen factory, which he took over at the end of his playing career.[1]

Stevenson, a forward, was capped 14 times for Ireland as a forward from 1887 to 1893. He captained Ireland in a 1891 Home Nations match against Wales in Llanelli and served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1912–13. His younger brother James was also an Ireland player.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Oldest Irish Rugby International . . 26 August 1960.
  2. Web site: The Dictionary of Ulster Biography . www.newulsterbiography.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Nineteenth Century Irish Rugby international, Robert Stevenson . digitalfilmarchive.net.