Rob Heming
| Birth name | Robin John Heming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Namatanai, New Ireland, Territory of New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 January 2023 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robin John Heming (11 December 1932 – 7 January 2023) was an Australian Lock/ No.8 rugby union player who played 21 tests for Australia between 1961 and 1967. Born in Namatanai in New Ireland off the then Australian Territory of New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea). He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and qualified as an optometrist at what is now The University of New South Wales. He practised for many years on The Corso at Manly.