Robert Graves (rugby)

Robert Graves
Personal information
BornRobert Henderson Graves
(1883-09-01)1 September 1883
Sydney, New South Wales
Died15 February 1958(1958-02-15) (aged 74)
Hurstville, New South Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionProp Forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1901–02 Grosvenor Club
1903–04 Gipps Club
1905 Balmain
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907 Australia 1 0
1905 Metropolis (Sydney)
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–13 Balmain 57 42
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908–09 New South Wales 17 12
1908–09 Australia 6 1 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1908–13 Balmain 76 33 2 41 43

Robert Henderson Graves (1 September 1883 – 15 February 1958) was a pioneer Australian rugby league and rugby union player and one of his country's first dual-code internationals. He was a versatile forward for the Australia national team. He played in 6 Tests between 1908 and 1909, as captain on 1 occasion. In 1907 he played for New South Wales in the first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union.

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