Robert Stevenson (rugby union)

British Lions & Scotland international rugby union player

Not to be confused with Ronald Stevenson (rugby union).

For other people named Robert Stevenson, see Robert Stevenson (disambiguation).

Rugby player

Robert C. Stevenson

Robert C Stevenson with the British Isles team in 1910

Birth name| Robert C. Stevenson
Date of birth| 12 February 1886
Place of birth| Perth, Scotland
Date of death| 4 September 1973
Place of death| Durban, South Africa
Weight| 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School| Kirkcaldy High School
University| St Andrews University
Occupation(s)| Medical Doctor
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Forward

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Amateur team(s)
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
|  St Andrews University|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1910|  North of Scotland District|  |  ()
1911|  Blues Trial|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1910|  Scotland|  3|  (0)
1910|  British and Irish Lions|  |
c.1910|  Barbarians|  |

Dr. Robert C. Stevenson (17 February 1886 – 4 September 1973)[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player. He also represented the Barbarians and the British and Irish Lions.

## Rugby Union career

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### Amateur career

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He played rugby union for St Andrews University.

### Provincial career

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He played for the combined North of Scotland District against the South of Scotland District on 10 December 1910.[2]

He played for the Blues Trial side against the Whites Trial side on 21 January 1911 and captained the side, while still with St. Andrews University.[3]

### International career

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He played 6 matches for Scotland.[4]

He was a member of the 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa, and played in 15 games, including three of the Test matches against the South African national team.[5]

He also played for the Barbarians.

## Medical career

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Stevenson attended Kirkcaldy High School, and went to the University of St Andrews, where he studied medicine. He then became a doctor.

## References

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1. ^ Robert Stevenson player profile Scrum.com
2. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Robert Stevenson - Test matches".
5. ^ Robert Stevenson Lions profile lionsrugby.com

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
2. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
3. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

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British Lions – 1910 South Africa tour

Forwards|

* Smyth (Newport) (c.)
* Tyrrell (Queen's University)
* Smith (Richmond)
* Waller (Newport)
* Reid-Kerr (Greenock Wanderers)
* Stevenson (St. Andrews University)
* Speirs (Watsonians)
* Crean (Liverpool)
* Jarman (Newport)
* Piper (Cork Constitution)
* Robertson (Edinburgh University)
* Pillman (Blackheath)
* Ashby (Queen's College)
* Handford (Kersal)
* Richards (Bristol)
* Webb (Abertillery)

Backs|

* Williams (Newport)
* Baker (Newport)
* Plummer (Newport)
* Neale (Bristol)
* Foster (City of Derry)
* Timms (Edinburgh University)
* Jones (Pontypool)
* Spoors (Bristol)
* Wood (Leicester)
* Humphreys (Tynedale)
* Isherwood (Cheshire and Sale)
* Milroy (Watsonians)
* McClinton (North of Ireland)

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