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

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
1911|  North of Scotland District
Blues Trial|  |  ()
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1910
1910
c.1910|  Scotland
British and Irish Lions
Barbarians|  3|  (0)

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)

Coach|

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