Bob Egerton

Who is Bob Egerton?

Robert Henry Egerton born 6 March 1963 in Lae, New Guinea was an Australian international rugby union Player who won nine caps for the Wallabies in the space of 13 weeks in 1991. His final appearance came in the 1991 Rugby World Cup final where he played in Australia's 12-6 victory against England at Twickenham, bringing to an end a short international career.

He studied Agricultural Science at Sydney University during the 1980s. He played rugby for the University's first grade team over a number of seasons, at fullback, wing, and five-eighth. Characteristically, he wore a long beard. He subsequently studied at Oxford University and played for Oxford University RFC in the The Varsity Match in 1987 and 1988. In 1991 he commenced a meteoric rise to glory, representing New South Wales, then the Wallabies, during an unbeaten season. He played on the opposite wing to David Campese. Perhaps his finest moment during the tournament came in the semifinal against the highly-fancied New Zealand All Blacks, when he snatched the ball from the grasp of opposing winger 'Lord' John Kirwan, and went on to score a try.