Robert Graves

Athlete

1883 – 1958

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Who was Robert Graves?

Robert Henderson Graves 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 very 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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Born
Sep 1, 1883
Sydney
Died
Feb 15, 1958
Hurstville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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