Robert Stevenson (rugby union, born 1866)

Robert Stevenson (27 March 1866 — 26 August 1960) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Robert Stevenson

Date of birth	(1866-03-27)27 March 1866
Place of birth	Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland
Date of death	26 August 1960(1960-08-26) (aged 94)
Place of death	Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1887–93 Ireland 14 (0)

Born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Stevenson attended the Royal School Dungannon and was employed at his father's linen factory, which he took over at the end of his playing career.^[1]

Stevenson, a forward, was capped 14 times for Ireland as a forward from 1887 to 1893. He captained Ireland in a 1891 Home Nations match against Wales in Llanelli and served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1912–13. His younger brother James was also an Ireland player.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players