Bob Graves (rugby union)
| Full name | Charles Robert Arthur Graves | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valentia, Co. Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 October 1990 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bank manager | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Robert Arthur Graves (23 January 1909 — 14 October 1990) was an Irish rugby union international player.
Hailing from Valentia, County Kerry, Graves was a tall and strong all-round forward who excelled at throw-ins.[1]
Graves captained Dublin club Wanderers and was capped 15 times for Ireland as a hooker from 1934 to 1938, in addition to two caps gained for the British Lions on the 1938 tour to South Africa.[2]
A bank manager, Graves became a rugby administrator and served as an Ireland selector.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No Hooker, but Would Try". Edinburgh Evening News. 27 February 1937.
- ^ "Talk Of Times Past". Irish Independent. 10 March 1986.
- ^ "Bob Graves Excludes Connact from His Team!". Galway Observer. 6 February 1960.
External links
[edit]- Bob Graves at ESPNscrum