Rob Gordon
| Birth name | William Robert Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 August 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Te Awamutu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Te Awamutu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Steve Gordon (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Robert Gordon (born 7 August 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, where he could play either blind side flanker or No. 8. Gordon represented Otago and Waikato at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1990 on the tour on France, during which he played three matches but no tests. He also appeared in a New Zealand XV in 1991 playing unofficial tests against Russia, an Australian XV and Romania. He also holds the New Zealand and World records for the most tries (5) scored by a forward in a national championship rugby match. This outstanding and unique world record still stands today.[1] Between 1997 and 1999, when working and playing rugby for Toshiba in Tokyo, Japan he played 17 test matches for Japan, including three test matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Waikato RFU. "Rob Gordon". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Robert Gordon". www.espnscrum.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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