| Birth name | Robert Bennet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 July 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 April 1962 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Albany Street School (Dunedin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Tailor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Bennet (23 July 1879 – 9 April 1962)[1][2] was a New Zealand rugby union player who represented the All Blacks in 1905. His position of choice was centre three-quarter.
Bennet was born in Caversham (now a suburb of Dunedin) in 1879. He was educated at Albany Street School in Dunedin.[3][4]