Bob Craig (rugby)

Bob Craig
1908 Wallaby
Birth nameRobert Robertson Craig[1]
Date of birth(1881-09-01)1 September 1881[1]
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales[1]
Date of death5 March 1935(1935-03-05) (aged 53)[1]
Place of deathLeichhardt, New South Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) hooker,[1] lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1907 New South Wales ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908 Australia 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionSecond rower
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910–19 Balmain 92 47
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1910–11 New South Wales 2 0
1910–14 Australia 7 3
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing Australasia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition

Robert Robertson Craig (1 September 1881 – 5 March 1935) was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports - a dual-code rugby international. He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] Prior to his rugby career he won state championships in swimming and soccer and played top-level water polo.

Craig as a 1911 Kangaroo
  1. ^ a b c d e "Scrum.com player profile of Bob Craig". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Bob Craig". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.