| Birth name | Robin John Heming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Namatanai, New Ireland, Territory of New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 January 2023 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robin John Heming (11 December 1932 – 7 January 2023) was an Australian Lock/ No.8 rugby union player who played 21 tests for Australia between 1961 and 1967.[1] Born in Namatanai in New Ireland off the then Australian Territory of New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea). He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[2] and qualified as an optometrist at what is now The University of New South Wales. He practised for many years on The Corso at Manly.[3]