Robert Mathieson

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Robert Mathieson

Full name	Robert George Mathieson
Date of birth	(1899-01-11)11 January 1899
Place of birth	Chatham Islands
Date of death	16 April 1966(1966-04-16) (aged 67)
Place of death	Oamaru, New Zealand
Weight	71 kg (11 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth / Halfback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Otago () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1922 New Zealand

Robert George Mathieson (11 January 1899 – 16 April 1966) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.

Mathieson was the only All Black to have hailed from the Chatham Islands and attended Otago Boys' High School. ^{[1] [2]}

An inside back, Mathieson played for the Dunedin Pirates and made his representative debut for Otago at age 19. He appeared in four uncapped matches for the All Blacks in 1922, which included three fixtures on their tour of Australia. Although initially selected as a five eighth, Mathieson was utilised largely by the All Blacks as a reserve halfback. ^[3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players

References

1. "Sideline Conversions 17 July (some rugby news and information to start the week)". ClubRugby.nz. 16 July 2023.
2. "Bay greats turn back clock". NZ Herald . 4 September 2008.
3. "#255 Robert Mathieson". NZ Rugby Stats.