R.C. Stevenson
Encyclopedia
Dr. Robert C. Stevenson was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who played for and the Lions
.
He also played for St Andrews University. and Barbarian F.C.
.
He was a member of the 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa
, and played in 15 games, including three of the Test matches against the South African national team
.
, and went to the University of St Andrews
, where he studied medicine.
He is not to be confused with Ronald Cochran Stevenson who also played for Scotland.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who played for and the Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
.
He also played for St Andrews University. and Barbarian F.C.
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
.
He was a member of the 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa
1910 British Lions tour to South Africa
The 1910 British Isles tour to South Africa was the eighth tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to South Africa. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in...
, and played in 15 games, including three of the Test matches against the South African national team
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
.
Biography
Stevenson attended Kirkcaldy High SchoolKirkcaldy High School
Kirkcaldy High School is a comprehensive state school in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.Kirkcaldy High school was admitted to the "Schools of Ambition" programme in 2007....
, and went to the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
, where he studied medicine.
He is not to be confused with Ronald Cochran Stevenson who also played for Scotland.