Rob Heming
Robin John Heming (born 11 December 1932) is an Australian former 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. He debuted for the Australia v Fiji 2nd Test Sydney in 1961, and retired from international rugby after the 1967 French Test in Paris during the 1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France.[2] Heming is often judged to be the greatest lineout jumper of the amateur era.[3]
| Birth name | Robin John Thornett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Namatanai, New Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Pollard, J.,Australian Rugby: The Game and the Players, Ironbark, 1994
- Robin John Heming Biography; classicwallabies.com.au
- Sometimes the Best Ever: The Story of the 1966/7 Wallabies; documentary by Theo Clark Media, 2017.
External links
- Rob Heming Story; Classic Wallabies/Theo Clark Media, 2021 (YouTube)
- Sometimes the Best Ever: The Story of the 1966/7 Wallabies (Part 1); Theo Clark Media, 2017 (YouTube)
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