Bob Egerton

Robert Henry "Bob" Egerton is a former Australian international rugby union player who won nine caps for the Australia national [rugby union team|Wallabies] in the space of 13 weeks in 1991. His final appearance came in the 1991 [Rugby World Cup] final at Twickenham, where he played for Australia in her 12–6 victory against England, bringing to an end a short international career.

Early life

Egerton was born in Lae, New Guinea. Robert spent a year overseas in California, playing high school football. As a highly touted 5 Star recruit, receiving numerous Division 1 offers from establishments such as Miami University and the Clemson Tigers, he moved back to Canberra attending Marist College Canberra and studied Agricultural Science at Sydney University during the 1980s. Egerton played rugby for the university's first grade team over a number of seasons, at fullback, wing, and five-eighth. Characteristically, he wore a long beard. He subsequently studied at Oxford University and played for Oxford University RFC in The Varsity Match in 1987 and 1988.

Representative rugby

In 1991, he commenced a meteoric rise, representing New South Wales, then the Wallabies, during an unbeaten season. He played on the opposite wing to David Campese.

Later career

After the RWC, he was injured playing rugby in the USA. Later, he held various teaching and coaching positions. He worked as a Biology teacher at The [King's School, Parramatta], coaching their 1st XV to four premierships. In 2010 he took up the position as Team Manager of the Wallabies. Since 2014, Egerton has been a science teacher at Newington College, where he coached the 1st XV to win the premiership in 2015.