George Robertson (rugby player)
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George Sott Robertson was a rugby union
footballer from New Zealand
. He was a member of the team which toured Australia in 1884 and which is recognised as the first New Zealand national team.
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...
footballer from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He was a member of the team which toured Australia in 1884 and which is recognised as the first New Zealand national team.