Bob Stuart
- For the Australian dual-code international rugby footballer, see Bob Stuart (rugby)
| Date of birth | 28 October 1920 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Dunedin | ||
| Date of death | 10 May 2005 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Wellington | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Loose Forward | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1949-1954 |  New Zealand |
27 | (3) |
Robert Charles "Bob" Stuart (28 October 1920, Dunedin – 11 May 2005) was one of the most well known and admired sportsman in New Zealand. He was given a lifetime service award by the International Rugby Board immediately after the World Cup in 2003.
Career
Bob Stuart was educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru and at Massey University in Manawatu, New Zealand, where he honed his rugby skills and became an agricultural economist.
As a Fleet Air Arm lieutenant, he spent much of WWII on patrol on corvettes in the Atlantic as commander of naval vessels in and around the United Kingdom.
In 1953 he was All Black captain for the tour of the British Isles. In 1956 he was manager of the All Blacks in the South African tour. During the 1970s, he was a member of the New Zealand Rugby Union board.