Robert Outterside AO (6 March 1932 – 8 August 2022) was an Australian rugby union player.

Bob Outterside
Birth nameRobert Outterside[1]
Date of birth(1932-03-06)6 March 1932
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Date of death8 August 2022(2022-08-08) (aged 90)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1959 Wallabies 2 (0)

Outterside, a number 8, was born in Sydney and played two international rugby matches for Australia.

Away from football, Outterside was also a successful teacher and school administrator, rising to become Headmaster of Sydney Boys High School.[2] In 1990 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to education.[3]

Outterside died on 8 August 2022, at the age of 90.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Scrum.com player profile of Bob Outterside". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Headmasters". sydneyboyshigh.com. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ "THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY 1990 HONOURS". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S141. Australia. 11 June 1990. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Robert (Bob) Outterside". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.