Robert Robertson Craig, known as Bob Craig, was an Australian sportsman born on 1 September 1881 who played rugby union and then rugby league for his country, making him a dual-code international. Before rugby he won eight consecutive state swimming championships between 1899 and 1906, played in four premiership-winning water polo sides in Sydney and was in the Balmain soccer club side that won the 1905 Gardiner Cup. A member of the Wallabies who won gold at the 1908 London Olympics, he switched to rugby league, helped Balmain win four premierships between 1915 and 1919, toured Britain with the 1911 to 1912 Kangaroos and played seven Tests. He later served Balmain as secretary and as a state selector, and he died in 1935.
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was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer
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He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
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helped to win four premierships between 1915 and 1919
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was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer
On The Roster Of: Australia National Rugby League Team (Kangaroos), Rugby league career
Craig played in seven rugby league tests and thirty-five times for Australia
On The Roster Of: Balmain Tigers, Rugby league career
His club football was played with the Balmain Tigers
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