Robert Charles "Bob" Stuart (b. October 28 1920, Dunedin - d. May 11 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. Bob Stuart was he was educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru and at Massey University in Manawatu, New Zealand, where he honed his rugby skills; he 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.
