Robert Grotte

Robert Grotte

Robert Grotte 1935
Personal information
Full name	Robert Michael Grotte
Born	(1913-12-11)11 December 1913 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	15 December 1964(1964-12-15) (aged 51) Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1935–37 St. George 13 1 0 0 3 1938–40 Marist Old Boys 10 0 0 30 1941 City Rovers 4 0 0 12 Total 13 15 0 0 45 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1938 New Zealand 3 1 0 0 3 1941 Auckland 1 0 0 0 0
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Robert Michael Grotte (11 December 1913 – 15 December 1964) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.

Auckland born, Grotte came to St. George in 1935 and had a successful season, playing 12 first grade games. He moved to the Moree district to play one season in 1936, and then returned to St. George again for the 1937 season playing one first grade match. In 1938 he moved to Auckland and played for Marist Old Boys. He was also named in the touring Kiwi team that toured Australia in 1938 and he played one games for his national team.^[2]

Grotte died on 15 December 1964, in Auckland and is buried at Waikumete Cemetery.^{[3][page needed]}

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