Robert A. Irving (15 February 1948 – 18 April 1999) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A Great Britain and England international, and Yorkshire representative second-row, he played at club level for Oldham (Heritage № 672), Wigan (Heritage № 705), Salford, Barrow, Blackpool Borough and Swinton during the era of contested scrums.