Will_Robinson_(rugby_league)
Will Robinson (rugby league)
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1971)
Will Robinson (born 20 February 1971) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played professionally in England and Australia.
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| Full name | William Wallace Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971 (age 53) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 180 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robinson started his career with the Balmain Tigers (Heritage № 775) in 1990, debuting against Newcastle. In 1992 Robinson played for the Australian Aboriginies in the 1992 Pacific Cup.[2] He was named in the team of the tournament, on the bench. Usually a five eighth or halfback in 1994, his final season with the Tigers, he moved into the centres.
He then spent two seasons with the South Sydney Rabbitohs (Heritage № 851), also playing at hooker. Robinson spent 1997 and 1998 with the Illawarra Steelers (Heritage № 202). Robinson played in Illawarra's final ever game in the top grade which was a 25–24 loss against Canterbury-Bankstown in Round 24 1998 at WIN Stadium.
Robinson then moved to England, spending 1999 with the Gateshead Thunder before joining Hull FC (Heritage № 982) for the 2000 season.
Robinson then returned to his hometown of Coonabarabran, where he led the Unicorns to its inaugural Group 4 First Grade Premiership victory over the North Tamworth Bears in 2003.
- John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 276–279. ISBN 9781869693312.