Robin Matthew Brooke (born 10 December 1966 in

Warkworth, New Zealand Warkworth ( Māori: ''Mahurangi'') is a town on the Northland Peninsula in the upper North Island of New Zealand. It is in the northern part of the Auckland Region. It is located on State Highway 1, north of Auckland and south of Whangārei, ...

) is a former New Zealand rugby player. He played for the

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in the 1990s, playing many tests alongside brother

Zinzan Brooke Zinzan Valentine Brooke (born Murray Zinzan Brooke on 14 February 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played at number eight. Brooke played 58 tests for New Zealand, and 42 non-international matches for the All Blacks. He ...

Career

Brooke played representative rugby for

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, and made his All Blacks debut in June 1992 against

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. He played 69 games for the

, 62 of them tests, and scored 4 tries, all in tests. Brooke captained the Blues in the

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of 2000 and 2001 and was in the

NPC sides in those two seasons before retiring at the end of the 2001 season.

Personal life

Born in Warkworth, Brooke attended Mahurangi College. His older brothers

and Marty Brooke were also notable rugby players. he owns a

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supermarket in Warkworth, New Zealand. In 2010, Brooke made a televised apology for allegedly groping a 15-year-old girl and grabbing her male friend by the throat whilst on holiday in Fiji. As part of a settlement he also made a contribution to charity and agreed to attend alcohol-counselling.

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* 1966 births Living people Rugby union locks New Zealand rugby union players Auckland rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Blues (Super Rugby) players New Zealand Māori rugby union players People from Warkworth, New Zealand People educated at Mahurangi College Rugby union players from the Auckland Region {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1960s-stub