Brian Robinson (born 20 March 1966) is a former

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rugby union international player who played for the Irish national rugby union team as a number eight. He played for

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from 1991 to 1994, winning 25 caps and scoring 6 tries, after making his debut in February 1991 against

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in a 21–13 defeat. He was part of the Ireland squad at the

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where he scored four tries in a match against

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. Robinson was born in

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, and was a pupil at

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in Ballymena. He is head of Physical Education at Campbell College Belfast, he also is master in charge of rugby and the 1XV Head Coach. He has enjoyed recent Schools Cup success with wins in 2011 and 2018. In 2022, he appeared as a contestant on

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'' with his B&B, ''Manse on the Beach'' in Cloghy, and won the competition with his hotel scoring 111% from his fellow competitors.

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1966 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Ireland international rugby union players Alumni of Ulster University Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Belfast {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub