Ian Roger Robinson (21 February 1944 — 24 July 2014) was a Welsh
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
international.
Robinson was raised in
Rumney, Cardiff
Rumney () is a district and Community (Wales), community in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies east of the Rhymney River, and was historically part of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire. On 1 April 1938 the Cardiff Extension A ...
and educated at
Cae'r Castell School.
Capped twice for
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
during the
1974 Five Nations Championship, Robinson was a 6 ft 6 in lock, renowned for his hardness.
He spent his entire career with
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club () is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Parry-Jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after which relocating to Ca ...
, playing 384 first-class games.
A salesman by profession, Robinson married his wife Jenny in 1993. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 70.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
References
External links
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1944 births
2014 deaths
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Cardiff RFC players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Cardiff
People from Rumney, Cardiff