John Denning Robins (17 May 1926 – 21 February 2007) was a Welsh international

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player who attained 11 caps for

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between 1950 and 1953. A prop, he toured New Zealand and Australia with the

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in 1950 and became the first Lions coach, on the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand. Robins was born in Cardiff. He was educated at Llandaff Cathedral School and Wellington School. He joined the Royal Navy and served in World War II. He played for England in two wartime Services Internationals. He trained as a teacher at Loughborough and returned there as a lecturer before taking up the post of Director of Physical Education and Recreation at Sheffield University and subsequently the same position at University College, Cardiff. Robins played for

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and was a noted goal-kicker despite being a prop.

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