Ian Robinson | |
Full Name: | Ian Roger Robinson |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1944 |
Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
Death Place: | Penarth, Wales |
Height: | 6 ft 6 in |
Years1: | 1964–80 |
Clubs1: | Cardiff RFC |
Apps1: | 384 |
Points1: | ? |
Position: | Lock |
Repyears1: | 1974 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ian Roger Robinson (21 February 1944 — 24 July 2014) was a Welsh rugby union international.[1]
Robinson was raised in Rumney, Cardiff and educated at Cae'r Castell School.[2]
Capped twice for Wales during the 1974 Five Nations Championship, Robinson was a 6 ft 6 in lock, renowned for his hardness.[2] He spent his entire career with Cardiff RFC, playing 384 first-class games.[3]
A salesman by profession, Robinson married his wife Jenny in 1993. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 70.[2]