Keith Robertson (rugby union, born 1954) explained

Keith Robertson
Birth Date:5 December 1954
Birth Place:Hawick, Scotland
Relatives:Mark Robertson (son)
Ru Position:Wing/Centre
Ru Amateuryears:-
Ru Amateurclubs:Melrose
Ru Province:South of Scotland
Ru Provinceyears:-
Repyears1:1978
Repteam1:Scotland 'B'
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:1978–89
Repteam2:Scotland
Repcaps2:44
Reppoints2:41

Keith William Robertson (born 5 December 1954 in Hawick, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Robertson played for Melrose.[1]

Richard Bath writes of him that:

Provincial career

He played for South of Scotland.[1]

International career

He played for Scotland 'B' on 19 March 1978.

He played for Scotland forty four times between 1978 and 1989.[2] He played at both wing and centre, the latter twenty times out of his forty four caps.[2]

Keith Robertson was a major part of Scotland's Grand Slam in 1984.[2]

He was never selected for the British Lions.[2]

Media career

After retiring he became involved in Borders rugby, and was one of the major Scottish advocates of professionalism in rugby union.[2]

He occasionally appears on STV's rugby programme.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  2. Bath, p155