Reece Robinson | |
Full Name: | Reece Anthony Robinson |
Height: | 196 cm |
Weight: | 110 kg |
School: | Tararua College |
Relatives: | Mark Robinson (cousin) |
Position: | Lock |
Provinceyears1: | 1998 |
Provinceapps1: | 13 |
Provincepoints1: | 10 |
Provinceyears2: | 1998–01 |
Provinceapps2: | 30 |
Provincepoints2: | 20 |
Provinceyears3: | 2002–04 |
Provinceapps3: | 28 |
Provincepoints3: | 20 |
Provinceyears4: | 2009–12 |
Provinceapps4: | 39 |
Provincepoints4: | 15 |
Superyears1: | 2003 |
Superapps1: | 8 |
Superpoints1: | 0 |
Reece Anthony Robinson (born 18 December 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
Robinson was raised in Eketāhuna in the Manawatū-Whanganui region and attended Tararua College.[1] He is of Maori descent on his mother's side and is cousin of All Blacks halfback Mark Robinson.[2]
A New Zealand Colt, Robinson competed mostly in the second row and occasionally as a flanker during his career. His early senior rugby was played with the short-lived Central Vikings and for Hawke's Bay, where he won the 2001 NPC Division Two Player of the Year award.[3] He was part of New Zealand Maori tours to Argentina in 2001 and Australia in 2002.[2] While playing with Taranaki, Robinson was called up by the Chiefs in 2003 and featured eight times during their Super 12 campaign.[4] He had several seasons in Japanese rugby with the Mitsubishi Dynaboars and played with Manawatu on his return home, before retiring in 2012 at the age of 34.[1]