Will Robinson
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Wallace Robinson
Born (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 180 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–94 Balmain Tigers 62 27 2 0 112
1995–96 South Sydney 25 5 0 0 20
1997–98 Illawarra Steelers 9 0 0 0 36
1999 Gateshead Thunder 8 0 0 0 32
2000 Hull F.C. 4 0 0 0 16
Total 108 32 2 0 216
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–1994 Australian Aborigines 3 1
Source: [1]

Will Robinson (born 20 February 1971) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played professionally in England and Australia.

Playing career

Robinson started his career with the Balmain Tigers in 1990, debuting against Newcastle. In 1992 Robinson played for the Australian Aboriginies in the 1992 Pacific Cup.[2] He was named in the team of the tournament, on the bench. Usually a five eighth or halfback in 1994, his final season with the Tigers, he moved into the centres.

He then spent two seasons with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, also playing at hooker. Robinson spent 1997 and 1998 with the Illawarra Steelers. Robinson played in Illawarra's final ever game in the top grade which was a 25–24 loss against Canterbury-Bankstown in Round 24 1998 at WIN Stadium.

Robinson then moved to England, spending 1999 with the Gateshead Thunder before joining Hull F.C. for the 2000 season.

Robinson then returned to his hometown of Coonabarabran where he led the Unicorns to its inaugural Group 4 First Grade Premiership victory over the North Tamworth Bears in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ RLP
  2. ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 276–279. ISBN 9781869693312.
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