Brian Robertson (rugby union)

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Brian Robertson
Birth nameG. Brian Robertson
Date of birth (1959-08-09) 9 August 1959 (age 63) [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Stirling County ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-97 Glasgow Warriors 8 (0)
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Glasgow District ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990-91 Scotland 'B' 3
- Scotland 'A'
Teams coached
YearsTeam
- Stirling County

Brian Robertson (born 9 August 1959 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach. He formerly played for the professional provincial side now known as Glasgow Warriors. Robertson played for Glasgow in the 1996-97 season. His usual position was at tighthead prop.

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Robertson played amateur rugby for Stirling County. He was part of a formidable front three in the forward pack; [2] his Stirling County teammate Stewart Hamilton in the book Giants of Scottish Rugby remembers: "We had a great side then particularly the pack.The front row was Brian Robertson, Kevin McKenzie and George Graham. Brian unfortunately had a bad neck injury but the other two went on to play for Scotland." Coached by Richie Dixon, the County team won promotion from Division 2 and then won Division 1 in season 1994-95. [3]

Provincial and professional career

He also represented the provincial side Glasgow District in the amateur era. [4] He was part of Glasgow's touring squad that played the Netherlands and Belgium [5]

He was in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship that season; winning outright the title for only the third time in Glasgow's history. [6] That season Glasgow went unbeaten against allcomers, including the touring Fiji national rugby union team [7] although Robertson missed Glasgow's Irish tour that year. [8]

In 1992 he received a shoulder injury and was dropped by the Glasgow side. [9] However this break wasn't for long and he came back for Glasgow's next match. [10]

He played for the amateur district until 1996 [11] when they turned professional.

Robertson played in all 8 competitive matches for Glasgow Warriors in their first season; 3 matches in the 1996-97 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 5 matches in the European Conference, now European Challenge Cup. He started in the Warriors first professional match; and is Glasgow Warrior No. 3.

International career

He was capped by Scotland 'B' and Scotland 'A' but never received a full senior cap. [12]

His first cap for the 'B' side was on 22 December 1990 against Ireland 'B'. [13]

Coaching career

The veteran tighthead became a coach at Stirling County. However he quit in 2004 stating that he wanted a break from rugby. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  3. ↑ "More tears for souvenirs". scotsman.com.
  4. ↑ "Telfer's revolutionary call to revive city's rugby fortunes". Herald Scotland.
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  6. ↑ "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark". scotsman.com.
  7. ↑ "Warriors Honour Winning Greats". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "A testing time for front row". Herald Scotland.
  9. ↑ "Robertson absent as Glasgow face Exiles". Herald Scotland.
  10. ↑ "Malcolm back as Smith has to wait". Herald Scotland.
  11. ↑ "Stark returns to face Leicester". Herald Scotland.
  12. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=427207882011567 [ user-generated source ]
  13. ↑ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171699917225?hash=item27fa1cd1a9:g:SfIAAOSwY-NeKCKF
  14. ↑ "McKillop and Jardine take over the reigns at Stirling County". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
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