Birth name | Bryce Graeme Robins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 December 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Eltham, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Bryce Robins (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryce Graeme Robins (born 12 December 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Robins represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1985 tour of Argentina. He played four matches on that tour but did not appear in any internationals. [1]
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