George Robson (rugby union)

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George Robson
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Birth nameGeorge Robson
Date of birth (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Stourbridge, West Midlands, England
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb) [1]
School Old Swinford Hospital
Bromsgrove School
UniversityOxford University
SpouseBantika Robson
ChildrenAxel Robson
Occupation(s)Businessman
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017		 Harlequins
Oyonnax
London Irish 		203 (55)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
England U16
England U18
England Saxons
England XV

George Robson (born 4 November 1985) is a retired English rugby union player. His position was Lock. He holds the record as Harlequins most capped lock in the professional era with 203 appearances for the club.

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Career

Robson was a student at Bromsgrove School and Old Swinford Hospital and played for England at both Under 16 and Under 18 level and made his first appearance for Quins in the Zurich A League during 2005. He spent a month at the Sharks Academy at Durban during the summer of 2005 [2] before going on to make his 1XV debut for Harlequins on 18 February 2006, when he came off the bench in the 52–12 win against Coventry at the Stoop.

Robson quickly became a regular starter and was in the Harlequins team for their 2011 European Challenge Cup final victory over Stade Francais. [3] A year later he was once more on the winning side as Harlequins secured their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers. [4]

During this period he also began to gain coaching experience, first with KCS Old Boys RFC in the 2010–11 season and later in 2014–15 with Farnham RFC.

After spending his entire professional career to date at Harlequins, in February 2015, it was announced that he would join Oyonnax in summer 2015. [5] He spent just one year in France before signing a one-year contract with London Irish in Summer 2016, where he helped the Exiles secured promotion back to the Premiership at the end of the 2016–17 season [6] Robson left London Irish in 2017 retiring from professional rugby to pursue further study and business opportunities.

Robson went on to win a Blue [7] for Oxford University in the 2018 Varsity Match as part of the victorious Blues side, beating Cambridge University 38–16. [8] In doing so he closed the chapter on his rugby playing career.

International career

Robson gained senior international recognition that Summer when touring with England to South Africa in 2012 and captained an England XV to two victories over the a South African Barbarians South team [9] and SA Barbarians North side. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Harlequins 1st XV". web page. Harlequins. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "A Sharks Tale". Quinssa. 9 June 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Harlequins 19–18 Stade Français | Amlin Challenge Cup final report". The Guardian. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Harlequins 30–23 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Robson to leave Quins for Oyonnax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "London Irish return to Premiership after thrilling win over Yorkshire Carnegie". The Guardian. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Former Harlequins lock George Robson's raring to go for Oxford University". Oxford Mail. 24 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Oxford 38–16 Cambridge in men's game after Cambridge Women win". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "George Robson to lead England against Southern Barbarians". The Guardian. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "England win over Northern Barbarians good for momentum says George Robson". The Independent.


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