Full name | Reece Anthony Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tararua College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Mark Robinson (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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