Steve Robinson (rugby league)

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Steve Robinson
Personal information
Full nameSteven Wayne Robinson
Born (1965-03-04) 4 March 1965 (age 59)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Centre, Halfback, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1983–85 Penrith 3870028
1983–84 Castleford 2050015
1986–90 St George 6270028
1991–92 Eastern Suburbs 160000
Total136190071
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1988 President's XIII 10000
Source: Whiticker/Hudson, RLP

Steve Robinson (born 4 March 1965) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A utility back whose primary position was five-eighth, he could also play as a fullback , centre or halfback.

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Career

Club career

Robinson was from Penrith, New South Wales, and played 38 games in three seasons with the Penrith Panthers between 1983 and 1985, before moving to the St George Dragons for five seasons between 1986 and 1990.

Robinson was a member of St. George Dragons team that won the 1988 Panasonic Cup, scoring a try in the Cup Final.

He finished his Australian career at Eastern Suburbs for two seasons between 1991 and 1992. [1]

He also played for English club Castleford during the 1983–84 season. [2]

Representative career

In 1988, Robinson was selected on the bench for a President's XIII that played the touring Great Britain Lions at the Seiffert Oval in Canberra. In wet and muddy conditions, the President's XIII defeated the tourists 24–16. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  2. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. ISBN   1875169571)
  3. ↑ 1988 President's XIII vs Great Britain highlights


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