Ernie Robinson (rugby union)
| Full name | Ernest Frederick Robinson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 July 1993 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Ernest Frederick Robinson (17 January 1926 – 2 July 1993) was an English international rugby union player.
A hooker, Robinson attained four England caps during his career. He made his debut in England's Calcutta Cup win over Scotland at Murrayfield in the 1954 Five Nations, deputising for Eric Evans, then gained a recall in 1961 to play a further three Five Nations matches, after which he announced his retirement.[1][2]
Robinson was a stalwart of his hometown team Coventry RFC, for which he earned captaincy honours in 1956/57 and made over 300 appearances, before serving the club as an administrator.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "England Survived Pressure To Win". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 March 1954.
- ^ "England hooker to retire". Liverpool Daily Post. 9 March 1961.
- ^ "Ex-Cov captain dies in hospital". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 July 1993.
External links
[edit]- Ernie Robinson at ESPNscrum