Will Robinson | |
Fullname: | William Wallace Robinson |
Birth Date: | 20 February 1971 |
Birth Place: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
Height: | 174 cm |
Weight: | 80kg (180lb) |
Club1: | Balmain Tigers |
Year1start: | 1990 |
Year1end: | 94 |
Appearances1: | 62 |
Tries1: | 27 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 112 |
Club2: | South Sydney |
Year2start: | 1995 |
Year2end: | 96 |
Appearances2: | 25 |
Tries2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 20 |
Year3start: | 1997 |
Year3end: | 98 |
Appearances3: | 9 |
Tries3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
Points3: | 36 |
Club4: | Gateshead Thunder |
Year4start: | 1999 |
Appearances4: | 8 |
Tries4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
Points4: | 32 |
Club5: | Hull FC |
Year5start: | 2000 |
Appearances5: | 4 |
Tries5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Fieldgoals5: | 0 |
Points5: | 16 |
Yearastart: | 1992 |
Yearaend: | 94 |
Appearancesa: | 3 |
Triesa: | 1 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Updated: | 4 |
Source: | [1] |
New: | yes |
Will Robinson (born 20 February 1971) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played professionally in England and Australia.
Robinson started his career with the Balmain Tigers (Heritage № 775) in 1990, debuting against Newcastle. In 1992 Robinson played for the Australian Aboriginies in the 1992 Pacific Cup.[2] He was named in the team of the tournament, on the bench. Usually a five eighth or halfback in 1994, his final season with the Tigers, he moved into the centres.
He then spent two seasons with the South Sydney Rabbitohs (Heritage № 851), also playing at . Robinson spent 1997 and 1998 with the Illawarra Steelers (Heritage № 202). Robinson played in Illawarra's final ever game in the top grade which was a 25–24 loss against Canterbury-Bankstown in Round 24 1998 at WIN Stadium.
Robinson then moved to England, spending 1999 with the Gateshead Thunder before joining Hull FC (Heritage № 982) for the 2000 season.
Robinson then returned to his hometown of Coonabarabran, where he led the Unicorns to its inaugural Group 4 First Grade Premiership victory over the North Tamworth Bears in 2003.