Asa Robinson

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Asa Robinson MM (1883 – 8 December 1924) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax, as a forward.^[3]

Asa Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Asa Robinson
Born	1883 Northowram, Yorkshire, England[1]
Died	8 December 1924 (aged 40)[2] Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1904–23 Halifax 348 38 14 0 142 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Yorkshire 4 1908–09 England 6 1 0 0 3 1908–09 Great Britain 3 3 0 0 9
Source: [3][4][5]

Biography

Robinson was born in Northowram, Yorkshire. Standing 6'2", his expansive reach earned him the nickname "The Octopus." During the First World War, he served as a gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery in France and was awarded the Military Medal.^[2]

He remained in Yorkshire and was a frequent site at Thrum Hall, where he was one of the most popular players of his era. He died at age 40 some time after undergoing an operation for an internal health complaint.^[2]

Playing career

International honours

Asa Robinson won caps for England while at Halifax in 1908 against Wales (2 matches), and New Zealand, in 1909 against Australia (3 matches),^[4] and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1908 against New Zealand, and in 1908-09 against Australia (2 matches).^[5]

County Honours

Asa Robinson won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.^{[citation needed]}

Testimonial match

A testimonial match at Halifax was shared by Joe Riley, and Asa Robinson at Thrum Hall, Halifax in 1920, 20,000 people attended the match.^[6]

Honoured at Halifax

Asa Robinson is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.^[7]