Ian Robinson (rugby union)

Ian Roger Robinson (21 February 1944 — 24 July 2014) was a Welsh rugby union international.^[1]

Ian Robinson

Full name	Ian Roger Robinson
Date of birth	(1944-02-21)21 February 1944
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	24 July 2014(2014-07-24) (aged 70)
Place of death	Penarth, Wales
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–80 Cardiff RFC 384 (?) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1974 Wales 2 (0)

Robinson was raised in Rumney, Cardiff and educated at Cae'r Castell School.^[2]

Capped twice for Wales during the 1974 Five Nations Championship, Robinson was a 6 ft 6 in lock, renowned for his hardness.^[2] He spent his entire career with Cardiff RFC, playing 384 first-class games.^[3]

A salesman by profession, Robinson married his wife Jenny in 1993. He died of prostate cancer at the age of 70.^[2]

See also

• List of Wales national rugby union players