Английская Википедия:Brian Robertson (rugby union)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox rugby biography Brian Robertson (born 9 August 1959 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach. He formerly played for the professional provincial side now known as Glasgow Warriors. Robertson played for Glasgow in the 1996-97 season. His usual position was at tighthead prop.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Robertson played amateur rugby for Stirling County. He was part of a formidable front three in the forward pack;[1] his Stirling County teammate Stewart Hamilton in the book Giants of Scottish Rugby remembers: "We had a great side then particularly the pack.The front row was Brian Robertson, Kevin McKenzie and George Graham. Brian unfortunately had a bad neck injury but the other two went on to play for Scotland." Coached by Richie Dixon, the County team won promotion from Division 2 and then won Division 1 in season 1994-95.[2]
Provincial and professional career
He also represented the provincial side Glasgow District in the amateur era.[3] He was part of Glasgow's touring squad that played the Netherlands and Belgium[4]
He was in Glasgow District's famous 1989-90 side which won the Scottish Inter-District Championship that season; winning outright the title for only the third time in Glasgow's history.[5] That season Glasgow went unbeaten against allcomers, including the touring Fiji national rugby union team[6] although Robertson missed Glasgow's Irish tour that year.[7]
In 1992 he received a shoulder injury and was dropped by the Glasgow side.[8] However this break wasn't for long and he came back for Glasgow's next match.[9]
He played for the amateur district until 1996[10] when they turned professional.
Robertson played in all 8 competitive matches for Glasgow Warriors in their first season; 3 matches in the 1996-97 Scottish Inter-District Championship and 5 matches in the European Conference, now European Challenge Cup. He started in the Warriors first professional match; and is Glasgow Warrior No. 3.
International career
He was capped by Scotland 'B' and Scotland 'A' but never received a full senior cap.[11]
His first cap for the 'B' side was on 22 December 1990 against Ireland 'B'.[12]
Coaching career
The veteran tighthead became a coach at Stirling County. However he quit in 2004 stating that he wanted a break from rugby.[13]
References
External links
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