Lee Robinson (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 30 December 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Plymouth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Robinson (born 30 December 1980) is a former professional rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Plymouth Albion, Bristol Rugby, Leicester, L'Aquila and London Wasps.
Club career
Robinson joined Bristol from Plymouth Albion in the summer of 2005 and capped his debut in the Guinness Premiership by scoring a try against his former academy team Bath on the opening weekend of the 2005/06 season.
Robinson signed a new two-year contract with Bristol during the 2006/07 season. He went on to represent the Barbarians in 2006 and 2007.
Robinson missed a number of games in October and November 2009 with a broken nose sustained in a training session in October.
Robinson signed another two-year contract extension with Bristol in March 2009. However, he signed for Leicester Tigers in June 2010, following Bristol's loss to Exeter in the Championship final.[2] After being allowed to leave Leicester Tigers he joined London Wasps on a short-term deal.[3] After retiring, Lee started in self-employment providing removal services, initially in conjunction with estate agents and directly to clients [4]. In 2017, Lee began a new business venture in commercial & domestic removals and storage, growing the team and serving customers throughout Leicestershire and the Midlands.[5].
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Arscott, Eves, Crockett, Robinson and Phillips depart". bbc.co.uk. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Wasps swoop for Robinson and Prydie". ESPN Scrum. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/alexanders-launches-removal-service/
- ^ http://www.leicestermoversandstorers.co.uk/