Keith Robinson (rugby union)

For other people with the same name, see Keith Robinson (disambiguation).

Keith John Robinson (born 14 December 1976 in Te Aroha, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He was first selected for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks in 2002. His career was plagued by injury, and he was selected into the 2006 All Blacks after making a remarkable comeback from a serious back injury. He last played against the Pacific Islanders in 2004 before making a comeback in the 2006 Autumn internationals. He made his Test debut on the All Blacks end-of-year tour in 2002 but, after three Tests, had to wait another 18 months to be recalled by Graham Henry for the Tri-Nations Tests in 2004. Robinson made a surprise return to Waikato's Air New Zealand Cup side in September 2006. In October 2007 he announced he was retiring from all rugby at the age of only 30. He cited his recurring left knee injury as the reason for his retirement.

Keith Robinson

Full name	Keith John Robinson
Date of birth	(1976-12-14) 14 December 1976
Place of birth	Te Aroha, New Zealand
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
School	Te Aroha College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–1999 Thames Valley 22 (0) 2000–2001 Taranaki 20 (0) 2001–2007 Chiefs 42 (0) 2002–2006 Waikato 29 (5) Correct as of 23 November 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2007 New Zealand 12 (0) Correct as of 23 November 2019

Conviction

Robinson pleaded guilty to a charge of injuring with intent to injure after punching a man while on a pub crawl in 2012. He was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and ordered to pay $1,000 to his victim.

External links

• Keith Robinson at AllBlacks.com
• "Robinson retires from all rugby". nzherald.co.nz. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
• "Keith Robinson". chiefs.co.nz. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.