Brian Robertson (rugby union)

Brian Robertson

Birth name	G. Brian Robertson
Date of birth	(1959-08-09) 9 August 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth	Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Stirling County () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-97 Glasgow Warriors 8 (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-91 Scotland 'B' 3 - Scotland 'A' Coaching career Years Team - Stirling County

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;[2] 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.[3]

Provincial and professional career

He also represented the provincial side Glasgow District in the amateur era.[4] He was part of Glasgow's touring squad that played the Netherlands and Belgium[5]

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.[6] That season Glasgow went unbeaten against allcomers, including the touring Fiji national rugby union team[7] although Robertson missed Glasgow's Irish tour that year.[8]

In 1992 he received a shoulder injury and was dropped by the Glasgow side.[9] However this break wasn't for long and he came back for Glasgow's next match.[10]

He played for the amateur district until 1996[11] 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.[12]

His first cap for the 'B' side was on 22 December 1990 against Ireland 'B'.[13]

Coaching career

The veteran tighthead became a coach at Stirling County. However he quit in 2004 stating that he wanted a break from rugby.[14]

References

1. "Player Archive : Statistics - EPCR - Official Website". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
3. "More tears for souvenirs". scotsman.com.
4. "Telfer's revolutionary call to revive city's rugby fortunes". Herald Scotland.
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
6. "Underdog tag spurred on our Glasgow title team, says Derek Stark". scotsman.com.
7. "Warriors Honour Winning Greats". scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
8. "A testing time for front row". Herald Scotland.
9. "Robertson absent as Glasgow face Exiles". Herald Scotland.
10. "Malcolm back as Smith has to wait". Herald Scotland.
11. "Stark returns to face Leicester". Herald Scotland.
12. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=427207882011567 ^[user-generated source]
13. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171699917225?hash=item27fa1cd1a9:g:SfIAAOSwY-NeKCKF
14. "McKillop and Jardine take over the reigns[sic] at Stirling County". highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.

External links

• EPCR Profile