Lee Robinson (rugby union)
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.
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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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/