Birth name | G. Brian Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 9 August 1959||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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.
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]
The veteran tighthead became a coach at Stirling County. However he quit in 2004 stating that he wanted a break from rugby. [14]
Birth name | G. Brian Robertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 9 August 1959||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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.
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]
The veteran tighthead became a coach at Stirling County. However he quit in 2004 stating that he wanted a break from rugby. [14]