Jason Robinson
Coach, Athlete
1974 –
Who is Jason Robinson?
Jason Thorpe Robinson OBE is an English former dual-code international rugby union and rugby league player of the 1990s and 2000s. Playing at wing or fullback, he won fifty-one rugby union international test caps in total for England, and in rugby league he won twelve caps for Great Britain and seven for England. Throughout his career Robinson was noted for his acceleration, side step and ability to beat defenders.
On 25 February 2009 it was announced that Robinson had agreed a contract to return to Sale Sharks as Head Coach from the end of the 2008–09 season replacing Kingsley Jones who moves upstairs to fill the vacancy left by the departing Frenchman Philippe Saint-André.
On 26 July 2010, Robinson came out of retirement after a 3-year absence to play for League Two side Fylde. On 7 July 2011, Robinson announced his retirement from the game of rugby after one season with National League One club Fylde.
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- Born
- Jul 30, 1974
Leeds - Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- Leeds
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on July 23, 2013
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