Jamie Peter Robinson (born 7 April 1980 in

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) is a retired

international

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footballer who played at outside centre. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf with younger brother

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. He speaks

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fluently. Robinson came to prominence playing for the

Cardiff Blues Cardiff Rugby ( cy, Rygbi Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms ...

. He played for Wales Under 19s, Under 21s,

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and played in the Youth World Cup in 1999 when Wales reached the final, losing to New Zealand along with fellow Cardiff Blues player Rhys Williams. Before playing his first match for Wales against

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in 2001 where he scored a try on his debut. He maintained a place in the

squad until he got injured. He suffered a long lay off through a knee injury at the beginning of the

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, returning to action in the middle of the

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. He immediately recovered his best form, leading to him gaining a place in the Wales squad to

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where he started both tests scoring one

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. This was not the first time he and his brother

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, played together for Wales. They played their first test together against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in August 2003 in a Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture. Robinson left the Blues following the 2008–09 Magners League, signing with the ambitious

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side

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. After the

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, he was linked with a possible return to the Celtic League with Italian expansion team

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, but ultimately decided to stay in France, signing with newly promoted

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for the

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. After three seasons with Agen, Robinson was forced to end his playing career in May 2013 because of injury, bringing an end to almost 15 years in professional rugby.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Jamie 1980 births Living people Alumni of the University of Glamorgan British expatriates in France Cardiff Rugby players Expatriate rugby union players in France People educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf RC Toulonnais players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from Penarth Wales international rugby union players Welsh expatriate rugby union players Welsh rugby union players