Peter Robb (born 19 July 1994) is a professional

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player from

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. He plays primarily as a

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, usually at inside centre for Ealing Trailfinders. Peter played for Irish provincial team

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in the Pro14 and in the

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from 2014-2022.

Early life

Born in

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, Robb received his primary education at Willow Park school and is a graduate of Blackrock College. He attended

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and later NUI Galway after joining

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

-based

. Robb started playing rugby at young age, playing at either out-half or

while at Willow Park and later moving permanently to centre while at Blackrock. Robb represented

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at different under-age levels, and during this time played his club rugby with Old Belvedere.

Club career

Connacht

Robb joined the Connacht academy in 2014. He did not feature for the senior side in his first year, but played for the province's second-tier side, the

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, during the course of the season. He made his senior

debut in November 2015 against Enisei STM in freezing -20 °C conditions in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

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as part of the second tier

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competition. At 107 kg he is known for his physical approach to play.

Ealing Trailfinders

On 29 June 2022, it was confirmed that Robb travelled to England to sign for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship from the 2022-23 season.

International career

Robb has represented Ireland at under-age international level. He was part of the Irish under-20 squad in the

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, playing in all five games. Later that year, Robb was named in the squad for the 2014 Junior World Championship, but missed the tournament after picking up an injury in a warm up game.

References

External links

EPCR ProfileIreland Under-20 ProfilePro12 ProfileUltimate Rugby Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robb, Peter 1994 births Living people Irish rugby union players Connacht Rugby players Rugby union players from Dublin (city) Old Belvedere R.F.C. players People educated at Blackrock College Rugby union centres Irish expatriate rugby union players in England Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players