Bryce Robins

Bryce Robins
Birth nameBryce B. Robins
Date of birth (1980-09-19) 19 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Occupation(s)Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–08 Ricoh Black Rams ()
2008–11 NEC Green Rockets ()
2011–13 Honda Heat 13 (35)
2013– Munakata Sanix Blues 23 (39)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–03 Hurricanes 4 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003 New Zealand Māori
2007– Japan 25 (72)
Correct as of 31 October 2011

Bryce B. Robins (born 19 September 1980) is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a centre for the Munakata Sanix Blues in the Top League and Japan. He played for the Hurricanes in 2002 and 2003.

On 22 April 2007, Robins made his international debut for Japan against Korea where they won 82–0. Robin was named as part of the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup by coach John Kirwan.

In 2003 he also made the New Zealand Māori team to play Tonga, England and Canada, scoring a try in his sole start playing at second five-eighth in their win against the Canadian All Stars.[1]

Robins is the son of 1985 All Black Bryce Robins, a wing who toured with the All Blacks to Argentina in 1985 after initially being selected for the aborted tour of South Africa earlier the same year.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bryce Robins | The Official Website of the 2012 Investec Super Rugby Hurricanes". Hurricanes.co.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Bryce Robins". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 January 2015.