Keith Robertson (rugby union, born 1954)
Scotland international rugby union player
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Keith William Robertson (born 5 December 1954 in Hawick, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
| Born | Keith William Robertson 5 December 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Robertson played for Melrose.[1]
Richard Bath writes of him that:
Keith Robertson never possessed the acceleration which usually marks out the great wings. Yet what he lacked in out-and-out pace he more than made up for in guile and sheer footballing ability. An accomplished Sevens player, the willowy Melrose wing – he was a shade under 11 stone – was also a prolific try scorer at every level except international. During his Scotland career which spanned eleven years, Robertson only managed to score eight tries.[2]
Provincial career
He played for South of Scotland.[1]
International career
He played for Scotland 'B' on 19 March 1978.
He played for Scotland forty four times between 1978 and 1989.[2] He played at both wing and centre, the latter twenty times out of his forty four caps.[2]
Keith Robertson was a major part of Scotland's Grand Slam in 1984.[2]
He was never selected for the British Lions.[2]
