Keith Robertson (rugby union, born 1954)

Keith William Robertson (born 5 December 1954 in Hawick, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.

Keith Robertson
Birth nameKeith William Robertson
Date of birth (1954-12-05) 5 December 1954
Place of birthHawick, Scotland
Notable relative(s)Mark Robertson (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing/Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Melrose ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- South of Scotland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1978 Scotland 'B' 1 (0)
1978–89 Scotland 44 (41)

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]

Media career

After retiring he became involved in Borders rugby, and was one of the major Scottish advocates of professionalism in rugby union.[2]

He occasionally appears on STV's rugby programme.

References
  1. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. Bath, p155
Sources
  • Bath, Richard, ed. (1997). Complete Book of Rugby. Seven Oaks Ltd. ISBN 1-86200-013-1.
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