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New Zealand rugby union player For the British fencer, see Robin Brook. For other people, see Robin Brooks (disambiguation).

Rugby player
Robin Brooke
Birth nameRobin Matthew Brooke
Date of birth (1966-12-10) 10 December 1966 (age 58)
Place of birthWarkworth, New Zealand
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
SchoolMahurangi College
Notable relative(s)Zinzan Brooke
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–2001 Auckland ()
Correct as of pdate
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2001 Blues ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–99 New Zealand 62 (20)
– New Zealand Māori

Robin Matthew Brooke (born 10 December 1966 in Warkworth, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby player. He played for the New Zealand national rugby union team in the 1990s, playing many tests alongside brother Zinzan Brooke.

Career

Brooke played representative rugby for Auckland, and made his All Blacks debut in June 1992 against Ireland.

Brooke was selected as one of the "Five promising players" from the 1987 season, in the 1988 Rugby Almanack of New Zealand and as one of the “Five players of the year” for the 1995 season, in the 1996 Rugby Almanack.

He played 69 games for the New Zealand national rugby union team, 62 of them tests, and scored 4 tries, all in tests. Brooke captained the Blues in the Super 12 of 2000 and 2001 and was in the Auckland NPC sides in those two seasons before retiring at the end of the 2001 season.

Personal life

Born in Warkworth, Brooke attended Mahurangi College. His older brothers Zinzan Brooke and Marty Brooke were also notable rugby players.

As of 2010 he owned a New World supermarket in Warkworth, New Zealand.

In 2010, Brooke made a televised apology for allegedly groping a 15-year-old girl and grabbing her male friend by the throat whilst on holiday in Fiji. As part of a settlement he also made a contribution to charity and agreed to attend alcohol counselling.

References

  1. Davison, Isaac (12 February 2010). "Brooke makes second apology". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

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Awards
Preceded byZinzan Brooke Tom French Memorial
Māori rugby union player of the year
1995 		Succeeded byErrol Brain
New Zealand squad – 1995 Rugby World Cup runners-up
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Mains
New Zealand squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup fourth place
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Hart


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