Robbie Russell (rugby union)

Robbie Russell (born 1 May 1976) is an Australian-born professional rugby union player who played hooker for London Irish and formerly with Saracens.

Russell was brought up on an Australian cattle farm. He played domestic rugby for Queensland before moving to Scotland. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School.^[1]

He made his debut for Scotland national rugby union team against Romania in 1999.

He represented Scotland at the World Cup in 2003, but started only one fixture in Australia. He scored Scotland's solitary try during its quarter-final defeat to Australia.

He scored two tries after coming off the bench in a 100–8 victory over Japan at McDiarmid Park in Perth in November 2004.

He has now retired due to a neck injury and has different businesses, one being an online freight marketplace called http://www.truckit.net which he runs from Brisbane, Australia.

References

↑ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.

Scotland squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Bulloch Burnell Graham Grimes Hilton M. Leslie Mather S. Murray Pountney A. Reed S. Reid Russell Simpson Smith Walton Weir

Backs	Armstrong (c) Fairley Hodge J. Leslie Logan Longstaff Mayer McLaren Metcalfe C. Murray Paterson Redpath Tait Townsend

Coach	Telfer

Scotland squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Beattie Bulloch Douglas Mather Grimes Hall Hines Jacobsen Kerr Leslie McIlwham Murray Petrie Smith Russell Taylor White

Backs	Beveridge Blair Craig Danielli Henderson Hinshelwood Logan McLaren Metcalfe Paterson Redpath (c) Ross Townsend Walker

Coach	McGeechan

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