Matthew Robson | |
Birth Date: | 16 December 1908 |
Birth Place: | Bellingham, England |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Position: | Centre |
Repyears1: | 1930 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 3 |
Matthew Robson (16 December 1908 – 30 November 1983) was an English international rugby union player.
A centre three-quarter, Robson represented Northumberland and was an Oxford blue.[1] He starred for Oxford University in the 1929 Varsity Match with a try and drop goal, to help secure their first title for five years.[2]
Robson gained four England caps in the 1930 Five Nations Championship and scored a try in their win over France. His career was then put on hold as he took up a position in Nigeria with the Forestry Service.[3]