Ash Robson
{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Ash Robson
|fullname = Ashley Harold Robson[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/AGJNwPqJD5_kE97ACdRoBFP1lTs/appointments Companies House]
|image =
|image_size =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|4|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.castigers.com/player/527|title=Ash Robson|publisher=Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club|accessdate=7 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065755/http://www.castigers.com/player/527|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}
|birth_place = York, England
|height = {{convert|181|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|weight = {{convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}{{cite web|url=http://www.castigers.com/player/527|title=Castleford Tigers 1st Team Ash Robson|author=|date=2015|website=Official Castleford Tigers web site|publisher=Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121702/http://www.castigers.com/player/527|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead}}
|position = {{rlp|FB|SH}}
|club1 = Castleford Tigers
|year1start = 2015
|year1end = 16
|appearances1 = 3
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 4
|club2 = York City Knights
|year2start = 2017
|year2end = 19
|appearances2 = 47
|tries2 = 27
|goals2 = 17
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 142
|retired = yes
|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ash-robson/summary.html RLP]{{Rugby league records |id=4923 |title=Ash Robson |access-date=29 December 2023}}
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Ash Robson (born 4 November 1995) is a former rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|sh}} or {{rlp|fb}} for Castleford Tigers and York City Knights.
Background
Career
As a junior, Robson played for York Acorn A.R.L.F.C. then signed for Super League side Castleford Tigers, with whom he made three first-team appearances in the 2015 season. His contract at Castleford was extended until the end of the 2017 season but a knee injury in a pre-season friendly caused him to miss the entire 2016 season. In January 2017 he signed a three-year deal with York City Knights in the Championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/15022183.York_City_Knights_boss__quot_excited_quot__by_eye_catching_recruitment_of_Castleford_Tigers_ace_Ash_Robson/|title=York City Knights boss "excited" by eye-catching recruitment of Castleford Tigers ace Ash Robson|publisher=York Press|date=13 January 2017|accessdate=22 December 2017}}
He announced his retirement from rugby league in May 2022.{{cite web |title=Former York City Knights ace Ash Robson announces retirement |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/20141171.former-york-city-knights-ace-ash-robson-announces-retirement/ |website=York Press |access-date=29 December 2023 |date=16 May 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://yorkcityknights.com/the-club/#players York City Knights profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421013052/http://yorkcityknights.com/the-club/#players |date=21 April 2017 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065755/http://www.castigers.com/player/527 Cas Tigers profile]
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Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:Rugby league fullbacks
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from York
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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