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 =

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|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

Robson was born in York, England.{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/famous-win-start-of-journey-for-york-city-knights-1772403 |title=Famous win start of journey for York City Knights |newspaper=Yorkshire Post |date=1 August 2017 |access-date=4 April 2025}}

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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