Russell Robins

{{Short description|Lions & Wales international rugby union & league footballer (1932–2019)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

| first = RU

| name = Russell John Robins

| fullname = Russell John Robins

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|02|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pontypridd, Wales

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|09|27|1932|02|21|df=y}}

| weight =

| ru_position = Lock, Flanker, Number eight

| position =

| ru_club1 = Pontypridd RFC

| ru_year1start = 1949

| ru_year1end = 59

| ru_appearances1 = 184

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| ru_club2 = Barbarian F.C.

| ru_year2start = 1956

| ru_year2end = 57

| ru_appearances2 = 4

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| club1 = Leeds

| year1start = 1959

| year1end = ≥59

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| ru_teamA = Wales

| ru_yearAstart = 1953

| ru_yearAend = 57

| ru_appearancesA = 13

| ru_triesA = 1

| ru_goalsA = 0

| ru_fieldgoalsA = 0

| ru_pointsA = 3

| ru_teamB = British Lions

| ru_yearBstart = 1955

| ru_yearBend =

| ru_appearancesB = 4

| ru_triesB = 0

| ru_goalsB = 0

| ru_fieldgoalsB = 0

| ru_pointsB = 0

| new = yes

| retired = yes

| updated = 30 April 2012

| source = [http://www.espnscrum.com/wales/rugby/player/caps.html?team=4 scrum.com]

}}

Russell John Robins (21 February 1932 – 27 September 2019){{cite news |last1=Howell |first1=Andy |title=Wales and Pontypridd rugby legend Russell Robins dies |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-pontypridd-rugby-legend-russell-16996196 |accessdate=27 September 2019 |work=Wales Online |date=27 September 2019}} was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for British Lions and Wales, and at club level for Pontypridd RFC, as a Lock, Flanker, or Number eight, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds.Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. {{ISBN|0-9511190-0-1}}